Acknowledgments -- A Note on Translation -- 1. Ordinary Language and African Philosophy -- 2. Moral Epistemology -- 3. Me, My Self, and My Destiny -- 4. The Good and the Bad -- 5. The Beautiful -- 6. Rationality, Individuality, Secularity, and the Proverbial -- Appendix of Yoruba-Language Quotations -- Glossary of Yoruba Terms -- Bibliography -- Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Hallen asks the Yoruba onisegun - the wisest and most accomplished herbalists or traditional healers - what it means to be good and beautiful. The onisegun explain the subtleties and intricacies of Yoruba language use and philosophy behind particular word choices. Their instructions reveal the depth of Yoruba aesthetics and ethics.
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Title
Good, the bad, and the beautiful.
International Standard Book Number
0253338069
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Philosophy, Yoruba.
Social values-- Nigeria.
Yoruba (African people)-- Intellectual life.
Yoruba (African people)-- Social life and customs.
Yoruba language.
History & Archaeology.
Philosophy, Yoruba.
Regions & Countries - Africa.
SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Ethnic Studies-- African American Studies.
Social values.
Yoruba (African people)-- Intellectual life.
Yoruba (African people)-- Social life and customs.