Understanding African Philosophy
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Africa's Socialism
African development discourse
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African Philosophy
African Socialism
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civic responsibility theory
Collective African Identity
communal values
context
cross-cultural philosophical analysis
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Human Suffering
Iconic Forms
Intricate Weave
justice
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Kwasi Wiredu
Marcien Towa
Moderate Communitarianism
Modern African Philosophy
Negritude Movement
Nomonde Calata
Odera Oruka
oral tradition studies
Philosophic Sagacity
postcolonial ethics
restorative
Restorative Justice
Sage Philosophy
Supererogatory Acts
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William Kentridge
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Product details
- ISBN 9780415939362
- Weight: 550g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 03 Apr 2002
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Understanding African Philosophy serves as a critical guide to some of the most important issues in modern African philosophy. Richard Bell introduces readers to the complexity of Africa, the legacy of colonialism, the challenges of post independence Africa, and other recent developments in African Philosophy. Chapters discuss the value of African oral and written texts for philosophy, concepts of negritude, African socialism, and race, as well as current discussions in international development ethics connected to poverty and human suffering. Two chapters are focused on moral issues related to community, justice, and civic responsibility. Bell's sensitivity to and engagement with the complications of cross-cultural understandings help non-African readers connect with African culture and thought.
Richard H. Bell is Professor of Philosophy at the College of Wooster. He is the author of several books including Simone Weil: The Way of Justice as Compassion (1998), co-author of Seeds of the Spirit: Wisdom of the TwentiethCentury (1995) and editor of Simone Weil's Philosophy ofCulture (1993).
