African Philosophy Reconsidered: Africa, Religion, Race, and Philosophy

The still-nascent academic discipline of African philosophy has spent most of its energy and ink wrestling with issues of authenticity (what makes it “African”) and validity (what makes it “philosophy”). In this article, I argue for a reconsideration of these categories—“African” and “philosophy”—by...

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Main Author: Ogunnaike, Oludamini (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press [2017]
In: Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 181-216
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Africa / Philosophy / Discourse / Western world (Motif) / Tradition / Race
RelBib Classification:BS Traditional African religions
KBA Western Europe
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
VA Philosophy
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