

CSP – The Elite African Philosophy Circle
The CSP is the Conversational School of Philosophy. It is the Conversational Society of Philosophy. It is a forum for African philosophers, for specialists in the fields of African philosophy, African intellectual history and African studies who are interested in the Method of Conversational Thinking as an approach of choice in their research.
Distinguished Academic Lecture Series (DALS)
Conversational School of Philosophy annually hosts a distinguished lecture by an eminent African philosophy scholar.
Monthly Scholarly Gathering (MSG)
The MSG, a monthly CSP forum, features presentations and discussions on chosen themes. Members read 500-word submissions, followed by moderated conversations. Discussions are published biannually as the CSP bulletin.
Africa’s Intellectual History Day (AIHD)
AIHD marks special days in Africa’s intellectual history, celebrating notable figures and events like Martin Luther King Jr., Bob Marley, Human Rights Day, and World Philosophy Day.
Reading Meetings
CSP hosts reading and discussion meetings on social media to update members with new ideas. Reading material is shared weekly and discussed at week's end.
Emerging Ideas in Conversational Philosophy Conference (EICC):
Every two years, CSP holds a scholarly conference for members and scholars to present new research in Conversational Philosophy, with reviewed papers published as proceedings.
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PRIZES
Philanthropists, governments and donor organisations are invited to partner with the CSP in sponsoring its biennial awards/prizes. For inquiry, please contact: info@cspafrica.org.
The CSP will be giving the following awards biennially to deserving African Thinkers and Scholars:
Our process
Working together as a team, we aspire to establish and extend the influence of the Conversational School of Philosophy across the globe by fostering research, meetings and publications in the areas of African philosophy and intellectual history.

To realise the full measure of the conversational technique to inquiry in theory and practice.
We endorse and propagate the method of Conversational Thinking (CT) as an African culture-inspired procedure of inquiry in different fields.

We endorse and propagate the doctrine of Conversational Philosophy (CP) as an African culture-inspired orientation to philosophy.
Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions.
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Coordinator of Blogs
Aribiah D. Attoe
Finance Officer
Diana Ofana
Board of Trustees
Dr. Jonathan O. Chimakonam
Coordinator of Podcasts
Victor C. A. Nweke
Assistant Secretary
Mirian N. Alike
Events and Logistics (E & L) Officer
Maduka Enyimba
Research and Development (R &D) Officer
Joyline Gwara
Grants and Awards
Get in touch with us
There are two types of membership. Full membership and student membership. Every new or renewed annual membership dues is $15.
To join the CSP as a member, kindly email an application to admin@cspafrica.org indicating your interest, what you want from the CSP and what you can offer the CSP.
Then wait patiently for a reply as this process can take up to one year. When you receive a reply that your application is successful, you will be guided to fill the form on this page and sign up for CSP membership. Thank you.
Our Blog

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- 10, Dec 2019
The Verdict of Posterity is Enough Incentive to Work Hard in the Absence of Recognition Today
Ada Agada csp Forum Scientiarum, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany ada.agada@fsci.uni-tuebingen.de The Conversational School of Philosophy, Calabar,
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- 12, Jan 2020
Call for Papers: 1ST CSP EMERGING IDEAS ON CONVERSATIONAL THINKING CONFERENCE (EICT)
1ST CSP EMERGING IDEAS ON CONVERSATIONAL THINKINGCONFERENCE (EICT) A Collaboration of The Conversational Society of Philosophy
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- 27, Apr 2020
Can you teach an old Dog new tricks? The Impending Leadership Gap during a stay-at-home internet-based governance in Nigeria
By Jonathan Chimakonam There is a popular saying that you cannot teach an old dog
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- 15, Jun 2020
A Tribute to Late Professor Chris Okezie Ijiomah
A Tribute to Late Professor Chris Okezie Ijiomah Put together by the Elements of the
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- 21, Jun 2020
The Statues of our Discontent
by Boaventura de Sousa Santos Statues look a lot like the past, which is why,
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