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• Who is the father of medicine ? Imhotep or Hippocrates ? 
• Where is the origin of civilization ? Egypt or Greece ? 
• Do you know more about Plato and Socrates than Ptahhotep and Akhenaten ? 
• Can White supremacy ever end without the truth ? 
• Did African philosophy precede Greek philosophy ? 

Traditional Eurocentric thought assumes that Greece was the origin of civilisation. This book dispels this and other myths by showing that there is a body of knowledge that preceded Greek philosophy. The author documents how the great pyramids were built in 2800 BC, 2,100 years before Greek civilisation. 

The popular myth of Hippocrates being the father of medicine is dispelled by the fact that Hippocrates studied the works of Imhotep, the true father of medicine, and mentioned his name in his Hippocratic oath. Eleven famous African scholars who preceded Greek philosophers are profiled: Ptahhotep, Kagemni, Duauf, Amenhotep, Amenemope, Imhotep, Amenemhat, Merikare, Sehotepibre, Khunanup, and Akhenaten. These scholars' ideas on a variety of topics are discussed, including the emergence of science and reason, the moral order, books and education, and the clash of classes. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: MOLEFI KETE ASANTE received his Ph.D. from UCLA at the age of 26. ASANTE is a Professor in the department of African American Studies at Temple University. He came to Temple University in 1984 where he created the first Ph.D. Program in African American Studies. In addition, he has been the director of more than sixty Ph.D's. Considered by his peers to be one of the most distinguished contemporary scholars, ASANTE is the author or editor of about 70 books today (42 when this book was published). Period where he had already writen more than 200 articles for journals and magazines. He is the founder of the theory of Afrocentricity. Indeed, his books, "Afrocentricity"; "The Afrocentric Idea"; and "Kemet, Afrocentricity and Knowledge" are key work in his field. He has published more scholarly books than any contemporary African author and has recently been recognized as one of the ten most widely cited African Americans.

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