At 80, Ghanian Philosopher Paulin J. Hountondji is one of Africa’s greatest modern thinkers
Paulin Hountondji, the anointed enfant terrible of African philosophy. And Hountondji’s personal collection When renowned Ghanaian philosopher Kwasi Wiredu passed on in early 2022, Paulin J. Hountondji was left alone to adopt the mantle of “Africa’s greatest living philosopher”. With one possible exception – Congolese philosopher and historian of ideas, V.Y. Mudimbe. Hountondji’s long…