TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hallen,Barry
TI  - Short History of African Philosophy
SN  - 9780253109187
AV  - B5305 -- .H35 2002eb 
U1  - 199/.6 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Bloomington
PB  - Indiana University Press
KW  - Philosophy, African -- History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Historical Perspective -- 2. Twentieth-Century Origins -- 3. Rationality as Culturally Universal -- 4. Rationality as Culturally Relative -- 5. Ethnophilosophy and Philosophical Sagacity -- 6. Phenomenology and Hermeneutics -- 7. Socialism and Marxism -- 8. Philosophy and Culture -- 9. Histories, Anthologies, Introductions to African Philosophy, Journals, and Web Sites -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
N2  - In this accessible book, Barry Hallen discusses the major ideas, figures,                and schools of thought in African philosophy. While drawing out critical issues in                the formation of African philosophy, Hallen focuses on the recent scholarship,                current issues, and relevant debates that have made African philosophy an important                key to understanding the rich and complex cultural heritage of Africa. Hallen builds                upon Africa's connections with Western philosophical traditions and explores African                contributions to cultural universalism, cultural relativism, phenomenology,                hermeneutics, and Marxism. Hallen also examines African challenges to Western                conceptions of philosophy by taking on questions such as whether philosophy can                exist in cultures that are significantly based in oral traditions and what may or                may not constitute philosophical texts. Among the figures whose work is discussed                are Ptah-hotep (Egypt, 3rd millennium BCE), Zar'a Ya'aqob (Abyssinia, 17th century),                Anton Wilhelm Amo (Ghana, 18th century), Paulin Hountondji, V. Y. Mudimbe, Oyeronke                Oyewumi, Kwame Anthony Appiah, and Kwasi Wiredu.This clearly written,                highly readable, and concise work will be essential for students and scholars of                African philosophy as well as readers with a wide range of interests in African                studies
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