 (Outlaw also identifies a number of “key heuristic presumptions” that can help to ward off easy misconceptions [Outlaw 2017, §1, par. 2]. The most important of these presumptions are that a) there are responsible ways to account for the unity and distinctiveness of the phenomena that bear the predicate “Africana”; b) these accounts do not presuppose uniformity and homogeneity among Africana peoples and cultures, and they need not aspire to or prescribe such uniformity; and c) “contributors [to Africana philosophy] need not be persons African or of African descent” (Outlaw 2017, §1, par. 5). As noted above, this entry will not delve any further into these presumptions. Readers seeking reassurance about these issues may consult the foundational texts that Outlaw (2017) and Gordon (2008) explore in their overviews of the field.)