Overview
Region
West Africa
Benin
Era
Post-colonial
Language
French
Genre
Philosophy
About This Work
A rigorous critique of 'ethnophilosophy' — the idea that there is a collective, oral African philosophy implicit in myths and customs. Hountondji argues that philosophy must be written, individual, and critical.
Literary Significance
The founding text of the debate about what African philosophy is; one of the most important works in African intellectual history