Startling New Book Challenges the Origins of Greek Philosophy
Seattle, Washington (PRWEB) August 23, 2007 -- The African Origin of Greek Philosophy: An Exercise in Afrocentrism by philosophy expert Innocent C. Onyewuenyi asserts that the greatest Greek thinkers - Socrates, Plato and Aristotle - found their ideas while traveling in Egypt and studying under the priest-scholars of the Egyptian Mystery system.
Greek philosophy actually bears an African imprint, states author and philosophy professor Innocent C. Onyewuenyi in his provocative and important new book, The African Origin of Greek Philosophy: An Exercise in Afrocentrism. Onyewuenyi argues that current notions of Greek philosophy are in error. Philosophical thought began in Africa thousands of years before Greek systems, Onyewuenyi suggests, but colonialism, imperialism and racism suppressed it in order to maintain European superiority over Africans.
Written in clear, graceful prose, Onyewuenyi's book traces how Europeans sidestepped logic and history to strengthen racist ideologies. Greek philosophers, Onyewuenyi argues, actually were students of Egyptian scholars, a fact they repeatedly acknowledged. Thoroughly researched, this book rediscovers the origins of philosophy and triumphs the intellectual achievements of Africans. Brave, bold, and intellectually stimulating, this is a book that provocatively rewrites the history of philosophy as readers know it.
For more information or to request a free review copy, please contact the author at onye1001 @ yahoo.com. The African Origin of Greek Philosophy: An Exercise in Afrocentrism is available for sale online at Amazon.com, Borders.com, and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.
About the Author
Innocent C. Onyewuenyi was born in Nigeria and was ordained as a priest in 1961. He taught philosophy at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts (1970-73), and at the University of Nigeria, where he rose to become Department Chair and Dean of the Faculty of the Social Sciences. The author of many scholarly articles and monographs, Onyewuenyi is a past vice president of the Nigerian Philosophical Association and member emeritus of the American Philosophical Association. He currently resides in Seattle, Washington and Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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