Debating African philosophy: perspectives on identity, decolonial ethics, and comparative philosophy

In African countries there has been a surge of intellectual interest in foregrounding ideas and thinkers of African origin--in philosophy as in other disciplines--that have been unjustly ignored or marginalized. African scholars have demonstrated that precolonial African cultures generated ideas and...

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Contributors: Hull, George (Editor) ; Ntsebeza, Lungisile (Writer of preface)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2019
In:Year: 2019
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Africa / Africa / Philosophy / African philosophy / Scientific research center / Teaching / Slavery
Further subjects:B Slavery (Africa) Philosophy
B Philosophy, African
B Philosophy, African Study and teaching
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:In African countries there has been a surge of intellectual interest in foregrounding ideas and thinkers of African origin--in philosophy as in other disciplines--that have been unjustly ignored or marginalized. African scholars have demonstrated that precolonial African cultures generated ideas and arguments which were at once truly philosophical and distinctively African, and several contemporary African thinkers are now established figures in the philosophical mainstream. Yet, despite the universality of its themes, relevant contributions from African philosophy have rarely permeated global philosophical debates. Critical intellectual excavation has also tended to prioritize precolonial thought, overlooking more recent sources of home-grown philosophical thinking such as Africa's intellectually rich liberation movements. This book demonstrates the potential for constructive interchange between currents of thought from African philosophy and other intellectual currents within philosophy. Chapters authored by leading and emerging scholars: recover philosophical thinkers and currents of ideas within Africa and about Africa, bringing them into dialogue with contemporary mainstream philosophy; foreground the relevance of African theorizing to contemporary debates in epistemology, philosophy of language, moral/political philosophy, philosophy of race, environmental ethics and the metaphysics of disability; make new interventions within on-going debates in African philosophy; consider ways in which philosophy can become epistemically inclusive, interrogating the contemporary call for 'decolonization' of philosophy. Showing how foregrounding Africa--its ideas, thinkers and problems--can help with the project of renewing and improving the discipline of philosophy worldwide, this book will stimulate and challenge everyone with an interest in philosophy, and is essential reading for upper-level undergraduate students, postgraduate students and scholars of African and Africana philosophy
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the contributors -- Foreword -- Notes -- References -- Introduction -- African philosophy -- Decolonising philosophy -- Philosophy and African liberation movements -- Comparative perspectives -- Notes -- References -- Part I Decolonising philosophy -- Chapter 1 Ottobah Cugoano's place in the history of political philosophy: slavery and the philosophical canon -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Decolonizing bioethics via African philosophy: moral neocolonialism as a bioethical problem -- Denying moral neocolonialism is a problem for bioethics -- Direct moral neocolonialism in African bioethical contexts -- Indirect moral neocolonialism in African bioethical contexts -- African philosophical resources for overcoming moral neocolonialism -- Objections and replies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 A philosophy without memory cannot abolish slavery: on epistemic justice in South Africa -- Introduction -- Approach -- "History" is his-story, it is yet to be our story -- The ethical necessity for a philosophy of memory for Africa -- Re-member this -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part II Race, justice, identity -- Chapter 4 Neville Alexander and the non-racialism of the Unity Movement -- NEUM non-racialism: the double lock -- Between racialism and blindness to racialisation: Alexander on 'colour-caste' -- An unkept promise: Neville Alexander's post-Apartheid social criticism -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Biko on non-white and black: improving social reality -- Biko's definitions of non-white and black -- Non-white in the context of Fanon -- Fanon's paradoxes -- Biko: from deprivation of recognition to deprivation of agency -- Non-white and the inclusiveness of Biko's categories -- Fundamentality and negativity in categories -- Biko's category black -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 Black autarchy/white domination: fractured language and racial politics during Apartheid and beyond via Biko and Lyotard -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 Impartiality, partiality and privilege: the view from South Africa -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- Notes -- References -- Part III Moral debates -- Chapter 8 Making sense of survivor's guilt: why it is justified by an African ethic -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Survivor's guilt: unreasonable by Western moral theory -- 3 An African theory of moral virtue -- 4 Survivor's guilt as prizing communion -- 5 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9 African philosophy and nonhuman nature -- Introduction -- Anthropocentrism and its ethical standpoint -- African (Bantu) metaphysical worldview: Placide Tempels' force thesis -- African metaphysical worldview: beings and community -- Worries for my views and some responses -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 10 On cultural universals and particulars -- Introduction -- Cultural universals, particulars and fundamentals -- Wiredu and Oruka on cultural universals: a reconstruction -- Appraisal of Wiredu's response to Oruka -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11 The Metz method and 'African ethics' -- Notes -- References -- Part IV Meta-philosophy -- Chapter 12 The edges of (African) philosophy -- 1 On questions and philosophy -- 2 Creating concepts -- 3 How to not be stupid -- 4 The edges of thought: Ramose and Ubuntu -- 5 Conclusion -- Sources -- Chapter 13 Is philosophy bound by language? Some case studies from African philosophy -- Introduction -- How might philosophy be bound by language? -- Hallen and Sodipo on knowledge -- Wiredu on truth -- Verran on numbers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 14 African philosophy in the context of a university -- 1 Identity, uniqueness and difference -- 2 Universality and particularity -- 3 African philosophy and the idea of a university -- 4 African philosophy and ideology -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Part V Comparative perspectives -- Chapter 15 Relational normative thought in Ubuntu and Neo-republicanism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Relational thought based on Ubuntu -- 3 Relational thought in Neo-republicanism -- 4 Four dimensions of relational thought -- 5 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 16 African philosophy, disability, and the social conception of the self -- Identity 'out there' -- Identity 'from the inside' -- Notes -- References -- Index
Ottobah Cugoano's place in the history of political philosophy : slavery and the philosophical canon / Robert Bernasconi -- Decolonizing bioethics via African philosophy : moral neocolonialism as a bioethical problem / Rebecca Bamford -- A philosophy without memory cannot abolish slavery : on epistemic justice in South Africa / Mogobe Ramose -- Neville Alexander and the non-racialism of the unity movement / George Hull -- Biko on non-white and black : improving social reality / Brian Epstein -- Black autarchy/white domination : fractured language and racial politics during Apartheid and beyond via Biko and Lyotard / Sergio Alloggio, Mbongisi Dyantyi, Barney Pityana -- Impartiality, partiality and privilege : the view from South Africa / Samantha Vice -- Making sense of survivor's guilt : why it is justified by an African ethic / Thaddeus Metz -- African philosophy and nonhuman nature / Edwin Etieyibo -- On cultural universals and particulars / Uchenna Okeja -- The Metz method and "African ethics" / Tom P.S. Angier -- The edges of (African) philosophy / Bruce B. Janz -- Is philosophy bound by language? : Some case studies from African philosophy / Bernhard Weiss -- African philosophy in the context of a university / Oritsegbubemi A. Oyowe -- Relational normative thought in Ubuntu and neo-republicanism / Dorothea Gädeke -- African philosophy, disability, and the social conception of the self / Julie E. Maybee
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1138344958