« The African Enlightenment »
►https://aeon.co/essays/yacob-and-amo-africas-precursors-to-locke-hume-and-kant
(...) [Zera Yacob (1599-1692)] developed his new, rationalist philosophy. He believed in the supremacy of reason, and that all humans – male and female – are created equal. He argued against slavery, critiqued all established religions and doctrines, and combined these views with a personal belief in a theistic Creator, reasoning that the world’s order makes that the most rational option.
A écouter sur le même sujet, deux épisodes de « Mémoire d’un continent » sur Jacobus Capitein (1717-1747) :
▻http://www.rfi.fr/emission/20170702-capitein-jacobus-philosophe-africain-willian-amo-yoporeka-somet
▻http://www.rfi.fr/emission/20170709-capitein-jacobus-philosophe-africain-willian-amo-yoporeka-somet