D. A. Masolo is a native of Kenya and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. Professor Masolo teaches courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, covering a wide range in the traditional Western and non-Western fields. Because of his international visibility and expertise in African philosophy, Professor Masolo travels widely in response to invitations to gives talks and to serve as external examiner for MA dissertations and PhD theses. His own work has been the focus of international philosophical symposia. His publications include Philosophy and Cultures (1981) co-edited with Henry Odera Oruka, African Philosophy in Search of Identity(1994), and African Philosophy as Cultural Inquiry (2000) co-edited with the late Ivan Karp, then of Emory University in Atlanta. His latest book, Self and Community in a Changing World (2010), has received critical acclaim and was the focus of discussion in a 2014 special issue of the philosophy journal, Quest.