Abstract
The focus of the article is to explore the possibilities of philosophic discourse in the present postcolonial African situation. As indicated in the title, it will begin by exploring and laying out grosso modo, the character of philosophy as a discipline. It will then engage in examining, again broadly, Africa’s present: the situation that has prevailed since the end of formal colonialism. Consequent on the two expositive presentations, the article will then indicate the role that philosophy can and should play in this situation. The aim is to explore the possible beyond the demise of colonialism in the hope of catching sight of a truly postcolonial future. The article is thus a concise articulation of the hermeneutical stance in contemporary African philosophy.
Highlights
The focus of the article is to explore the possibilities of philosophic discourse in the present postcolonial African situation
My chosen title commits me to two tasks: (1) laying out, broadly, the character of the discipline that goes by the name philosophy; and (2) exploring, again in broad outline, the present postcolonial condition of Africa
I will spell out what role, in my view, philosophy can and should play in this our present postcolonial condition
Summary
The focus of the article is to explore the possibilities of philosophic discourse in the present postcolonial African situation. Philosophy is, focused on sifting our prejudgments or presuppositions – the prejudices we live by – in view of the shared possibilities of our lived present.
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