Paulin Hountondji
The Struggle for Meaning and the Struggle for Action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2727255 |
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| Authors | Nathalie Etoke (0009-0002-9196-611X, City University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 454-458 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/asr.2024.52 |
| OpenAlex | W4396223645 |
| Language | EN |
Paulin Hountondji is an essential figure in the literary and philosophical world of Africa. Rereading The Struggle for Meaning: Reflections on Philosophy, Culture, and Democracy in Africa allowed me to rediscover a man whose theoretical work is indissociable from action. Conscious of the dangers of sterile speculation and above all passionate about improving Africans' conditions of existence, Hountondji develops a way of thinking that leads to action. My reflection foregrounds the priorities of a philosopher whose ultimate aim is human flourishing and the coming of freedom to the continent
Action (physics · Aesthetics · Democracy · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Flourishing · Meaning (existential · Political science · Sociology · Speculation · African cultural and philosophical studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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