Philosophy

AFRICAN VITALOGY

A Step Forward in African Thinking
By Martin Nkafu Nkemnia
ISBN 9966-21-451-8; 240 pages; publication 1999; price: US$ 8.00

Vitalogy originates from the African philosophical approach to human thinking. The African thought is essentially based on the experience of daily life.

A HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY

By Silvano Borruso

ISBN: 9966-08-200-X; 185pages; publication 2007; price: US $ 10.00

The history of philosophy presented in this book gives an overview of the development of ideas so the reader is able to spot trends, customs, and other expressions of human thought in ordinary books, news papers and other media like the Internet.

CONFESSIONS OF ST AUGUSTINE (THE)
Translated and Annotated by Silvano Burruso
ISBN 9966-21-862-9; 2295 pages; publication 2003; 2nd edition 2008; price: US$ 7.50

The Second African edition of "The Confessions of St Augustine," is a book on Augustine’s own account on his life and search for truth. It is a story of faith in all encompassing providence, mercy and wisdom of God, manifested first in Augustine’s personal life and second in the governance of the universe in a harmonious order.

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ETHICS FOR AFRICA TODAY
An Introduction to Business Ethics
By Christine Wanjiru Gichure
ISBN 9966-08-320-0; 248 pages; publication 2008; price: US$ 9.00

The need for greater ethical awareness is a task for every citizen. The aim of this book is to assist in the understanding of what is at stake when business and the public lend a deaf ear to ethics. More>>>

INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY
By Maurice M. Makumba
ISBN 9966-08-; 160 pages; publication 2007; price US$ 6.00

The author details the development of African philosophy, and then challenges the reader to look beyond to see the task that still remains: the development of an authentic African thought that will claim its place as a credible body of philosophical knowledge.

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
By Maurice M. Makumba
ISBN 9966-08-105-4; 216 pages; publication 2005; price US$ 7.00

A tightly-knit text that betrays both an erudite understanding of Philosophy and the ability to teach it in clarity, this Introduction to Philosophy is admittedly wider than many other texts that seek to introduce philosophy as it introduces Oriental and African philosophy and breaks away from the Eurocentric current.

NATURAL THEOLOGY
With African Annotations
By Maurice Muhatia Makumba
ISBN: 9966-08-81-x; 216 pages; publication 2006; price: US$ 7.00

This book is based on the desire to give students of philosophy an accessible reference in the philosophical analysis of God. It tries to present as clearly as possible most of the traditional topics for such a course at undergraduate level.