Over the past few decades, there has been much effort put forth by
philosophers to answer the question, "Is there an African
philosophy?" Bruce B. Janz boldly changes this central question to
"What is it to do philosophy in this (African) place?" in
Philosophy in an African Place. Janz argues that African philosophy
has spent a lot of time trying to define what African philosophy
is, and in doing so has ironically been unable to properly
conceptualize African lived experience. He goes on to claim that
such conceptualization can only occur when the central question is
changed from the spatial to a new, platial one. Philosophy in an
African Place both opens up new questions within the field, and
also establishes "philosophy-in-place", a mode of philosophy which
begins from the places in which concepts have currency and shows
how a truly creative philosophy can emerge from focusing on
questioning, listening, and attending to difference. This
innovative new approach to African philosophy will be useful not
only to African and African-American philosophers, but also to
scholars interested in any cultural, intercultural, or national
philosophical projects.
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