What is Philosophy?

Many people approach the study of philosophy with a lack of enthusiasm bordering on ignorance, misrepresenting, and outright hostility. What is Philosophy? is the author's answer to not only the reluctant scholar but also the general reader. In seven stimulating chapters, he guides the reader thought the technicalities towards the day-to-day uses of philosophy, the joy of expanded consciousness, and the relevance of philosophy to every facet of life. In addition to introducing readers to the nature and scope of philosophy, ancient Greek philosophy, systems of philosophy, and some traditional problems of philosophy, the author examines trends in, and the fundamental principles of African philosophy. In this book, philosophy is presented not as a cold and dry subject but as a warm and living human drama of concern to mankind.