Critical conversations in African philosophy : asixoxe - let's talk /: asixoxe - let's talk. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Alena Rettová, Benedetta Lanfranchi, Miriam Pahl.
• Editors: Rettová, Alena, 1975-; Lanfranchi, Benedetta; Pahl, Miriam
• Contents: Introduction. African Philosophy from the Things Themselves Part I: Themes Chapter 1: Technology as Domination or Liberation? An Analysis of the Philosophy of Technology in Relation to African Philosophy and Development Initiatives, Aviv Milgram Chapter 2: Epistemic pragmatism and the problem of relativism: implications of comparisons between epistemic concepts in Yorùbá and English language analytic epistemology, Yola West-Dennis Chapter 3: Euphrase Kezilahabi’s thinking poetry: his philosophy, his poetics and Kerewe oral poetry. Roberto Gaudioso Chapter 4: Absurditea: The Unity of Being, the Absurd, and the Importance of the Circle in Euphrase Kezilahabi’s "Chai ya Jioni" Tom Jelpke Chapter 5: Mbiti Revisited: Acknowledging the affinity between the philosophies of time of John S. Mbiti and Edmund Husserl and asserting the importance of an inclusive philosophy of the afterlife, Claire Amaladoss Chapter 6: African versus Western Time or Philosophies of Time? Exploring the Possibilities of Philosophical Dialogue across African and Western Traditions of Thought, Benedetta Lanfranchi Part II: Sources Chapter 7: Philosophising by proxy: a hermeneutic critique of African philosophical literature from the twin imaginaries of collective or individual thought, and the divisibility of culture and philosophy, Brett Pollack Chapter 8: Found in Translation: Multilingualism and Philosoph, Ella Hiesmayr Chapter 9: Epistemology and literature: Positivism, indeterminacy, holism, and relativism in the Swahili novel, Alena Rettová Chapter 10: "If we knew the reality of things, we would be the masters of our own lives." Reflections of a West African Diviner, Louis Brenner Chapter 11: Clarity through comparative philosophy, Becca Stacey
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 199.6; Philosophy, African -- 21st century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000488104; 9781000488043; 9781003172079
• Related ISBNs: 9780367776046
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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