Adeshina Afolayan

Philosophy and National Development in Nigeria

Towards a Tradition of Nigerian Philosophy

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Produktbeschreibung

From Heidegger and Nietzsche to Fanon and Santos, the book traces a trajectory of rethinking of existing paradigms and epistemological assumptions that could enable a robust evolution of a Nigerian tradition of philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 277g
• ISBN-13: 9780367590680
• ISBN-10: 0367590689
• Artikelnr.: 69895282

Autorenporträt

Adeshina Afolayan is a Lecturer at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication
Preface & Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One
The Incidence of Philosophy in Nigeria
Chapter Two
The Homo Academicus Nigerianus
Chapter Three
The Nigerian State Encounters Philosophy
Chapter Four
Western Epistemology and Popular Epistemologies
Chapter Five
Nigerian Philosophy without Nigerians? Tradition, Philosophy, and Plurality
Chapter Six
The National Character of Philosophy
Chapter Seven
Philosophy and the Idea of Thinking
Chapter Eight
Bios Theoretikos /Bios Politikos: Theory, Practice, and the Challenges of a
Nigerian Tradition of Philosophy
Chapter Nine
Social Philosophy as Social Hope: Nigerian Philosophy and the Archaeologies
of Governance
Conclusion: Envisioning Nigeria: Towards Postmetaphysical Nigerian
Philosophy