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The Hatata Inquiries: Two Texts of Seventeenth-Century African Philosophy from Ethiopia about Reason, the Creator, and Our Ethical Responsibilities

By Zara Yaqob, Walda Heywat, Ralph Lee (Editor), Mehari Worku (Editor), Wendy Laura Belcher (Editor), Dag Herbjørnsrud (Foreword by), Jeremy R. Brown (Contribution by), Ralph Lee (Translator), Mehari Zemelak Worku (Translator), Wendy Laura Belcher (Translator)
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By Zara Yaqob, Walda Heywat, Ralph Lee (Editor), Mehari Worku (Editor), Wendy Laura Belcher (Editor), Dag Herbjørnsrud (Foreword by), Jeremy R. Brown (Contribution by), Ralph Lee (Translator), Mehari Zemelak Worku (Translator), Wendy Laura Belcher (Translator)
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The Hatata Inquiries are two extraordinary texts of African philosophy composed in Ethiopia in the 1600s. Written in the ancient African language of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), these explorations of meaning and reason are deeply considered works of rhetoric. They advocate for women’s rights and rail against slavery. They offer ontological proofs for God and question biblical commands while delighting in the language of Psalms. They advise on right living. They put reason above belief, desir...

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