The Egyptian Philosophers: Ancient African Voices from Imhotep to Akhenaten

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Summary: Intellectual curiosity and rigor
Review: If you prefer revisionist history, this book will mean nothing to you. If, however, you have a scintilla of interest in the possibility that other than white europeans made enormous contributions to this world, you can begin by reading this book.

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Summary: Recommended for Black Studies, philosophy & science history.
Review: Molefi Asante's Ancient Egyptian Philosophers: From Imhotep To Akhenaten is a timely redressing of a serious omission in the human history -- the antiquarian contributions of African philosophers to medicine, philosophy, science, and the birth of civilization itself. Beginning with a chronology of Ancient World Philosophers, this scholarly, superbly crafted survey covers Imhotep and the "emergence of reason", Ptahhotep and the "moral order", Merikare on "common sense", as well as the contributions and insights of Akhenaten, Amenemope, and others whose work was ignored, suppressed, or simply unknown to the academia based on Greco-Roman sources and histories. Ancient Egyptian Philosophers: From Imhotep To Akhenaten is highly recommended reading for students of Black Studies, philosophy, and the history of science.

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Summary: Not very enlightening
Review: Not useful for the egyptophile in my view. On the other hand - if you buy the Black Ancient Egyptian trip - you might find this work of interest.

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Summary: TOO SHORT TO BE VERY INSIGHTFUL
Review: THIS IS A SHORT TEXT ON MULTIPLE HISTORICAL FIGURES.