THE AFRICAN ONTOLOGICAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL STATUTE IN MARCIEN TOWA AND THEÓPHILE OBENGA

Abstract

We repeatedly listen in academy and in schools this kind of propositions: The philosophy had its origin in Greece, or still, Africa provided many slaves to the American continent and other parts of the world. These proposals contribute to essentialization the place that Europe and Africa have traditionally occupied in the academy. Thus, the objective of this work is to highlight and question the mechanisms used in the construction of the notion of ontological and epistemological sterility of Africa, seeking to show that such sterility was forged by the colonial history of Africa by the European philosophical thought. We seek to question from the theoretical perspective of Marcien Towa and Theophile Obenga, because these authors put into question the concept of "Greek miracle", as well as the conception of humanity developed, for example, Heidegger and Hegel. Therefore, Towa and Obenga proposes a look at ancient Egypt as a philosophical reference in the resumption of what we call ontological and epistemological statute of Africans.