A Companion to African Philosophy
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-4051-4567-1 (ISBN)
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.
Kwasi Wiredu is Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida. His books include Philosophy and An African Culture (1981).
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.
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Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.12.2005 |
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Reihe/Serie | Blackwell Companions to Philosophy |
Verlagsort | Hoboken |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 170 x 246 mm |
Gewicht | 1057 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4051-4567-6 / 1405145676 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4051-4567-1 / 9781405145671 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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