An Essay on African Philosophical Thought: The Akan Conceptual Scheme

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Preface to the Revised Edition	p. ix
Acknowledgments to the Revised Edition	p. xxxiii
Preface to the First Edition	p. xxxv
Acknowledgments to the First Edition	p. xxxix
Guide to the Pronunciation of Akan Words	p. xli
The Question of Philosophy in African Culture	p. 1
On the Denial of Traditional Thought as Philosophy	p. 3
Philosophy and Culture	p. 13
Methodological Problems	p. 44
The Akan Conceptual Scheme	p. 59
The Akan Conception of Philosophy	p. 61
Concepts of Being and Causality	p. 68
The Concept of A Person	p. 85
Destiny, Free Will, and Responsibility	p. 104
Foundations of Ethics	p. 129
Ethics and Character	p. 147
The Individual and the Social Order	p. 154
Philosophy, Logic, and the Akan Language	p. 163
Toward An African Philosophy	p. 187
On the Idea of African Philosophy	p. 189
Notes	p. 213
Select Bibliography	p. 239
Name Index	p. 247
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