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

• 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
• 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
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II