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A Companion to African Philosophy
Author: Kwasi Wiredu
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This volume of newly commissioned essays provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy, ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages. ullOffers a distinctive historical treatment of African philosophy. llCovers all the main branches of philosophy as addressed in the African tradition. llIncludes accounts of pre-colonial African philosophy and contemporary political thought.lulReviewThis collection is destined to become the classic guide to the distinctive issues of concern to African philosophers today and in the past. The essays also reveal critical challenges African philosophies raise for exceptionalist and triumphalist tendencies in Western philosophy. This is a lively and intriguing text for undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in many disciplines. Sandra Harding, University of California, Los Angeles Professor Wiredu has brought together the leading scholars of African philosophy, and provided us with up-to-date assessments of such vital topics as the history of African philosophy, African philosophy and postcolonial studies, and the relationship between world view and critical thinking. This is a balanced and judicious collection that exposes the student to all the major issues and schools. Ivan Karp, Emory University The extensive bibliography confirms the existence of African philosophy and supports the argument for its rightful place alongside other philosophies. . . The essays in this book are informative and compelling. The book is a product of commendable effort and provides its readers with much enlightenment. African Studies Review this Companion goes beyond evaluating African philosophy spoken, written, sung, danced, sculpted, or painted prior to itself it becomes itself the most complete and thoughtful anthology of African thought, the areas most valuable work published as yet. Heythrop JournalBook DescriptionThis volume, comprised of 42 newly commissioned and 5 adapted essays, provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy, ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages. The essays encompass all the main branches of philosophy - l.
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This volume of newly commissioned essays provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy, ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages. ullOffers a distinctive historical treatment of African philosophy. llCovers all the main branches of philosophy as addressed in the African tradition. llIncludes accounts of pre-colonial African philosophy and contemporary political thought.lulReviewThis collection is destined to become the classic guide to the distinctive issues of concern to African philosophers today and in the past. The essays also reveal critical challenges African philosophies raise for exceptionalist and triumphalist tendencies in Western philosophy. This is a lively and intriguing text for undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in many disciplines. Sandra Harding, University of California, Los Angeles Professor Wiredu has brought together the leading scholars of African philosophy, and provided us with up-to-date assessments of such vital topics as the history of African philosophy, African philosophy and postcolonial studies, and the relationship between world view and critical thinking. This is a balanced and judicious collection that exposes the student to all the major issues and schools. Ivan Karp, Emory University The extensive bibliography confirms the existence of African philosophy and supports the argument for its rightful place alongside other philosophies. . . The essays in this book are informative and compelling. The book is a product of commendable effort and provides its readers with much enlightenment. African Studies Review this Companion goes beyond evaluating African philosophy spoken, written, sung, danced, sculpted, or painted prior to itself it becomes itself the most complete and thoughtful anthology of African thought, the areas most valuable work published as yet. Heythrop JournalBook DescriptionThis volume, comprised of 42 newly commissioned and 5 adapted essays, provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy, ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages. The essays encompass all the main branches of philosophy - l.
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