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Author_Harvey J. Sindima
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Race and Ethnicity: African American Studies
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- ISBN 9780313294792
- Weight: 624g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 20 Oct 1995
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Liberal philosophy came to Africa through colonialism: it was taught in schools, preached and supported by the churches, and maintained and encouraged by an economic system characterized by competition and maximizing profit—capitalism. Thirty years after independence, liberal philosophy continues to erode traditional values in Africa. To redirect Africans to symbols of common life and respect for persons, nationalist leaders have tried other philosophies: negritude, African socialism, and humanism. This book shows the limitations of these philosophies, and the failure of African philosophy and theology to offer a paradigm for social change. The author proposes a new paradigm for transformation, one rooted in traditional thought, found in the concepts of moyo (life) and umunthu (personhood).
HARVEY J. SINDIMA is currently Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. He is the author of The Legacy of Scottish Missionaries in Malawi (1992), and Drums of Redemption: An Introduction to African Christianity (Greenwood, 1994).
