While avowedly a short conspectus, the book as a whole is dynamized by a number of recurring debates which make their appearance in most of the chapters, giving the work an internal coherence belying its brevity and simplicity." Leeds African Studies Bulletin "Hallen has provided an immeasurable service to students and scholars of Africana thought by lucidly and concisely chronicling the history, development, and current issues in African philosophies." Choice, named Outstanding Academic Book "With this small book, Barry Hallen has opened up the field of African philosophy to the general public, without turning professionals off." Philosophy in Review "Provides an excellent orientation to the various approaches and issues which have emerged throughout the history of African philosophy." International Studies in Philosophy "A great virtue of the brief volume is its method of dividing African philosophy into manageable and provocative categories... Hallen has a gift for knowing what to pick and what to exclude." H-Net Reviews "The purpose of Hallen's book is to provide professional philosophers, students, and intellectually interested laypersons with both a synopsis and analysis of the field of African philosophy, a scholarly field that is still widely ignored in the philosophical profession and still widely unknown in the public realm. He succeeds quite well in this enterprise." oIntl. Jrnl. Of African Historical Studies, Vol. 43, no. 2, 2010
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