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The African Origin of Greek Philosophy: An Exercise in Afrocentrism

Author :  Innocent C. Onyewuenyi

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Country
Nigeria
Publisher
University of Nigeria Press, Nigeria
ISBN 9782579215009
Format PaperBack
Language English
Year of Publication 2015
Bib. Info 324p. Includes Index; Bibliography
Categories Philosophy
Product Weight 400 gms.
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Have you ever doubted Greek origin of Western Philosophy or wondered about the irony that Greek government persecuted Socrates and Plato for corrupting the youth? This volume shows that African priest-scholars of the Egyptian Mystery System originated philosophy; that Thales, Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle lived in Africa and studied under these priests. Some Greek historians: Plutarch, Diogenes Laertius, Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle; and modern writers: William Stace, Alfred Benn, James Breasted, etc. testify to Greeks' studentship in Egypt. Citing Egyptian texts, the author reveals that the doctrines of Greek philosophers have their prototypes in earlier Egyptian philosophy. However, in their determination to maintain racial and intellectual superiority over Africans, Western historians, since the 18th century, subverted history by attributing the origin of philosophy to the Greeks. The author calls for the restoration of 'truth' to the history of the 'king' of disciplines---Philosophy.

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