Are Igbo (African) thoughts on death Heideggerian? Some critical insights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11419903 |
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| Authors | Donald Mark C Ude (0000-0002-6562-8515, Institute of Philosophy, RIPPLE (Research in Political Philosophy), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-12 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-0136 • E-ISSN: 2073-4867 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02580136.2023.2207851 |
| OpenAlex | W4382938442 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This article primarily sets out to investigate whether Igbo (African) thoughts on death might be considered Heideggerian or not. It does so by analysing and juxtaposing five key elements of Heidegger’s existentialist analysis of Dasein’s death with some important features of Igbo (African) thoughts on death. This is aimed at challenging an identifiable attempt by scholars like Chukwuelobe and Onwuanibe to couch the Igbo metaphysics of death in Heideggerian terms. Therefore, the main argument of the article is that the important features of Igbo thoughts on death, as outlined by these scholars, substantially conflict with key elements of Heidegger’s existentialist analysis of Dasein’s death. To make this case, the article thoroughly examines the key elements in both the Heideggerian and the Igbo frameworks, showing that they could hardly be reconciled. Though the article identifies some scholars and zeroes in on them, it simultaneously serves a larger pre-emptive purpose of pointing out the many hurdles that may have to be overcome in any attempt to align Igbo thoughts on death with Heidegger’s framework. This pre-emptive aspect is a worthwhile philosophical task in itself, given that the theme of death occupies an important place in both the existentialist tradition and in Igbo philosophy
Epistemology · Igbo · Linguistics · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Postmodernism in Literature and Education
| Highly cited | No |
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