Jul 01, 2004 at a major 1974 conference sponsored by unesco on the peopling of egypt in cairo, two blacks, diop and theophile obenga, walked toward fear and when they had finished presenting their papers they had shattered all of the lies that were told about africans. The dynamic character of egyptian thinking on existence the egyptian conception of the universe. The affirmation of the existence of african philosophy has seen an upsurge in publications, appearing as anthologies, journal articles, and books on. Ancient history of african philosophy a companion to. Join facebook to connect with theophile obenga and others you may know. He is a multidisciplinary scholar holding advanced degrees in philosophy, education, history, egyptology, we use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Source editions, 1995 philosophy, african 178 pages. For the sophists, it would be questioning the foundations of traditional religion, morality and. Published 712004 first published in city press, july, 2004. This is a great book written by a truly intellectual genius of his own rank.
One particular subject that many african philosophers have written about. A series of lexical data gives to the comparison its systematic appearance1. Conceptions of history in the works of cheikh anta diop and. If the west with its various satellites world bank imf are put on the dock, their african representatives are not spared and against which professor obenga invites the african youth to turn away from the methods and practices responsible for the chaos. Dynasty akhenaten amenophis amon ancient egypt ancient egyptian antiquity aristotle astronomical atum bambara base beautiful black african body calculate calendar century bc civilization commentary concept constellation construction coptic. Community and justice 58 persons, individualism, and communalism suffering and injustice poverty and human development 5. African philosophy paperback december 1, 2016 by theophile obenga author 5. Conceptions of history in the works of cheikh anta diop. Critical research in pursuit of the reestablishment of an afrikan njia towards a reconstruction of. Often, theophile obenga is regarded as a second fiddle to cheikh anta who was really an enormous multidisciplinary master.
This meeting remains one of the single most important and famous defenses of african intellectual and historical integrity in the modern era. The linguistic studies over the past 5 decades had provided enough information to seriously challenge the current classification of african languages in general and the ancient egyptian language in particular. A companion to african philosophy electronic resource in. The meaning and nature of african philosophy in a globalising. He was born in 1936 in brazzaville, french equatorial africa today in the republic of the congo obenga is a politically active proponent of panafricanism. Appeal to african youth theophile obenga afrikhepri. African philosophers may be found in the various academic fields of philosophy, such as metaphysics, epistemology, moral philosophy, and political philosophy. The long awaited english translation of theophile obengas african philosophy. I use the term african to refer to scholarship that is specically concerned with the african continent and its cultures. Theophile obenga congolese historian, egyptologist, and linguist. Theophile obenga project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Egyptian and black african languages mainly of kongosaharan is well established. The specific concept of narrative in african philosophy and its value for crosscultural understanding will surface often and be developed in several ways throughout the book. Ancient egyptian concepts of philosophy the first definition of a philosopher in world history. Theophile obenga has 29 books on goodreads with 530 ratings. Theophile obenga s most popular book is african philosophy during the period of the pharaohs. Theophile obenga author of african philosophy during the. Books by theophile obenga author of african philosophy. In 2009 he publicly promoted denis sassou nguesso as presidential candidate for the republic of the. Souleymane bachir diagne, university of dakar and northwestern university, chicago. Liberation and postcolonial african philosophy 36 african humanism and socialism postcolonial african thought the question of race 4. We own ancient egypt and black africa pdf, txt, epub, djvu, doc formats.
View the profiles of people named theophile obenga. African philosophy during the period of the pharaohs 2780330 bce by theophile obenga and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Theophile obenga born 1936 in the republic of the congo is professor emeritus in the africana studies center at san francisco state university. Catalog theophile obenga african philosophy, the pharaonic period. Theophile mwene ndzale obenga was born in mbaya republic of the congo on february 2, 1936, at colonisation age. He argues that much of modern africana thought emerged out of. In 2009 he publicly promoted denis sassou nguesso as presidential candidate for the republic of the congo. Jan 17, 2017 the following clips are from lectures given by dr. African youth needs to get things moving, develop innovative ideas, organize itself at. This hardtofind gem of a book is a blessing from the master of wisdom himself jhwty. The meaning and nature of african philosophy in a globalising world international journal of humanities social sciences and education ijhsse page 88 philosophy would be nothing more than asking and offering rational explanations of the universe. Catalogtheophile obenga african philosophy, the pharaonic. But obenga is also a great intellectual with an immense array of knowledge in linguistics, philosophy, history and pure science. A companion to african philosophy wiley online books.
Obenga was born in 1936 in brazzaville, republic of the congo he holds a phd in humanities from the university of paris sorbonne, france. He contributed as part of the unesco programme to the writing of the general history of africa and the scientific and cultural history of humanity. Obenga is a politically active proponent of panafricanism. Obenga holds a phd in humanities from the university of paris centre international des civilisations bantu ciciba in libreville, gabon. Theophile obenga where he discusses the ancient egyptian origin of atomist philosophy. Two or more languages from the same geographical area give a lot of problems to the. African philosophy is the philosophical discourse produced by indigenous africans and their descendants, including african americans. Baba obenga gives us a wide selection from the living thought of kmt that demands a digging deeper into the deep thought of our living way maat, insisting that we go learn more and then return to it time and time again. Feb 16, 2011 obenga is a proponent of panafricanism and has advocated a number of theories such as a negroegyptian language family negroegyptien including all languages of africa, an approach which he. A short history of african philosophy peace palace library. So if need to download pdf ancient egypt and black africa by theophile obenga, in that case you come on to correct website. Africana is a more inclusive term for scholarship related to both africa and the diaspora. Cheikh anta diop download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
Diop in particular has had an intellectual impact on. Afrocentric philosophy the philosophy of afrocentricity as expounded by molefi kete asante and ama mazama, central figures of the temple school, is a way of answering all cultural, economic, political, and social questions related to african people from a centered position. An introduction to africana philosophy in this book lewis r. At a major 1974 conference sponsored by unesco on the peopling of egypt in cairo, two blacks, diop and theophile obenga, walked toward fear and when they had finished presenting their papers they. A companion to african philosophy edited by kwasi wiredu. This is the first published book in english to be devoted to an analysis and examination of the historical and linguistic studies of cheikh anta diop and theophile obenga. Towa and obenga propose a look at ancient egypt as a philosophical reference in the resumption of the ontological and epistemological status of africans. The points discussed in this lecture are expounded on. Obenga is a historian, egyptologist, and linguist with the great senegalese historian. Theophile obenga and atomist philosophy in ancient egypt. Catalogtheophile obenga african philosophy, the pharaonic period. The affirmation of the existence of african philosophy has seen an upsurge in publications, appearing as anthologies, journal articles, and books on specific philosophical themes with african flavor.
Diop in particular has had an intellectual impact on african. That impressionable young african was the towering egyptologist theophile obenga, from congo brazzaville. Full text of encyclopedia of african religion see other formats. African diasporic consciousness in the afroarabic world of the middle ages. Theophile obenga has written a great book showing the african background to greek philosophy. He is a politically active proponent of panafricanism and an afrocentrist. I had learned through correspondences with egypts supreme council of.