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PHIL 191 - Introduction to Africana Philosophy & Thought

(3,0) 3 Credits
General Education Course: Humanities, Global and Cultural Awareness
Corequisite(s): Placement into ENGL 111 English Composition I  with ENGL 070 English Composition I Workshop  , or higher.
 
This course serves as an introduction to Africana philosophy and thought. As such. it explores the unique set of questions raised by the emergence of “Africans” and their diaspora designated by the term “‘Africana:· Such concerns include the convergence of most Africans with the racial term “black” and its many connotations. Africana philosophy then designates a specific subset of Africana thought which involves theoretical questions raised by critical engagements with ideas in Africana cultures and their hybrid, mixed, or creolized forms worldwide. This course will explore questions such as: Is there Africana philosophy? If so, what is it? Who are Africana philosophers? Who counts as an Africana philosopher? These questions also lead to questions about the idea of “Africa” itself, as well as metaphilosophical questions about the nature of philosophy, and philosophical anthropological questions about the nature of being human. 


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