 Ethnophilosophy presents itself as a philosophy of peoples rather than of individuals; in African societies one is therefore given the impression that there can be no equivalent to a Socrates or to a Zeno. Ethnophilosophy speaks only of Bantu philosophy, Dogon philosophy, Yoruba philosophy… . Ethnophilosophy’s sources are in the past, in what is described as authentic, traditional African … prior to ‘‘modernity.’’ These are to be found primarily in products of language: parables, proverbs, poetry, songs, myths… . [E]thnophilosophy therefore tends to portray African beliefs as things … that are somehow timeless … placing minimal emphasis upon the rigorous argumentation and criticism that are prerequisites to the … search for truth. (Hallen 2004, 122)