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African Political Philosophy
The chapter will define African Political philosophy in general and Political Ethics as its branch. It will propound the view that Botho is an...
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African Political Philosophy
The chapter will define African Political philosophy in general and Political Ethics as its branch. It will propound the view that Botho is an...
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Moral Philosophy in Selected African Languages and Proverbs
This chapter looks at different African proverbs underpinning moral philosophy. We have tried to interpret them by first giving their literal...
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Individualistic Versus Relational Ethics – A Contestable Concept for (African) Philosophy
Thaddeus Metz, in his book “A Relational Moral Theory” compares the relational African view to Western theories of right action with a focus on Kant...
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The Meaning of African Philosophy
This chapter introduces this handbook. It begins with an examination of the meaning of African philosophy and analyses some of the key challenges...
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African Philosophy of Communalism
The starting point of this chapter is that there is a basic distinction between indigenous African societies and Western societies. It is argued that...
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African Philosophy of Communalism
The starting point of this chapter is that there is a basic distinction between indigenous African societies and Western societies. It is argued that...
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African Philosophy of Development
Over 60 years of political development, most postcolonial African nations appear to be condemned to live perpetually in conditions of unmitigated...
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African Philosophy of Development
Over 60 years of political development, most postcolonial African nations appear to be condemned to live perpetually in conditions of unmitigated...
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Introduction: African Agrarian Philosophy
This book explores indigenous sub-Saharan African agrarian beliefs, values, practices, institutions, as well as contemporary agrarian issues and...
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Social Philosophy in Selected African Languages and Proverbs
In this chapter, African social philosophy is discussed as reflections on the origin of African societies, their ways of life, and the expression of...
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Introduction: The Meaning of African Philosophy
This chapter introduces this handbook. It begins with an examination of the meaning of African philosophy and analyses some of the key challenges...
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Challenges of African Communitarian Philosophy
The chapter critically examines the fundamental and all-embracing philosophy of sub-Saharan African peoples, Afro-communitarianism or African...
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Challenges of African Communitarian Philosophy
The chapter critically examines the fundamental and all-embracing philosophy of sub-Saharan African peoples, Afro-communitarianism or African...
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African Philosophy and the Question of the Future
African philosophy has used the concept of the future in a wide range of ways, but these ways have not been surveyed. This chapter does that by...
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African Philosophy and the Question of the Future
African philosophy has used the concept of the future in a wide range of ways, but these ways have not been surveyed. This chapter does that by...
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Political Philosophy in Selected African Languages and Proverbs
This chapter distillates the political past values embedded in the language, wisdom sayings, and proverbs of the African peoples. This chapter...
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Doing Contemporary African Social and Political Philosophy from Below
Recent research into contemporary African social and political philosophy has emphasized African folk and indigenous heritage, as well as the...
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Doing Contemporary African Social and Political Philosophy from Below
Recent research into contemporary African social and political philosophy has emphasized African folk and indigenous heritage, as well as the...
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Toward a Philosophy of African Endogenous Religions
This work sets out to engage African endogenous religions with the view to articulate the philosophical principles that will account...