Peter Bodunrin

Peter Oluwambe Bodunrin (4 December 1936 – 1997) was a Nigerian philosopher, educator, and university administrator. He was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Ibadan and later served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the university. Bodunrin was one of the leading figures in the development of contemporary African philosophy, particularly known for defending the view that African philosophy must be rigorous, critical, and analytical rather than merely descriptive of traditional beliefs. He edited the influential volume Philosophy in Africa: Trends and Perspectives (1985) and authored numerous essays on African philosophy, rationality, science, and skepticism. Quotes "Philosophy in Africa has for more than a decade now been dominated by the discussion of one compound question, namely, is there an African philosophy, and if there is, what is it? The first part of the question has generally been unhesitatingly answered in the affirmative. Dispute has been primarily over the second part of the question as various specimens of African philosophy presented do not seem to pass muster. Those of us who refuse to accept certain specimens as philosophy have generally been rather illogically said also to deny an affirmative answer to the first part of the question. In a paper presented at the International Symposium in Memory of Dr William Amo, the Ghanaian philosopher who taught in German universities in the early part of the eighteenth century, Professor Odera Oruka identified four trends, perhaps more appropriately approaches, in current African philosophy" Eternal inks Peter Oluwambe Biography Category:1936 births Category:1997 deaths Category:Philosophers from Nigeria Category:Educators from Nigeria Category:Essayists from Nigeria