The African philosophy reader : a text with readings / / edited by P.H. Coetzee and A.P.J. Roux

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822199103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Routledge, 2003
• ISBN: 1-135-88418-8; 1-138-13071-0; 1-135-88419-6; 1-280-10962-9; 0-203-49322-2
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (813 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CoetzeeP. H <1949-> (Pieter Hendrik); RouxA. P. J
• Disciplina: 199/.6
• Soggetti: Philosophy, African
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: BOOK COVER; HALF TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1. DISCOURSES ON AFRICA; 2. TRENDS IN AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY; 3. METAPHYSICAL THINKING IN AFRICA; 4. EPISTEMOLOGY AND THE TRADITION IN AFRICA; 5. MORALITY IN AFRICAN THOUGHT; 6. RACE AND GENDER; 7. JUSTICE AND RESTITUTION IN AFRICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT; 8. AFRICA IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Divided into eight sections, each with introductory essays, the selections offer rich and detailed insights into a diverse multinational philosophical landscape. Revealed in this pathbreaking work is the way in which traditional philosophical issues related to ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology, for instance, take on specific forms in Africa's postcolonial struggles. Much of its moral, political, and social philosophy is concerned with the turbulent processes of embracing modern identities while protecting ancient cultures.