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Announcement Publication: Journal of Contemporary African Philosophy Edited by Bernard Matolino __________________________________________________ This serves to announce the new journal – Journal of Contemporary African Philosophy – as well as an invitation to submit articles to the journal. The distinguishing mark of this journal is its interest in the formulation and presentation of African philosophy in a contemporary form that directs the field into the future. The journal is interested in contributions that specifically link philosophy to the contemporary needs of Africa (from philosophy) as well as contributions that are imaginative in their attempt at shaping African philosophical discourse beyond affirmations of its existence. With its myriad branches and competencies, African philosophy can contribute to the well-being of this continent through a rigorous reflection of our current state, how we got here, and most importantly how we can map a new direction from here. While it is not possible to prescribe how a discipline or field has to unfold, this journal seeks to further reflections on the purpose and use of philosophy in the daily grind that ordinarily we go through. While philosophy is mostly understood as an abstract concern, the journal believes that to be just but one form of understanding. There is an alternative understanding of philosophy, and the philosopher, as also involved in the affairs of everyday men and women. Such an awareness and involvement is not synonymous with abandoning the core concern of philosophy but is a mode of reflection that is useful for the here and now. Thus the journal encourages scholarship that shows the intersectionality of theorization and concern for the practical effect of philosophical speculation. African philosophy has always been comfortable with these two dichotomies. What the journal seeks to achieve, is to bring these dichotomies together for a contemporary expansion of African philosophy that will aid our understanding of present-day Africa both as an idea and as a lived-out experience. Editorial The members of the editorial and administrative team are as follows: Editor: Prof Bernard Matolino, Associate Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal Assistant Editor: Isaac Mutelo, PhD candidate, University of KwaZulu-Natal Editorial Board Members: Prof Joseph C.A Agbakoba, Professor, University of Nigeria Prof Kwame Anthony Appiah, Professor, New York University Prof Simon Beck, Professor, University of the Western Cape Prof Philippe Denis, Senior Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal Barry Hallen, Director of Southern Crossroads Academic Prof Bruce Janz, Professor, University of Central Florida Prof D.A. Masolo, Professor, University of Louisville Dr Stan Muyebe, current Provincial of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) in Southern Africa Prof J. Obi Oguejiofor, Professor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Prof Mogobe Ramose, Professor, Sefako Makgatho University, South Africa Administrative Team: Moses Chanda, Guide Marambanyika, Mark S Mngomezulu and Isaac Mutelo Contact: Journal of Contemporary African Philosophy P.O. Box 100 150 Scottsville, 3209, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa Tel: +27 (0)33 3452241 Fax: +27 (0)33 3452246 Email: jo...@domuni.eu __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________