Traditional African Philosophy

A study of African philosophy as rooted in African culture and history, its nature and relevance and the various opinions of African philosophers about it.  The course undertakes specifically a critical examination of African traditional thought about fundamental aspects of human existence as reflected in the traditional conceptions of God, nature, person, mind, free will, cause and chance, destiny, time, life, death, morality, society, etc.,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Course Objective:The course mainly targets the development of indigenous African philosophers or philosophical thinking which gleans ideas from traditional African systems of thought.