Kwasi Wiredu

Philosophy and an African Culture

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Produktbeschreibung

Could there be a truly African philosophy that goes beyond traditional folk thought? Kwasi Wiredu tries in these essays to define and demonstrate a role for contemporary African philosophers that is distinctive but by no means parochial. The book presents some of the best non-technical work of a distinguished African philosopher.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 356g
• ISBN-13: 9780521296472
• ISBN-10: 0521296471
• Artikelnr.: 26222636

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: 1. Philosophy and an African culture
2. On an African orientation in philosophy
3. How not to compare African traditional thought with Western thought
4. What can philosophy do for Africa?
Part II: 5. Marxism, philosophy and ideology
6. In praise of utopianism
Part III: 7. Philosophy, mysticism and rationality
8. Truth as opinion
9. To be is to be known
10. What is philosophy?
11. In defence of opinion
12. Truth: a dialogue
Origins of the essays
Index.