Conversations in African Philosophy

On Defining African Philosophy: History, Challenges, and Perspectives

The Hermeneutical Paradigm in African Philosophy

The aim of this reflection is a diachronic analysis and an appreciation of the hermeneutical paradigm in African philosophy. This paradigm raises the problem of the relationship between culture and philosophy and subsequently, the problem of the relationship between universality and particularity. In fact, it seems evident that if philosophy is not a cultural product, it is nevertheless a criti...

Groningen African Political Philosophy , 1860 - 1995

Toward Decolonizing African Philosophy and Religion

on defining african philosophy: history, challenges, and perspectives

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