This book discusses Henry Odera Oruka's sage philosophy, rethinking it in light of recent debates in African philosophy and African Studies. The chapters engage perspectives from anthropology, literature, and postcolonial scholarship, questioning and exploring the relevance of sage philosophy for current challenges, including decolonialization.
This book discusses Henry Odera Oruka's sage philosophy, rethinking it in light of recent debates in African philosophy and African Studies. The chapters engage perspectives from anthropology, literature, and postcolonial scholarship, questioning and exploring the relevance of sage philosophy for current challenges, including decolonialization.
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African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue
Kai Kresse is professor of anthropology at Free University, Berlin. Oriare Nyarwath is senior lecturer of philosophy at the University of Nairobi.
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Foreword D.A. Masolo Preface Chaungo Barasa Acknowledgements Introduction Kai Kress and Oriare Nyarwath Chapter 1: Reviving the African Sage Philosophy Project: Continuities and Discontinuities in the Research Methodology Reginald M. J. Oduor Chapter 2: Exploring Indigenous Knowledge: An Exposition of Sage Philosophy and Oral Literature Projects in Kenya Francis Owakah Chapter 3: 'Does this mean that there is philosophy in everything?': A Comparative Reading of Henry Odera Oruka's First and Second Order and Antonio Gramsci's First and Second Level Philosophy Benedetta Lanfranchi Chapter 4: Wisdom from Women in Kenya Gail M. Presbey Chapter 5: Oruka, Odinga, and Pragmatic Sagacity Bruce B. Janz Chapter 6: The Collective Sage: Maasai Philosophy and Resilience Donna Pido Chapter 7: Sagacity is Relational: No individual Owns Any Story Jared Sacks Chapter 8: On Being Human J.P. Odoch Pido Afterword Anke Graness Appendix 1: The Life History of Mama Julia Auma Ouko: Tribute to an African Woman Sage Humphrey Jeremiah Ojwang Appendix 2: Interview with Julia Ouko, Kamagambo, 3 May 1999 Gail Presbey (transcription and translation by Robert Vincent Okungu) Appendix 3: Interview with Ntetia Nalamae, Olepolos, 25 April 1999 Gail Presbey (translation by Daniel Sasine) Appendix 4: Interview with Henry Odera Oruka (October 1993) Kai Kresse (reprint from Quest: Philosophical Discussions (1995-6)) Appendix 5: Philosophy Must Be Made Sagacious: Interview with H. Odera Oruka (July 1995) Kai Kresse (reprint from Sagacious Reasoning (1997))
Foreword D.A. Masolo Preface Chaungo Barasa Acknowledgements Introduction Kai Kress and Oriare Nyarwath Chapter 1: Reviving the African Sage Philosophy Project: Continuities and Discontinuities in the Research Methodology Reginald M. J. Oduor Chapter 2: Exploring Indigenous Knowledge: An Exposition of Sage Philosophy and Oral Literature Projects in Kenya Francis Owakah Chapter 3: 'Does this mean that there is philosophy in everything?': A Comparative Reading of Henry Odera Oruka's First and Second Order and Antonio Gramsci's First and Second Level Philosophy Benedetta Lanfranchi Chapter 4: Wisdom from Women in Kenya Gail M. Presbey Chapter 5: Oruka, Odinga, and Pragmatic Sagacity Bruce B. Janz Chapter 6: The Collective Sage: Maasai Philosophy and Resilience Donna Pido Chapter 7: Sagacity is Relational: No individual Owns Any Story Jared Sacks Chapter 8: On Being Human J.P. Odoch Pido Afterword Anke Graness Appendix 1: The Life History of Mama Julia Auma Ouko: Tribute to an African Woman Sage Humphrey Jeremiah Ojwang Appendix 2: Interview with Julia Ouko, Kamagambo, 3 May 1999 Gail Presbey (transcription and translation by Robert Vincent Okungu) Appendix 3: Interview with Ntetia Nalamae, Olepolos, 25 April 1999 Gail Presbey (translation by Daniel Sasine) Appendix 4: Interview with Henry Odera Oruka (October 1993) Kai Kresse (reprint from Quest: Philosophical Discussions (1995-6)) Appendix 5: Philosophy Must Be Made Sagacious: Interview with H. Odera Oruka (July 1995) Kai Kresse (reprint from Sagacious Reasoning (1997))
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