Chike Jeffers

In this discussion, Chike Jeffers, a philosopher from Dalhousie University specializing in Africana philosophy, dives into the rich landscape of African thought. He emphasizes the significance of oral traditions and how proverbs serve as philosophical texts. Jeffers explores early African writing from Egypt to Ethiopia and highlights the influence of Islam and Swahili literature. He examines how colonialism and the slave trade shaped modern thought and what it means to define philosophy itself within the Africana context.