Focus on Black African thought

Le Regard Libre N° 65 - Jean-David Ponci

The literature on Black African philosophy is mainly concerned with analyzing the extent to which it exists. This is a complex and endless debate. That's why we thought it would be more interesting to highlight a few typical elements of this thought. It's a way of cutting through the Gordian knot and getting to the heart of the matter: philosophy or not, what characterizes Black African thought, and what has it contributed to humanity?

African thought can be divided into four periods: Pharaonic Egypt, the Patristic period from the 1st to the 4th century A.D., the Muslim period from the 7th to the 17th century, and the Black African period from the early 18th century to the present day. The two most renowned African philosophers lived during the Patristic era. They are Origen, who was born in