African philosophy is used in different ways by different philosophers.

He has written extensively on matters of African philosophy, religious ethics and spirituality.

See African philosophy for a list of African philosophical movements.

His reputation rests primarily on his critical work concerning the nature of African philosophy.

This article is about African philosophy.

Karenga said that this "is a communitarian African philosophy," .

Put simply, even if there were no known African philosophers, there was African philosophy.

At the 1937 meeting he inaugurated his School of African Philosophy.)

In their opinion, African philosophy should be approached with the same forms of critical analysis applied to mainstream Western philosophy.

Because of its written character and early development, Ethiopian philosophy occupies a unique position within African philosophy.

According to this view, African philosophy can be best understood as springing from the fundamental assumptions about reality reflected in the languages of Africa.

Algoa argues that in African philosophy, age is seen as an important factor in gaining wisdom and interpreting the past.

In Malawi, this African philosophy is known as "uMunthu".

Branches include: African philosophy, black existentialism, double consciousness, black liberation theology, and womanism.

His doctoral thesis was on "Rationality and the Debates about African Philosophy."

Also, on this view the only difference between non-African anthropology or ethnology and African philosophy seems to be the nationality of the researcher.

The African Philosophy Reader: A text with readings.

There has been considerable (and often acrimonious) debate about the pre-Western existence of an independent African philosophy and what its nature might be.

It is based on the synthetic African philosophy of kawaida and the Nguzo Saba.

Hallen, Barry: A Short History of African Philosophy, 2nd ed.

Kwame Gyekye (born 1939) is a Ghanaian philosopher, and an important figure in the development of modern African philosophy.

This movement and philosophical ideas would influence both modern African philosophy and the anti-colonial movements and peoples of the Third world.

African philosophy: Traditional Yoruba philosophy and contemporary African realities.

(part of this article is based upon Peter J. King's introduction to African philosophy (see link below), used with permission)

Eurocentric discourses and African philosophies and epistemologies of education: counter-hegemonic responses and analyses.