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An Introduction to African Philosophy by Samuel Oluoch Imbo Organized topically rather than historically, this book provides an introduction to the subject of African philosophy, Samuel Oluoch Imbo synthesizes the ideas of key African philosophers into an accessible narrative. The author focuses on five central questions: What are the definitions of African...
African Philosophy: New and Traditional Perspectives Brown, Lee M. (Ed.) A collection of previously unpublished essays addressing epistemological and philosophical concerns that have emerged from sub Saharan regions of Africa. The primary focus of the book is on traditional African conceptions of mind, person, personal identity, truth, knowledge and understanding. Contributors include Leke Adeofe, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Lee Brown, and Segun Gbadegesin.
The African Philosophy Reader:
The revised second edition presents the current philosophical debate in Africa looking at decolonisation, afro centrism, euro centrism, cultural freedom, and the role of black consciousness in the liberation struggles. Authors represented include Abiola Irele, Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, Steve Biko, Paulin Hountondji, Kwasi Wiredu, Ali A. Mazrui, and Wole Soyinka.
Africa's Quest for a
Philosophy of Decolonization
This book discovers freedom in the colonial idea of African primitiveness. As
human transcendence, freedom escapes the drawbacks of otherness, as defended by
ethnophilosophy, while exposing the idiosyncratic inspiration of Eurocentric
universalism. Decolonization calls for the reconnection with freedom, that is,
with myth-making understood as the inaugural act of cultural pluralism. The
cultural condition of modernization emerges when the return to the past deploys
the future.
The Afrocentric Paradigm This book focuses on the intellectual dimension of Afrocentricity, which has aroused a great deal of interest since its inception, but has remained clouted with theoretical confusion. Writing from an Afrocentric perspective, the contributors to the volume argue that Afrocentricity is best understood as a paradigm, consisting of three distinct, but related aspects, the affective/cognitive/conative, structural, and functional. A collection of essays focusing on the intellectual dimensions of afrocentricity. Index, refs, v, 293pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS, 1592210171
BUILDING ON THE INDIGENOUS:
Prof Bethwell A. Ogot is one of the leading pioneer scholars in African history, and has organized numerous seminars and workshops on the same. He headed the Historical Association of Kenya, and was at one time president of the UNESCO funded 'General History of Africa', a project formulated to reconstruct the history of Africa. Through the use of oral traditions, Ogot and his contemporaries such as Jan Vansina, J Anene and S A Diop demonstrated that the history of the continent was as rich and invigorating as the history of the rest of the world. Consequently they contested the Eurocentric hegemony of African history. Second volume of papers and articles from the respected academic covering a wide range of issues. Figs, notes, vi, 288pp, KENYA. MISC PUBLISHERS IN KENYA,
HYENAS Serote looks at the concept of the African intellectual and the emergence of a South African national identity in the midst of the struggle for survival. 211pp, SOUTH AFRICA. VIVLIA PUBLISHERS, 1868673626
The idea of African
philosophy:
Contemporary African Philosophy Third Edition. A wide ranging discussion of the situation and role of philosophy in Africa. Index, notes, 151pp, NIGERIA. HOPE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 9783524836
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND THE
INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS: An analysis of how indigenous knowledge can impact on the social and natural sciences. These issues are set against a contemporary, post colonial environment. Refs, xiv, 285pp, SOUTH AFRICA. NEW AFRICA EDUCATION PUBLISHING, 1919876588
A critical examination of Maat, the moral ideal in ancient Egypt, presenting it in the language of modern moral discourse. Maat is the moral ideal of ancient Egypt whose texts contain information on Egypt's moral standards, its concepts of right from wrong, codes of behaviour and obligations. Written by a teacher of the tradition of Maat, this study is the `first philosophical book that is based on a philologically and historically critical treatment of first-hand Egyptian material'. Focusing on the Maatian ideal rather than moral practices, Karenga discusses what Maat is and its place within the genre of philosophical ethics and morality, asking what it can contribute to modern African culture and values. Extracts are transcribed and translated
PHILOSOPHY AND THE AFRICAN
PREDICAMENT A discussion of the nature and direction of African philosophy, looking at its use in African contexts. Index, bib, notes, refs, 162pp, NIGERIA. HOPE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 9783598120
Philosophy from Africa:
Written by southern African academics involved in the teaching and development of courses in African Philosophy in South Africa, Malawi and Botswana, this volume brings together the works of Biko, Senghor, Appiah and other distinguished African thinkers. These new perspectives offer alternatives to problems of self and society, culture, aesthetics, metaphysics and religion. The contemporary problems of cross-cultural cognition and post-coloniality are also addressed. This second edition has been considerably revised. Index, tables, refs, notes, xvii, 667pp, SOUTH AFRICA. OXFORD UNIV. PRESS SOUTH AFRICA, 0195782038
The Quest for
Community and Identity :
Wrestles with the perplexities of the notions of community and identity within the Africana world. Argues that in the postmodern, globalised world new forms of community and identity must be established. BNS, 304pp, UK. ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, 0742512916 HB, 0742512924 PB
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Short History of African Philosophy This short history of African thought introduces several key themes in the study of philosophy and African culture. Hallen explores how African philosophy is both connected with, and challenges Western cultural traditions. Bib, index, 133pp, USA. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS, 0253215315
Stolen
Legacy:
New edition of the controversial text that originally appeared in 1954. Index, 191pp, USA. AFRICAN AMERICAN IMAGES, 0913543780
An important and wide ranging philosophical work by the famed intellectual whose work has often provided the context for debate and dialogue in African philosophy. Translated from French by John Conteh-Morgan with a foreword by K. Anthony Appiah. Index, bib, notes, xxiv, 308pp, USA. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 0896802256
Thinking
It Through: Now available in paperback. A thought provoking introduction to contemporary philosophy. The author takes the reader through the ways philosophers have engaged with the problems of mind, language, knowledge, science, morality, politics, law and metaphysics and attempts to understand how philosophers think. There is some reference to African systems of beliefs, but the main scope of the book deals with Western philosophy. Index, notes, xviii, 412pp, USA. OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 0195134583
 THE THIRD WAY IN AFRICAN
PHILOSOPHY:
Philosophy and the African experience: The contributions of Kwasi Wiredu Oladipo, Olusegun (Ed.) A collection of essays which celebrate the contribution of Professor Kwasi Wiredu to the study of philosophical scholarship. These papers look at the significance of his work in epistemology, metaphysics and contemporary African social and political thought. Index, notes, 345pp, NIGERIA. HOPE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 978365487X
THOUGHT AND PRACTICE IN
AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY These twenty five papers delivered at the University of Nairobi's intercontinental conference for African Philosophy and Studies presents a vast array of philosophical ideas being generated in East Africa. Topics addressed include modern environmental ethics, the theory and practice of democracy and the status of women within African society. Notes, refs, xiii, 324pp, KENYA,
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and Philosophy is a systematic study of the attitudes of mind and belief that
have evolved in the many societies of Africa. In this second edition, Dr Mbiti
has updated his material to include the involvement of women in religion, and
the potential unity to be found in what was once thought to be a mass of quite
separate religions.
Mbiti adds a new
dimension to the understanding of the history, thinking, and life throughout
the African continent. Religion is approached from an African point of view
but is as accessible to readers who belong to non-African societies as it is
to those who have grown up in African nations. Since its first publication, this book has become acknowledged as the standard work in the field of study, and it is essential reading for anyone concerned with African religion, history, philosophy, anthropology or general African studies.
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