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African Philosophy and Thought Systems : A Search for a Culture and Philosophy of Belonging /
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 swe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2016
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface
- 1. What philosophy is and is not
- 2. Africa and its philosophical thought : nature, scope and pragmatics
- 3. African philosophy, debates, and Henry Odera Oruka's six trends
- 4. Philosophical genres and movements in Africa
- 5. Ubuntu/unhu/vumunhu : a principal moral compass for the southern African world
- 6. Pan-Africanism and the search for Africa's framework for sustainable development
- 7. Nyerereism : a blend of African communalism and socialism
- 8. Nkrumahism : a search for the logic of African unity and consciencism
- 9. African philosophy, cultural identity and globalisation : confronting fear, terror, and uncertainty
- 10. Democracy and human rights talk : Africa's post-colonial challenge.