Author: Jonathan O. Chimakonam
Publisher: Vernon Press
ISBN: 164889013X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
“Logic and African Philosophy: Seminal Essays on African Systems of Thought” aims to put African intellectual history in perspective, with focus on the subjects of racism, logic, language, and psychology. The volume seeks to fill in the gaps left by the exclusion of African thinkers that are frequent in the curricula of African schools concerning history, sociology, philosophy, and cultural studies. The book is divided into four parts that are preceded by an introduction to link up the essays and emphasise their sociological implications. Part one is comprised of essays that opened the controversy of whether logic can be found in traditional African cultures as well as other matters like the nature of the mind and behaviour of African peoples. The essays in part two are centred on the following question: are the laws of thought present in African languages and cultures? Part three brings together essays that sparkle the debate on whether there can be such a thing as African logic, which stems from the discussions in part two. Part four is concerned on the theme of system-building in logic; contributions are written by members of the budding African philosophy movement called the “Conversational School of Philosophy” based at the University of Calabar, and the main objective of their papers is to formulate systems of African logic.
Scientific Paradigm in African Philosophy
Author: Maduabuchi Dukor
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN: 9783843370998
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
This work is an exposition, analysis and synthesis of the cultural and scientific propositions of African theistic panpsychic logic, epistemology and ontology. This enterprise is a great attempt to compare and synthesize African theistic humanism, theistic panpsychism, theistic animism and transcendentalism with such western philosophical and scientific theories as Quantum mechanics, General relativity, Quantum gravity and Kantian transcendental logic and Dialectics. Theistic panpsychic logic, epistemology and ontology presupposes key concepts for African self-definition, civilization and scientific development. This is one of Maduabuchi Dukor's four Great works, Magnum Opus, on African Philosophy which include: African Freedom, the Freedom of Philosophy, Theistic Humanism of African of Philosophy and African Philosophy in the Global Village.
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN: 9783843370998
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
This work is an exposition, analysis and synthesis of the cultural and scientific propositions of African theistic panpsychic logic, epistemology and ontology. This enterprise is a great attempt to compare and synthesize African theistic humanism, theistic panpsychism, theistic animism and transcendentalism with such western philosophical and scientific theories as Quantum mechanics, General relativity, Quantum gravity and Kantian transcendental logic and Dialectics. Theistic panpsychic logic, epistemology and ontology presupposes key concepts for African self-definition, civilization and scientific development. This is one of Maduabuchi Dukor's four Great works, Magnum Opus, on African Philosophy which include: African Freedom, the Freedom of Philosophy, Theistic Humanism of African of Philosophy and African Philosophy in the Global Village.
Scientific Paradigm in African Philosophy
Author: Maduabuchi F. Dukor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789785878929
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789785878929
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
The African Philosophy Reader
Author: P.H. Coetzee
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135884188
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 1027
Book Description
Divided into eight sections, each with introductory essays, the selections offer rich and detailed insights into a diverse multinational philosophical landscape. Revealed in this pathbreaking work is the way in which traditional philosophical issues related to ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology, for instance, take on specific forms in Africa's postcolonial struggles. Much of its moral, political, and social philosophy is concerned with the turbulent processes of embracing modern identities while protecting ancient cultures.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135884188
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 1027
Book Description
Divided into eight sections, each with introductory essays, the selections offer rich and detailed insights into a diverse multinational philosophical landscape. Revealed in this pathbreaking work is the way in which traditional philosophical issues related to ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology, for instance, take on specific forms in Africa's postcolonial struggles. Much of its moral, political, and social philosophy is concerned with the turbulent processes of embracing modern identities while protecting ancient cultures.
Themes, Issues and Problems in African Philosophy
Author: Isaac E. Ukpokolo
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319407961
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
This volume provides the key to a deepened discourse on philosophy in Africa. Available literature and academic practice in African philosophy since the 1960s have largely featured discourses in the areas of origin, general meaning and nature of the discipline, with little attention given to specialized areas. By contrast, this book examines a noticeable shifting focus from such general concerns to more specific subject-matter, in such areas as epistemology, moral philosophy, metaphysics, aesthetics, and social and political philosophy in the light of the African experience. The volume includes specific discourses from expert contributors on the nature, history and scope of African ethics and metaphysics, while also discussing particular themes in African epistemology, philosophy of education, existentialism and political philosophy. Researchers seeking for new perspective on African philosophy will find this work thought-provoking, instructive and informative.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319407961
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
This volume provides the key to a deepened discourse on philosophy in Africa. Available literature and academic practice in African philosophy since the 1960s have largely featured discourses in the areas of origin, general meaning and nature of the discipline, with little attention given to specialized areas. By contrast, this book examines a noticeable shifting focus from such general concerns to more specific subject-matter, in such areas as epistemology, moral philosophy, metaphysics, aesthetics, and social and political philosophy in the light of the African experience. The volume includes specific discourses from expert contributors on the nature, history and scope of African ethics and metaphysics, while also discussing particular themes in African epistemology, philosophy of education, existentialism and political philosophy. Researchers seeking for new perspective on African philosophy will find this work thought-provoking, instructive and informative.
