A Companion to African Philosophy (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Wiredu, Kwasi

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume of newly commissioned essays provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy, ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages. * Offers a distinctive historical treatment of African philosophy. * Covers all the main branches of philosophy as addressed in the African tradition. * Includes accounts of pre-colonial African philosophy and contemporary political thought.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470997376
• Artikelnr.: 38189363

Autorenporträt

Kwasi Wiredu is Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida. His books include Philosophy and An African Culture (1981).

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introduction:.
African Philosophy In Our Time.
Part II. History:.
1. Egypt: The Ancient History Of African Philosophy: Theophile Obenga, San
Francisco State University.
2. African Philosophers In The Greco-Roman Era: D. A. Masolo, University Of
Louisville, Kentucky.
3. Pre-Colonial African Philosophy In Arabic: Souleymane Bachir Diagne,
University Of Dakar And Northwestern University, Chicago.
4. Some Nineteenth Century African Political Thinkers: Pieter Boele Van
Hensbroek, University Of Groningen, The Netherlands.
5. Africana Philosophy: Origins And Prospects: Lucius Outlaw, Vanderbilt.
6. Contemporary Anglophone African Philosophy: A Survey: Barry Hallen,
Harvard And Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia.
7. Philosophy In South Africa Under And After Apartheid: Percy More,
University Of Durban-Westville, South Africa.
8. Philosophy In North Africa: Mourad Wahba, Ain Shams University, Cairo.
9. The Light And The Shadow: Zera Yacob And Walda Heywat: Two Ethiopian
Philosophers Of The 17th Century:.
Claude Sumner, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
10. Zara Yacob And Traditional Ethiopian Philosophy: Teodros Kiros, Dubois
Institute, Harvard.
11. Wilhelm Anton Amo: 1703-1758: W. E. Abraham, University Of California,
Santa Cruz.
12. Amo's Critique Of Descartes' Philosophy Of Mind: Kwasi Wiredu,
University Of South Florida, Tampa.
13. Albert Luthuli, Steve Biko And Nelson Mandela: The Philosophical Basis
Of Their Thought And Practice: Mabogo P. More, University Of
Durban-Westville, South Africa.
14. Franz Fanon: 1925-1961: Teodros Kiros, Dubois Institute, Harvard.
15. Theory And The Actuality Of Existence: Fanon And Cabral: Tsenay
Serequeberhan.
16. Alexis Kagame 1912 -1981: Life And Thought: Liboire Kagabo, University
Of Burundi.
17. Post-Independence African Political Philosophy: Olufemi Taiwo,
University Of Washington, Seattle.
Part III: Methodological Issues:.
18. Some Methodological Controversies In African Philosophy: A. G. Bello,
University Of Ibadan, Nigeria.
19. Sage Philosophy: Its Methodology, Results, Significance And Future:
Kibuji M. Kalumba, Ball State University, Indiana.
Part IV: Logic, Epistemology And Metapysics:.
20. Logic In The Acholi Language: Victor Ocaya, University Of Botswana.
21. Yoruba Moral Epistemology: Barry Hallen, Morehouse College.
22. Ifa: An Account Of A Divination System And Some Concluding
Epistemological Questions: Olufemi Taiwo, Seattle University, Washington.
23. Toward A Theory Of Destiny: Segun Gbadegesin, Howard University,
Washington D.C.
24. On The Normative Conception Of A Person: Ifeanyi Menkiti, Wellesley
College, Ma.
25. Concepts Of A Person In Africa: A Critical Survey: Didier Kaphagawani,
Chancellor College, Malawi.
26. Quasi-Materialism: A Contemporary African Philosophy Of Mind: Safro
Kwame, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania.
Part V: The Philosophy Of Religion:.
27. Religion In African Culture: Some Conceptual Issues: Olusegun Oladipo,
University Of Ibadan, Nigeria.
28. Okot P'bitek's Critique Of Western Scholarship On African Religion:
Samuel O. Imbo, Hamline University, Minnesota.
29. Islam In Africa: Examining The Notion Of An African Identity Within The
Islamic World: Souleymane Bachir Diagne, University Of Dakar, And
Northwestern University, Chicago.
Part VI: Ethics And Aesthetics:.
30. Some African Reflections On Biomedical And Environmental Ethics: Banyuy
Tangwa, University Of Cameroon.
31. Ethics And Morality In Yoruba Culture: John Bewaji, University Of West
Indies.
32. Aesthetic Inquiry And The Music Of Africa: Kofi Agawu, Yale.
33. Art And Community: A Social Conception Of Beauty And Individuality:
Nkiru Nzegwu, University Of New York, Binghamton.
34. The Many-Layered Aesthetics Of African Art: Ajume Wingo, University Of
Massachusetts.
Part VII: Politics:.
35. Government By Consensus: Analysis Of A Traditional Democracy: Wamala,
Makerere University, Uganda.
36. Democracy, Kingship And Consensus: A South African Perspective: Joe
Teffo, University Of The North, South Africa.
37. Fellowship Associations As Foundation Of Social Democracy In Africa:
Ajume Wingo, University Of Massachusetts.
38. Economic Globalism, Deliberative Democracy And The State In Africa:
George Carew.
39. Nationalism, Ethnicity And Violence: Ali Mazrui, University Of New
York, Binghamton.
40. African Communalism And Western Communitarianism: A Comparison: Dismas
Masolo, University Of Kentucky.
41. Human Rights In The African Context: Francis M. Deng, Brookings
Institution Washington D.C.
42. The Politics Of Memory And Forgetting After Apartheid: Pieter Duvenage,
University Of The North, South Africa.
43. The Question Of An African Jurisprudence: Some Hermeneutic Reflections:
John Murungi, Towson State University.
Part VIII: Special Topics:.
44. Knowledge As A Development Issue: Paulin Hountondji, University Of
Benin.
45. African Philosophy And African Literature: Kwame Appiah, Harvard.
46. Philosophy And Literature In Francophone Africa: Jean Godefroy Bidima,
Paris, Translated By Nicholas De Warren, Wellesley College, Massachusetts.
47. Feminism And Africa: Impact And Limits Of The Metaphysics Of Gender:
Nkiru Nzegwu, University Of New York, Binghamton.
Index

Rezensionen

"This collection is destined to become the classic guide to thedistinctive issues of concern to African philosophers today and inthe past. The essays also reveal critical challenges Africanphilosophies raise for 'exceptionalist' and'triumphalist' tendencies in Western philosophy. Thisis a lively and intriguing text for undergraduates, graduatestudents, and scholars in many disciplines." Sandra Harding,University of California, Los Angeles

"Professor Wiredu has brought together the leading scholars ofAfrican philosophy, and provided us with up-to-date assessments ofsuch vital topics as the history of African philosophy, Africanphilosophy and postcolonial studies, and the relationship betweenworld view and critical thinking. This is a balanced and judiciouscollection that exposes the student to all the major issues andschools." Ivan Karp, Emory University

"The extensive bibliography confirms the existence of Africanphilosophy and supports the argument for its rightful placealongside other philosophies. . . The essays in this book areinformative and compelling. The book is a product of commendableeffort and provides its readers with much enlightenment."African Studies Review

"...this Companion goes beyond evaluating Africanphilosophy spoken, written, sung, danced, sculpted, or paintedprior to itself; it becomes itself the most complete and thoughtfulanthology of African thought, the area's most valuable workpublished as yet." Heythrop Journal