Chike Jeffers on Africana Philosophy

Philosophy Bites by Nigel Warburton

Jan 1, 202615:33Arts

David Edmonds talks to Chike Jeffers of Dalhousie University about Africana Philosophy. This episode was supported by the Ideas Workshop, part of the Open Society Foundations.

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