The Faculty of Sensing: Thinking with, through, and by Anton Wilhelm Amo

Honoring the extraordinary life of West African philosopher Anton Wilhelm Amo

This book looks into the work and life of Anton Wilhelm Amo (c. 1700–53)—a figure of the early 18th-century German Enlightenment and the first African philosopher to study and teach in European universities. It brings together international voices from philosophy, poetry, science and art.