Urban Philosophy

Download or read book Urban Philosophy written by Imhotep Fatiu and published by Gye Nyame Press. This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UrBan Philosophy is designed to enhance and refine the thought process of African people; to add a new dynamic to human thought and reasoning. It is a liberatory philosophy that seeks to foster liberation thinking, amongst African people, to facilitate liberation: African sovereignty. Many Africans are bound by what Dr. Asa Hilliard labeled "conceptual incarceration." They are locked and confined within Euro-Asian concepts, ideas, ideologies, systems, philosophies and institutions. None of which are truly suited for the African mind. This is not to imply African people cannot benefit from Euro-Asian concepts, ideologies, philosophies, systems and institutions because African people can. However, none of these were designed and developed for the benefit of African people, meaning, none were created to advance the interest of African people. Therefore, African people must break free of the mental chains, intellectual shackles and psychological straightjackets of foreigners; thereby, escaping from the system of "conceptual incarceration." This can only be done by transforming the existing thought process of African people, which UrBan Philosophy seeks to achieve.