African Philosophy As Cultural Inquiry

Name: African Philosophy As Cultural Inquiry
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ISBN: 9780253214171

ISBN-10: 0253214173

ISBN-13: 9780253214171

Edition: 2000

Authors: Ivan Karp, D. A. Masolo, D. A. Masolo, D. A. Masolo

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What is the intellectual, social, cultural, and political territory of African philosophy? What directions will African philosophy take in the future? What problems will it face? In ten probing essays by distinguished African, European, and American scholars, African Philosophy as Cultural Inquiry examines the role of African philosophy at the opening of the new millennium. Here philosophy cuts across disciplinary boundaries to embrace ideas taken from history, literary studies, anthropology, and art. Addressing topics such as the progress of philosophical discourse, knowledge and modes of thought, the relevance of philosophy for cultures that are still largely based on traditional values,…

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List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 11/22/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English

Ivan Karp is National Endowment for the Humanities Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Public Scholarship at Emory University. He is author of Fields of Change among the Iteso of Kenya.D. A. Masolo is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Louisville. He is author of African Philosophy in Search of Identity (published by Indiana University Press).



Acknowledgments


Introduction: African Philosophy as Cultural Inquiry




Power, Personhood, and AgencyIntroduction to







"Tok Af, Lef Af": A Political Economy of Temne Techniques of Secrecy and Self




Islam Among the Humours: Destiny and Agency Among the




Some African Conceptions of Person: A Critique Didier




Knowledge and DiscourseIntroduction to



Ivan Karp




The Play of Deconstruction in the Speech of Africa: The Role of "Pakruok" and "Ngero" in Telling Culture in Dholuo




Personhood and Art: Social Change and Commentary Among the




Forging Unions and Negotiating Ambivalence: Personhood and Complex Agency in Okiek Marriage Arrangement Corinne




African Discourses on DevelopmentIntroduction to



Ivan Karp




Our Problem of Knowledge: Brief Reflections on Knowledge and Development in Africa




The Topic of Change




Cheri Samba's Postcolonial Reinvention of Modernity Bogumil




Luo Perspectives on Knowledge and Development



Contributors


Index