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Philosophy and an African Culture

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ID3910574
AuthorsJan Vansina
Year1982
Volume15
Issue3
Pages519
Publication date1982-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeREVIEW
Review ofPhilosophy and an African culture, Kwasi Wiredu, 1980
VenueThe International Journal of African Historical Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-7882 • E-ISSN: 2326-3016
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/218166
OpenAlexW2052228265
LanguageEN

Part I: 1. Philosophy and an African culture 2. On an African orientation in philosophy 3. How not to compare African traditional thought with Western thought 4. What can philosophy do for Africa? Part II: 5. Marxism, philosophy and ideology 6. In praise of utopianism Part III: 7. Philosophy, mysticism and rationality 8. Truth as opinion 9. To be is to be known 10. What is philosophy? 11. In defence of opinion 12. Truth: a dialogue Origins of the essays Index

African philosophy · Art · Eastern philosophy · Epistemology · Ideology · Literature · Modern philosophy · Mysticism · Philosophy education · Philosophy of sport · Political science · Politics · Praise · Rationality · Social science · Sociology · Theology · Western philosophy · African cultural and philosophical studies · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies

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