Ubuntu

Souleymane Bachir Diagne is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University.

"In Ubuntu, readers accompany the inspirational figure of a Global African intellectual who navigates a planet in constant mutation and highlights the entangled histories, ideological networks, and intercultural connections that define humanity."Dominic Thomas, University of California Los Angeles"There is a joy one experiences in reading good philosophy. The arguments, the clarity of claims, and the heaviness of warrants excite the mind. On the other hand, there is an entirely different delight to be had in the retelling of the lives of great thinkers. Ubuntu excites both affects within the reader. Part philosophical argument, part autobiographical reflection, and part historical retelling, Ubuntu recounts Souleymane Bachir Diagne's life as a philosopher, his career in the United States, and his youth. Not only is it a deep contemplation upon Africa's presence being central to an accurate understanding of the history of philosophy, but it also exemplifies the nuance and variety found in African philosophy. In short, Ubuntu is a fantastic read and a tremendous insight into the philosophy of Souleymane Diagne."Tommy Curry, University of Edinburgh

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