The Egyptian Philosophers: Ancient African Voices from Imhotep to Akhenaten

By Molefi Kete Asante

Book Overview

Traditional Eurocentric thought assumes that Greece was the origin of civilisation. This book dispels this and other myths by showing that there is a body of knowledge that preceded Greek philosophy.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0913543667
• ISBN13: 9780913543665
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: African American Images
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Egyptian Philosophers. A Great Read For Those Interested In The History Of Egypt

Another book that goes into the history of Egypt.

Philosophers forgotten

This is another great book of African History, and o learn that Africa indeed have philosophers, that taught the Greeks and thne the Romans about objective and non-objective thinking. No, the Greeks wern't the first to do this!

An eye opener

There is no doubt that M.K. Asante is a pioneer and pacesetter in the discovery of ancient African philosophers. And as a matter of fact, anybody that know and understand the history of ancient world and free of prejudice would accept that Africa is the origin of philosophy and civilization.

Intellectual curiosity and rigor

If you prefer revisionist history, this book will mean nothing to you. If, however, you have a scintilla of interest in the possibility that other than white europeans made enormous contributions to this world, you can begin by reading this book.

Recommended for Black Studies, philosophy & science history.

Molefi Asante's Ancient Egyptian Philosophers: From Imhotep To Akhenaten is a timely redressing of a serious omission in the human history -- the antiquarian contributions of African philosophers to medicine, philosophy, science, and the birth of civilization itself. Beginning with a chronology of Ancient World Philosophers, this scholarly, superbly crafted survey covers Imhotep and the "emergence of reason", Ptahhotep and the "moral order", Merikare on "common sense", as well as the contributions and insights of Akhenaten, Amenemope, and others whose work was ignored, suppressed, or simply unknown to the academia based on Greco-Roman sources and histories. Ancient Egyptian Philosophers: From Imhotep To Akhenaten is highly recommended reading for students of Black Studies, philosophy, and the history of science.