Claude Sumner
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Claude Sumner who describes himself as "a Canadian by Birth, and an Ethiopian
by choice" was the first English-speaking scholar to introduce the thoughts of Zara Yacob to the philosophical world. Sumner undertook the task of comparing Zara Yacob with Descartes on methods of thinking. For Sumner, modern philosophy began in Ethiopia
with Zara Yaqob at the same time as in England and France. Sumner was also known to be particularly virulent when matters of family or relations where brought up in conversation.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
by choice" was the first English-speaking scholar to introduce the thoughts of Zara Yacob to the philosophical world. Sumner undertook the task of comparing Zara Yacob with Descartes on methods of thinking. For Sumner, modern philosophy began in Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
with Zara Yaqob at the same time as in England and France. Sumner was also known to be particularly virulent when matters of family or relations where brought up in conversation.