An Essay on African Philosophical Thought

An Essay on African Philosophical Thought
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Publisher : Temple University Press
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 1566393809
ISBN-13 : 9781566393805
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Download or read book An Essay on African Philosophical Thought written by Kwame Gyekye and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sustained and nuanced attempt to define a genuinely African philosophy, Kwame Gyekye rejects the idea that an African philosophy consists simply of the work of Africans writing on philosophy. It must, Gyekye argues, arise from African thought itself, relate to the culture out of which it grows, and provide the possibility of a continuation of a philosophy linked to culture. Offering a philosophical clarification and theology, and ethics of the Akan of Ghana, Gyekye argues that critical analyses of specific traditional African modes of thought are necessary to develop a distinctively African philosophy as well as cultural values in the modern world. --


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