African Philosophy and the Hermeneutics of Culture
Author: Theophilus Okere
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 9783825882174
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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.
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 9783825882174
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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.
African Philosophy and Thought Systems
Author: Mawere, Munyaradzi
Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
ISBN: 9956763012
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The once acrimonious debate on the existence of African philosophy has come of age, yet the need to cultivate a culture of belonging is more demanding now than ever before in many African societies. The gargantuan indelible energised chicanery waves of neo-colonialism and globalisation and their sweeping effect on Africa demand more concerted action and solutions than cul-de-sac discourses and magical realism. It is in view of this realisation that this book was born. This is a vital text for understanding contextual historical trends in the development of African philosophic ideas on the continent and how Africans could possibly navigate the turbulent catadromous waters, tangled webs and chasms of destruction, and chagrin of struggles that have engrossed Africa since the dawn of slavery and colonial projects on the continent. The book aims to generate more insights and influence national, continental, and global debates in the field of philosophy. It is accessible and handy to a wider range of readers, ranging from educators and students of African philosophy, anthropology, African studies, cultural studies, and all those concerned with the further development of African philosophy and thought systems on the African continent.
Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
ISBN: 9956763012
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The once acrimonious debate on the existence of African philosophy has come of age, yet the need to cultivate a culture of belonging is more demanding now than ever before in many African societies. The gargantuan indelible energised chicanery waves of neo-colonialism and globalisation and their sweeping effect on Africa demand more concerted action and solutions than cul-de-sac discourses and magical realism. It is in view of this realisation that this book was born. This is a vital text for understanding contextual historical trends in the development of African philosophic ideas on the continent and how Africans could possibly navigate the turbulent catadromous waters, tangled webs and chasms of destruction, and chagrin of struggles that have engrossed Africa since the dawn of slavery and colonial projects on the continent. The book aims to generate more insights and influence national, continental, and global debates in the field of philosophy. It is accessible and handy to a wider range of readers, ranging from educators and students of African philosophy, anthropology, African studies, cultural studies, and all those concerned with the further development of African philosophy and thought systems on the African continent.
Igwebuike Philosophy: an African Philosophy of Integrative Humanism
Author: Ejikemeuwa J. O. Ndubisi Ph.D
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728394880
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
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Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728394880
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
There is no available information at this time. Author will provide once available.
Way to Wisdom
Author: Karl Jaspers
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300163575
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
“An eloquent expression of a great hope that philosophy may again become an activity really relevant not only to the perennial problems of life and death but to the unusual configurations of such problems in our time.”—Julian N. Hartt, Yale Review “Original, sincere, cultivated, and stimulating.”—Philosophy One of the founders of existentialism, the eminent philosopher Karl Jaspers here presents for the general reader an introduction to philosophy. In doing so, he also offers a lucid summary of his own philosophical thought. In Jaspers’ view, the source of philosophy is to be found “in wonder, in doubt, in a sense of forsakenness,” and the philosophical quest is a process of continual change and self-discovery. In a new foreword to this edition, Richard M. Owsley provides a brief overview of Jaspers’ life and achievement.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300163575
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
“An eloquent expression of a great hope that philosophy may again become an activity really relevant not only to the perennial problems of life and death but to the unusual configurations of such problems in our time.”—Julian N. Hartt, Yale Review “Original, sincere, cultivated, and stimulating.”—Philosophy One of the founders of existentialism, the eminent philosopher Karl Jaspers here presents for the general reader an introduction to philosophy. In doing so, he also offers a lucid summary of his own philosophical thought. In Jaspers’ view, the source of philosophy is to be found “in wonder, in doubt, in a sense of forsakenness,” and the philosophical quest is a process of continual change and self-discovery. In a new foreword to this edition, Richard M. Owsley provides a brief overview of Jaspers’ life and achievement.
African Philosophy and the Future of Africa
Author: Gerard Walmsley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781565182707
Category : Philosophy, African
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Proceedings of a conference held in Oct. 2007 at St. Augustine College of South Africa.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781565182707
Category : Philosophy, African
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Proceedings of a conference held in Oct. 2007 at St. Augustine College of South Africa.
Reflections on Epistemology and Scientific Orientations in African Philosophy
Author: F. N. Ndubuisi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description