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Anton Wilhelm Amo or Anthony William Amo (c. 1703 – c. 1759) was a Nzema philosopher from Axim, Dutch Gold Coast (now Ghana). Amo was a professor at the universities of Halle and Jena in Germany after studying there.
Learn about the life and work of Anton Wilhelm Amo, the first African to earn a Ph.D. in philosophy at a European university. He challenged Descartes' mind-body dualism and argued for the impassivity of the human mind in his dissertation.
Dec 10, 2021 · Anton Wilhelm Amo is considered the first and, for a very long time, the only Afro-German academic. He studied in Halle and Wittenberg, where he received his doctorate in 1734.
Anton Wilhelm Amo (c. 1703–after 1752) is the first modern African philosopher to study and teach in a European university and write in the European philosophical tradition. This book provides an extensive historical and philosophical introduction to Amo’s life and work, and provides Latin texts, with facing translations and explanatory ...
Anton Wilhelm Amo was the first African to study at a Christian European university and became the first African to practice philosophy in Europe since Roman times. He was born near Axim on the West African coast as a member of the Nzema tribe.
Mar 8, 2019 · Amo (c. 1703–c. 1759) was a legal scholar and natural philosopher. He worked in early eighteenth-century Prussia, for the most part at the universities of Halle, Jena, and Wittenberg. Born in the Axim region in Guinea, present-day Ghana, he was among the first African philosophers working in Europe. 1.
Nov 24, 2007 · Learn about the life and achievements of Anton Wilhelm Amo, who was born in Ghana, studied in Germany, and became a doctor of philosophy and a lecturer. Discover how he faced racism and discrimination, and how he is honored by the University of Halle-Wittenberg.
