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Philosophy is a rational enterprise, which is predicated on culture, wonder and human experience. As a result of this, diverse persons over the yearshave participated in this noble enterprise right from its ancient origins in Egypt and Greece. Hence, it has given birth to scholars who have come into the fray to express and defend their perspective. However, one of the most pressing issues in philosophy in recent past is whether the people of Africa have philosophy i.e., whether they can express themselves like their other counterparts, in other words, is there an African philosophy? This paper in appraising this issue employed the critical analytic method in an attempt to conceptualize philosophy and then African philosophy. From this conceptualization of philosophy, it became palpable that as Africans have culture and experience which are materials for philosophy there is African philosophy; because, Africans like other rational being reflect, express and share their experiences about their world, which can and does give birth to their own philosophy.Keywords: Philosophy, African, African Philosophy, Western Philosophy, Human Experience

/ Table des matières -- Explanation of action -- Philosophy of action: Davidson, von Wright, and the debate over causation -- Ability, possibility and responsibility -- The problem about the nature of law -- Norms, normative propositions, and legal statements -- On the justification of rights -- Kant's practical philosophy -- Sozialphilosophie im Spannungsfeld von Phänomenologie und Marxismus -- On Marxist social philosophy -- Science et éthique -- Abbreviations used by some contributors -- Index of names -- Index of subjects.

Contemporary Directions -- The Spirit of Contemporary American Philosophy -- Sankara's Epistemology: A New Direction for the West? -- Explanation and Behavior -- Accounting for the Failure of Behaviorism -- Ritual: A Whiteheadian Interpretation -- Explanation and Language -- Berkeley and Religious Language -- Emmanuel Levinas' Philosophy of Language -- The Physical-Taint Objection -- Explanation and Philosophical Systems -- The Certainty of the Cogito and the Existence of God -- Reconciliation of Freedom and Nature in Kant's Third Critique -- Explanation and Religion -- Existential Interpretation and the Problem of God in the Theology of Fritz Buri.