African Philosophy and Thought Systems : A Search for a Culture and Philosophy of Belonging /

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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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: Mawere, Munyaradzi (Auteur), Mubaya, Tapuwa R. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
African philosophy
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.

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