African Philosophy in Search of Identity
"... a great read. It is masterfully presented, and is an ideal text both for advanced undergraduates and graduate students." —International Journal of African Historical Studies\ "... a detailed, critical guide to fifty years of African philosophy... " —Teaching Philosophy\ "Masolo offers an expansive and lucidly panoramic view of the origin and developments in African philosophy." —Africa Today\ "The excellence of this book lies in the wealth of perspectives that it brings to the discussion...
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"... a great read. It is masterfully presented, and is an ideal text both for advanced undergraduates and graduate students." — International Journal of African Historical Studies"... a detailed, critical guide to fifty years of African philosophy... " — Teaching Philosophy"Masolo offers an expansive and lucidly panoramic view of the origin and developments in African philosophy." — Africa Today"The excellence of this book lies in the wealth of perspectives that it brings to the discussion on what constitutes philosophy, rationality, and meaningful reflection. It is both thought provoking and illuminating." — EthicsA Kenyan philosopher surveys themes and debates in African philosophy over the last five decades. Masolo's purview includes Francophone and Anglophone philosophers in both the analytic and phenomenological traditions.
Acknowledgments1Logocentrism and Emotivism: Two Systems in Struggle for Control of Identity12Tempels and the Setting of Ethnophilosophy463Systematic Ethnophilosophy684Language and Reality845Cultures Without Time? Mbiti's Religious Ethnology1036Mysticism, Science, Philosophy, and Rationality: The Analytic Point of View1247Excavating Africa in Western Discourse1478"Tradition" and "Modernity": The Role of Reason194Conclusion: Experience and African Philosophy247Notes253Bibliography275Index293
