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رده
B5305 .I43 1998
B5305
.
I43
1998
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
1461636507
(Number (ISBN
9781461636502
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
An Introduction to African Philosophy.
General Material Designation
[Book]
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Lanham :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1998.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (177 pages)
CONTENTS NOTE
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE Definitions of African Philosophy; CHAPTER ONE How Is African Philosophy to Be Defined?; What Is Philosophy?; Ethnophilosophical Approaches; Universalist Definitions of African Philosophy; Hermeneutical Orientations; Various Classifications of African Philosophy; The Politics of Defining African Philosophy; Conclusion; Study Questions; Notes; PART TWO Ethnophilosophy and Its Critics; CHAPTER TWO Is Ethnophilosophy Really Philosophy?; Cheikh Anta Diop: An Afrocentric Historiography.
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John S. Mbiti: A Religious EthnographyOgotemmeli's Cosmology; The Critics of Ethnophilosophy; Conclusion; Study Questions; Notes; CHAPTER THREE Is African Philosophy Unique?; Uniqueness as Negative: Placide Tempels Revisited; Uniqueness as Positive: Leopold Sedar Senghor; The Dangers of Uniqueness: Paulin Hountondji; Africa in the House of Philosophy: Kwarne Anthony Appiah; Conclusion; Study Questions; Notes; PART THREE African Philosophy Making Connections; CHAPTER FOUR What Should the Language(s) of African Philosophy Be?; Language as Collective Memory Bank.
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Written Language and Oral LanguageIn Defense of African Languages: Ngugi wa Thiong'o; In Defense of European Languages: Chinua Achebe; Conclusion; Study Questions; Notes; CHAPTER FIVE Are There Connections Among African, African American, and Feminist Philosophies?; Connections with African American Philosophy: A Tradition Born Out of Struggle; Connections with Feminism: Feminist Critiques of Western Philosophy; Conclusion; Study Questions; Notes; Conclusion; References; Index; About the Author.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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An invaluable introduction to this dynamic and growing area of study, Imbo's book synthesizes the ideas of key African philosophers into an accessible narrative. By making cross-disciplinary and transnational connections, Imbo stakes out an important place for African philosophy.
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Title
An Introduction to African Philosophy.
International Standard Book Number
9780847688418
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Philosophy, African.
PHILOSOPHY-- History & Surveys-- Modern.
Philosophy, African.
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
PHI-- 016000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
199/
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6
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
B5305
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I43
1998
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Imbo, Samuel Oluoch.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20200823024439.0
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