Souleymane Bachir Diagne is Professor of Philosophy and Francophone Studies and Director of the Institute of African Studies at Columbia University. His books include The Ink of the Scholars- Reflections on Philosophy in Africa, Open to Reason- Muslim Philosophers in Conversation with the Western Tradition, and Postcolonial Bergson. Chike Jeffers is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Dalhousie University. He is coauthor of What is Race? Four Philosophical Views and translator of Aime Cesaire's Letter to Maurice Thorez.
It perfectly articulates all of the answers to the questions one asks himself when in contact with modern, postmodern, and contemporary Western arts, as well as non-Western traditional arts. -New York Times Book Review Diagne has further entrenched his reputation as a clear-sighted thinker. -African Studies Review The book is an inspiring read with excellent bibliographical references and notes for readings on Negritude that will attract a wide audience of readers. As such, African Art as Philosophy makes an important contribution to African studies from a multidisciplinary perspective. -African Studies Quarterly