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BL
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849804
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Imbo, Samuel Oluoch.
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An Introduction to African Philosophy.
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| Publication Statement
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Lanham :: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,, 1998.
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1 online resource (177 pages)
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| ISBN
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1461636507
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: 9781461636502
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| Contents
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE Definitions of African Philosophy; CHAPTER ONE How Is African Philosophy to Be Defined?; What Is Philosophy?; Ethnophilosophical Approaches; Universalist Definitions of African Philosophy; Hermeneutical Orientations; Various Classifications of African Philosophy; The Politics of Defining African Philosophy; Conclusion; Study Questions; Notes; PART TWO Ethnophilosophy and Its Critics; CHAPTER TWO Is Ethnophilosophy Really Philosophy?; Cheikh Anta Diop: An Afrocentric Historiography.
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John S. Mbiti: A Religious EthnographyOgotemmeli's Cosmology; The Critics of Ethnophilosophy; Conclusion; Study Questions; Notes; CHAPTER THREE Is African Philosophy Unique?; Uniqueness as Negative: Placide Tempels Revisited; Uniqueness as Positive: Leopold Sedar Senghor; The Dangers of Uniqueness: Paulin Hountondji; Africa in the House of Philosophy: Kwarne Anthony Appiah; Conclusion; Study Questions; Notes; PART THREE African Philosophy Making Connections; CHAPTER FOUR What Should the Language(s) of African Philosophy Be?; Language as Collective Memory Bank.
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Written Language and Oral LanguageIn Defense of African Languages: Ngugi wa Thiong'o; In Defense of European Languages: Chinua Achebe; Conclusion; Study Questions; Notes; CHAPTER FIVE Are There Connections Among African, African American, and Feminist Philosophies?; Connections with African American Philosophy: A Tradition Born Out of Struggle; Connections with Feminism: Feminist Critiques of Western Philosophy; Conclusion; Study Questions; Notes; Conclusion; References; Index; About the Author.
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An invaluable introduction to this dynamic and growing area of study, Imbo's book synthesizes the ideas of key African philosophers into an accessible narrative. By making cross-disciplinary and transnational connections, Imbo stakes out an important place for African philosophy.
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Philosophy, African.
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PHILOSOPHY-- History Surveys-- Modern.
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Philosophy, African.
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| Dewey Classification
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199.6199/.6
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B5305 .I43 1998
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