Philosophical Reflections of Adinkra Symbols
Author : Yakubu M. Azindow
Publisher :
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 20,86 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Adinkra cloth
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African Philosophy and the Hermeneutics of Culture
Author : Theophilus Okere
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 24,4 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783825882174
Book Description
The Series: Studies in African Philosophy is a forum for the publication and wider dissemination of researches and reflections of value on all aspects of African philosophy. While recognising the special advantage of interdisciplinary approach in modern scholarship, it retains a special predilection for works that have special African philosophic import. Although Theophilus Okere's book African Philosophy has made remarkable impact on African philosophical scholarship, many may not be aware of the way he tried to apply his preferred method to other areas of the philosophical investigation in Africa and to overcome the risk of relativism through the promotion of intercultural dialogue in philosophy. The essays published in this volume bear testimony to the multivalent character of Okere's contribution to African philosophy. Most of the essays are about Okere's hermeneutics of culture. Some of the authors examine the method in itself, while others focus attention on its application to specific philosophical themes. Book jacket.
A Companion to African-American Philosophy
Author : Tommy L. Lott
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 43,93 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0470751630
Book Description
This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary collection of newly commissioned articles brings together distinguished voices in the field of Africana philosophy and African-American social and political thought. Provides a comprehensive critical survey of African-American philosophical thought. Collects wide-ranging, multidisciplinary, newly commissioned articles in one authoritative volume. Serves as a benchmark work of reference for courses in philosophy, social and political thought, cultural studies, and African-American studies.
The Method and Principles of Complementary Reflection in and Beyond African Philosophy
Author : Innocent Asouzu
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 19,8 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Philosophy, African
ISBN : 9783825885786
Book Description
Questions relating to types of philosophical trends within African philosophy can be very decisive for any idea of African philosophy. In this strikingly novel approach to African Philosophy, the author explores a complementary philosophical trend that goes back to those he calls anonymous traditional African philosophers. Based on their thoughts, he articulates a distinctive variant of the principles, method and imperative of complementarity (Ibu anyi danda) around which he builds his system. He anchors his reflection on such ambient concepts as the joy of being (jide k' iji), fragmentation, wholeness, and future reference.
The Adinkra Dictionary
Author : W. Bruce Willis
Publisher :
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 20,18 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
Book Description
The Dialectics of Praxis and Theoria in African Philosophy
Author : B. Bin-Kapela
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 21,83 MB
Release : 2011-09-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9956726761
Book Description
This book is a clarion call for African renaissance informed by African spirituality. It develops the vision that Africans can be the same in the process of change. Africans have to coincide with their ways of perceiving values, and to retrieve their identity wiped out by regrettable historical events. Even in this involvement of revalorisation of their stifled ways, Africans have to be aware of the fact that history has evolved and new human environments are taking place. Any attempt to recover African personality involves a triple necessity. First, to remember the past, second, to analyse critically what Africans have inherited from their past, and lastly, to project new ways and means for a genuine renaissance, free from alienation and exploitation. Bin-Kapela sees in Cultural hermeneutics an appropriate philosophical method to achieve this end of recognising and projecting African spirituality as a universal value.
An Introduction to African Philosophy
Author : Samuel Oluoch Imbo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 20,5 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780847688418
Book Description
Organized topically rather than historically, this book provides an excellent 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 philosophy? Is ethno-philosophy really philosophy? What are the dangers of an African philosophy that claims to be 'unique'? Can African philosophy be done in foreign languages such as English and French? Are there useful ways to make connections between African philosophy, African American philosophy, and women's studies? By making cross-disciplinary and transnational connections, Imbo stakes out an important place for African philosophy. Imbo's book is an invaluable introduction to this dynamic and growing area of study.
Philosophical Perspectives on Communalism and Morality in African Traditions
Author : Polycarp Ikuenobe
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 36,4 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780739114926
Book Description
This book examines the idea of communalism in African cultures as a dominant philosophical theme that provides the conceptual foundation for African traditional moral thoughts, moral education, values, beliefs, conceptions of reality, practices, ways of life, and the now popular African saying, 'it takes a village to raise a child.' It defends communalism against various criticisms and argues that when properly understood and harnessed, it could provide the necessary foundation for Africa's development.
Understanding African Philosophy
Author : Jan Fernback
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 24,28 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1135948666
Book Description
A critical guide to some of the most important issues in modern African philosophy. Topics include the legacy of colonialism, the challenges of post-independence Africa and African oral and written philosophical traditions.
Methodology, Ideology and Pedagogy of African Art
Author : Moyo Okediji
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 22,57 MB
Release : 2024-02-14
Category : Art
ISBN : 1003848893
Book Description
This edited volume, including contributions from scholars with different areas of specialization, investigates a broad range of methodologies, ideologies and pedagogies focusing on the study of the art of Africa, using theoretical reflections and applications from primitivism to metamodernism. Chapters break the externally imposed boundaries of Africa-related works beyond the conventional fragments of traditional, contemporary and diaspora. The contributions are significantly broad in their methodologies, ideologies and pedagogical coverage; yet, they all address various aspects of African artistic creativity, demonstrating the possibilities for analytical experiments that art history presents to scholars of the discipline today. The Ìwà (character) of each approach is unique; nevertheless, each is useful toward a fuller understanding of African art studies as an independent aspect of art historical research that is a branch or bud of the larger family of art history. The volume respects, highlights and celebrates the distinctiveness of each methodical approach, recognizing its contribution to the overall character or Ìwà of African art studies. The book will be of interest to students in undergraduate or graduate, intermediate or advanced courses as well as scholars in art history and African studies.
