African Philosophy: Past, Present and Future Conference

African philosophy has come a long way. The progress it has made in the
decades following the debate about its existence or non-existence, nature
and substance has been, to say the least, quite impressive.

The Department of Philosophy, the University of Witwatersrand and the
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Nairobi are
pleased to announce that they will jointly be hosting a conference on
African philosophy.

The conference aims at taking stock of the strides made in African
philosophy as well as its future. The general theme for the conference will
be: African Philosophy: Past, Present and Future. It is scheduled to take
place at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg from *Wednesday 9 -
Friday 11 September, 2015*.

Confirmed speakers:

   1.    *Prof. D A Masolo*
   2.    *Prof. Barry Hallen*
   3.   *Prof. Godwin Sogolo*
   4.   *Prof. Thaddeus Metz*
   5.   *Prof. Ifeanyi Menkiti*

Topics for panel discussions include:
Philosophy and the State in Africa
    The African Ideal of Society as a Family: Problems and Prospects
   An Address: The State of African Philosophy in Africa

The conference organizing committee kindly invites submission of original
papers on any of the subthemes below:

   1.    Revisiting the nature and substance of African philosophy
   2.    Substantive and current issues in African Philosophy
   3.    The future of African philosophy

Please provide a 300 word abstract for blind review and send it to
[email protected] by March, 31 2015. Notification of
acceptance will be sent latest by May 31, 2015.

A nominal fee will be paid by conference participants. For conference
inquiry please contact the conference organizing committee at
[email protected]*.*