First published in French as En quaete de Afrique(s): universalisme et pensaee de coloniale, A Albin Michel, 2018--title page verso.
Souleymane Bachir Diagne Books
Souleymane Bachir Diagne is a Senegalese philosopher whose work delves into the history of logic and mathematics, epistemology, and the philosophical tradition of the Islamic world. He also explores identity formation, as well as African literatures and philosophies. His scholarship is characterized by a profound engagement with diverse intellectual traditions and their interconnectedness. Diagne's approach offers a unique perspective on complex questions of identity and knowledge in a global context.
Takes an approach to reading Senghor's influential works, taking as the starting point for his analysis Henri Bergson's idea that in order to understand philosophers one must find the initial intuition from which every aspect of their work develops. This title offers a look at an important figure in African literature and politics.
Open to Reason
- 136 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Open to Reason traces Muslims' long intellectual and spiritual history of questioning to show how Islamic philosophy has always engaged critically with texts and ideas both inside and outside its tradition. Through a rich reading of classical and modern Muslim philosophers, Souleymane Bachir Diagne explains their relevance to our own time.
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