In 10 probing essays by distinguished African, European, and American scholars, African Philosophy as Cultural Inquiry examines the role of African philosophy at the opening of the new millennium. Here philosophy cuts across disciplinary boundaries to embrace ideas taken from history, literary studies, anthropology, and art. Addressing topics such as the progress of philosophical discourse, knowledge and modes of thought, the relevance of philosophy for cultures that are still largely based on traditional values, and the meaning of philosophy to cultures and individuals in the process of modernization, this volume presents today's best thinking about the concerns and practices that constitute African experience.

Contributors include Peter S. O. Amuka, E. S. Atieno-Odhiambo, Fabien Eboussi-Boulaga, Bogumil Jewsiewicki, Didier Kaphagawani, Ivan Karp, Corinne A. Kratz, D. A. Masolo, David Parkin, J. P. Odoch Pido, Rosalind Shaw, and Kwasi Wiredu.