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The preface frames the book as part of academic curriculum reform and community responsibility, supported by the University of South Africa. It brings together contributions from scholars across Africa and the diaspora and highlights themes including decolonization, tensions between Afrocentrism and Eurocentrism, cultural freedom, black consciousness, restitution and reconciliation, justice amid globalization, and pressures on African philosophical traditions under modernity.","The African Philosophy Reader  \nThe African Philosophy Reader  \nSecond edition A text with readings  \nEDITED BY  \nP.H.COETZEE AND A.P.J.ROUX  \nFirst published in Great Britain in 1998 by  \nRoutledge  \n11 New Fetter Lane  \nLondon EC4P 4EE  \n[www.routledge.co.uk](www.routledge.co.uk)  \nSecond edition published in 2003 by  \nRoutledge  \n29 West 35th Street  \nNew York, NY 1001  \n[www.routledge-ny.com](www.routledge-ny.com)[ ](www.routledge-ny.com)Second edition published in Great Britain in 2003 by  \nRoutledge  \n11 New Fetter Lane  \nLondon EC4P 4EE  \n[www.routledge.co.uk](www.routledge.co.uk)  \nRoutledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group. This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005.  \n“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of [thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk](thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk)”.  \nBy arrangement with Oxford University Press of Southern Africa.  \nPublished in Southern Africa in 2003 by  \nOxford University Press of Southern Africa PO Box 12119, N1 City, 7463, Cape Town, South Africa © 2002 Oxford University Press of Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon maybe reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or information storage and retrieval system—without the written permission of the Publisher. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the Publisher and Authors assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of information contained herein. In no event shall the Publisher and the Authors be liable for any loss of profit or anyother commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages.  \nAll reasonable efforts have been made to trace the copyright holders. Should any outstanding copyright holders exist, the Publisher would be grateful to be notified. It undertakes to amend the omission in the event of a reprint.  \nCover design by Brigitte L’Estrange  \nReproduction by Castle Graphics  \nCover reproduction by The Image Bureau Cataloging-in-Publication data is available from the Library of Congress ISBN 0-203-49322-2 Master e-book ISBN  \nISBN 0-203-57926-7 (Adobe e-Reader Format)  \nISBN 0-415-96809-7 (Print Edition)  \nCONTENTS  \nPreface vii  \nPreface to the first edition xii  \nAcknowledgements xv  \nCopyright acknowledgements xvi  \nChapter 1 Discourses on Africa 1  \nChapter 2 Trends in African philosophy 115  \nChapter 3 Metaphysical thinking in Africa 192  \nChapter 4 Epistemology and the tradition in Africa 259  \nChapter 5 Morality in African thought 321  \nChapter 6 Race and gender 402  \nChapter 7 Justice and restitution in African political thought 541  \nChapter 8 Africa in the global context 641  \nIndex 763  \nPREFACE  \nThe second edition of this book is a celebration of the success that the Department of Philosophy at the University of South Africa has had with its efforts to advance the cause of African Philosophy in South Africa after the Apartheid Era. The University of South Africa has generously funded the manuscript preparation of the first and the second editions. This is a demonstration of several things. In the first instance, it is a sign of the University’s determination to reform its academic curricula. It is also, secondly, a demonstration of the role the University plays in informing the philosophical community in South Africa and elsewhere of philosophical endeavour in Africa. And, thirdly, in a wide sense, it is a demonstration of the University’s commitment to our South African society. 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