I worried that the numerical designation of this course gave away its tougher character.
Philosophy is a challenge, but African philosophy in America poses a greater challenge.
Never knowing where to begin when I walk into a classroom, I allow myself to be guided by questions. If beliefs are solutions, there are more problems in philosophy than there are solutions, more questions than answers. The core questions are as African as they are universal. Unlike religion that constructs beliefs on faith, philosophy systematically raises its questions about life, death, the self, knowledge, the soul, the good, the beautiful, society, etc. Philosophical inquiry suggests serious, rigorous, reflective thinking.