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African philosophy : new and traditional perspectives / / edited by Lee M. Brown



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Titolo: African philosophy : new and traditional perspectives / / edited by Lee M. Brown Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 pages)
Disciplina: 199/.67
Soggetto topico: Philosophy, African
Altri autori: BrownLee M  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-186) and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: Akan and Euro-American concepts of the person / K. Anthony Appiah --Truth and an African language / Kwasi Wiredu --An outline of a theory of destiny / Segun Gbadegesin --Personal identity in African metaphysics / Leke Adeofe --The concept of the person in Luo modes of thought / D.A. Masolo --Physical and metaphysical understanding: nature, agency, and causation in African traditional thought / I.A. Menkiti --Witchcraft, science, and the paranormal in contemporary African philosophy / Albert Mosley --Understanding and ontology in traditional African thought / Lee M. Brown --Selected bibliography of epistemological and metaphysical perspectives in African philosophical thought.
Sommario/riassunto: This is a collection of essays that address epistemological and metaphysical concerns that have emerged from the sub-Saharan regions of Africa. The focus of the book is on traditional African conceptions of mind, person, personal identity, truth knowledge, understanding, objectivity and reality.
Titolo autorizzato: African philosophy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-028331-9
0-19-978582-1
0-19-802737-0
1-281-98893-6
9786611988937
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910825590403321
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