PHL308

Categories: Part 3, University Courses

About Course

PHL 308 explores the foundational ideas, debates, and traditions that shape social and political thought in Africa. The course examines how African philosophers and thinkers conceptualise community, authority, justice, identity, and governance within both pre-colonial and postcolonial contexts.

What Will You Learn?

  • Understand key concepts in African social and political philosophy
  • Analyze African ideas of community and personhood
  • Examine pre-colonial systems of governance
  • Evaluate the impact of colonialism on African societies
  • Understand postcolonial political theories
  • Discuss democracy and leadership in African contexts
  • Critically engage with contemporary social issues
  • Apply philosophical reasoning to real-life African situations

Course Content

Olufemi’s Post-Independence African Political Philosophy

  • Part One ( Introduction and Major Arguments)
    12:34
  • The Issue of Human Nature ( Senghor Vs Awolowo Vs Toure)
    14:44

Human Right by Deng

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