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I call African philosophy a set of texts: the set, precisely, of texts written by Africans and described by their authors themselves as ‘philosophical’.
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The speaker defines African philosophy in terms of written works rather than a broad tradition or subject. For a text to belong to this category, it must be written by an African and its own author must describe it as “philosophical.” The definition therefore depends on both the writer’s identity and the writer’s description of the work.
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- African Studies Review (Cambridge University Press)
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