Method, Substance, and the Future of African Philosophy
This book takes stock of the strides made to date in African philosophy. Authors focus on four important aspects of African philosophy: the history, methodological debates, substantive issues in the field, and direction for the future. By collating this anthology, Edwin E. Etieyibo excavates both cu...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018. |
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- Part I African Philosophy and History
- 2 African Philosophy in History, Context and Contemporary Times
- 3 The Journey of African Philosophy
- 4 History of Philosophy as a Problem: Our Case
- 5 The State of African Philosophy in Africa
- Part II Method in African Philosophy
- 6 Questions of Method and Substance and the Growth of African Philosophy
- 7 Between the Ontology and Logic Criteria of African Philosophy
- 8 The "Demise" of Philosophical Universalism and the Rise of Conversational Thinking in Contemporary African Philosophy
- 9 Is, Ought and All: In Defense of a Method
- Part III Substance of African Philosophy
- 10 An Examination of Menkiti's Conception of Personhood and Gyekye's Critique
- 11 Justification of Moral Norms in African Philosophy
- 12 The Importance of an African Social Epistemology to Improve Public Health and Increase Life Expectancy in Africa
- 13 The Question of Rationality in Kwasi Wiredu's Consensual Democracy
- 14 How to Ground Animal Rights on African Values: A Constructive Approach
- Part IV African Philosophy and Its Future
- 15 Philosophy and the State in Africa
- 16 Jéan-Paul Sartre and the Agenda of an Africanist Philosophy of Liberation
- 17 The Shaping of the Future of African Philosophy.
