Abosede Priscilla Ipadeola

Feminist African Philosophy

Women and the Politics of Difference

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book argues that women's perspectives and gender issues must be mainstreamed across African philosophy in order for the discipline to truly represent the thoughts of Africans across the continent. It will be an essential resource for students and researchers of African philosophy and gender studies.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Studies in African Philosophy
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 154mm x 235mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 282g
• ISBN-13: 9781032131313
• ISBN-10: 1032131314
• Artikelnr.: 70341272

Autorenporträt

Abosede Priscilla Ipadeola is a Senior Lecturer, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and a Postdoctoral Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt, at Katholische Universität, Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, Germany (2020-2023).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction: The Necessity of Philosophy on the Continent PART I
Chapter One: What Is This Thing Called African Philosophy? Chapter Two:
Feminist Scholarship in Africa: How Far Have We Really Come? Chapter Three:
African Philosophy and the Shackles of Androcentrism Chapter Four:
Mainstreaming Gender Issues in African Philosophy: A Decolonization Effort
PART II Chapter Five: African Women, Illogicality and Epistemic Tyranny
Chapter Six: African Women as Moral Agents and Judges Chapter Seven: Women
as Metaphysical Figures in Traditional and Contemporary Africa Chapter
Eight: Women, Marginalization, and African Political Theories Conclusion:
From Episteme and Doxa: The Imperative of a Gender-Balanced Discourse in
Contemporary Africa