African belief and knowledge systems [[electronic resource] ] : a critical perspective / / Munyaradzi Mawere
| African belief and knowledge systems [[electronic resource] ] : a critical perspective / / Munyaradzi Mawere |
| Autore | Mawere Munyaradzi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Mankon, Bamenda, : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
| Disciplina | 121.096 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-31011-2
9956-726-28-1 9786613310118 9956-726-29-X 9956-726-39-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One; Defining Metaphysics; The Sad History of Metaphysics; Earlier Positivism; Metaphysics Rejected; The Indispensability of Metaphysics; Metaphysics a Winner? : A Critical Appraisal; Notes; Chapter Two.; Uncovering African Metaphysics; African Metaphysics' Struggle for Recognition; Beneath African Traditional Culture; The Continued Relevance of African Metaphysics; The Compatibility of African and Western Metaphysics; Notes; Chapter Three; Ontology and Concepts in African Metaphysics
The Concept of Being in African MetaphysicsThe Conception of Person in African Metaphysics; Causality and the Two Worlds of Africa; The Conception of Time in African Metaphysical Discourse; Notes; Chapter Four; The Nexus between African Metaphysics and Indigenous Epistemologies; Indigenous Knowledge System as African Epistemology; African Epistemology and the Fallacy of Science; The Persisting Link between African Epistemology and African Metaphysics; Notes; Chapter Five; African Indigenous Epistemologies; Taboos as African Epistemology System; The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Ngozi Metaphysical Epistemologies Enshrouded in Runyoka and RukwaWitchcraft as Indigenous Metaphysical Epistemology; Notes; Chapter Six; African Indigenous Ways of Knowing; Categorizing African Ways of Knowing; The Supernatural Way of Knowing; Divination; Revelation and Faith; The Natural Way; Paranormal; On Behalf of African Metaphysical Epistemology; Notes; Back cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457948803321 |
Mawere Munyaradzi
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| Mankon, Bamenda, : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African belief and knowledge systems [[electronic resource] ] : a critical perspective / / Munyaradzi Mawere
| African belief and knowledge systems [[electronic resource] ] : a critical perspective / / Munyaradzi Mawere |
| Autore | Mawere Munyaradzi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Mankon, Bamenda, : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
| Disciplina | 121.096 |
| ISBN |
1-283-31011-2
9956-726-28-1 9786613310118 9956-726-29-X 9956-726-39-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One; Defining Metaphysics; The Sad History of Metaphysics; Earlier Positivism; Metaphysics Rejected; The Indispensability of Metaphysics; Metaphysics a Winner? : A Critical Appraisal; Notes; Chapter Two.; Uncovering African Metaphysics; African Metaphysics' Struggle for Recognition; Beneath African Traditional Culture; The Continued Relevance of African Metaphysics; The Compatibility of African and Western Metaphysics; Notes; Chapter Three; Ontology and Concepts in African Metaphysics
The Concept of Being in African MetaphysicsThe Conception of Person in African Metaphysics; Causality and the Two Worlds of Africa; The Conception of Time in African Metaphysical Discourse; Notes; Chapter Four; The Nexus between African Metaphysics and Indigenous Epistemologies; Indigenous Knowledge System as African Epistemology; African Epistemology and the Fallacy of Science; The Persisting Link between African Epistemology and African Metaphysics; Notes; Chapter Five; African Indigenous Epistemologies; Taboos as African Epistemology System; The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Ngozi Metaphysical Epistemologies Enshrouded in Runyoka and RukwaWitchcraft as Indigenous Metaphysical Epistemology; Notes; Chapter Six; African Indigenous Ways of Knowing; Categorizing African Ways of Knowing; The Supernatural Way of Knowing; Divination; Revelation and Faith; The Natural Way; Paranormal; On Behalf of African Metaphysical Epistemology; Notes; Back cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781843303321 |
Mawere Munyaradzi
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| Mankon, Bamenda, : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African belief and knowledge systems : a critical perspective / / Munyaradzi Mawere
| African belief and knowledge systems : a critical perspective / / Munyaradzi Mawere |
| Autore | Mawere Munyaradzi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Mankon, Bamenda, : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
| Disciplina | 121.096 |
| Soggetto topico |
PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace |
| ISBN |
9786613310118
9781283310116 1283310112 9789956726288 9956726281 9789956726295 995672629X 9789956726394 9956726397 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One; Defining Metaphysics; The Sad History of Metaphysics; Earlier Positivism; Metaphysics Rejected; The Indispensability of Metaphysics; Metaphysics a Winner? : A Critical Appraisal; Notes; Chapter Two.; Uncovering African Metaphysics; African Metaphysics' Struggle for Recognition; Beneath African Traditional Culture; The Continued Relevance of African Metaphysics; The Compatibility of African and Western Metaphysics; Notes; Chapter Three; Ontology and Concepts in African Metaphysics
The Concept of Being in African MetaphysicsThe Conception of Person in African Metaphysics; Causality and the Two Worlds of Africa; The Conception of Time in African Metaphysical Discourse; Notes; Chapter Four; The Nexus between African Metaphysics and Indigenous Epistemologies; Indigenous Knowledge System as African Epistemology; African Epistemology and the Fallacy of Science; The Persisting Link between African Epistemology and African Metaphysics; Notes; Chapter Five; African Indigenous Epistemologies; Taboos as African Epistemology System; The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Ngozi Metaphysical Epistemologies Enshrouded in Runyoka and RukwaWitchcraft as Indigenous Metaphysical Epistemology; Notes; Chapter Six; African Indigenous Ways of Knowing; Categorizing African Ways of Knowing; The Supernatural Way of Knowing; Divination; Revelation and Faith; The Natural Way; Paranormal; On Behalf of African Metaphysical Epistemology; Notes; Back cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910973460103321 |
Mawere Munyaradzi
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| Mankon, Bamenda, : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Knowledge cultures [[electronic resource] ] : comparative Western and African epistemology / / edited by Bert Hamminga
| Knowledge cultures [[electronic resource] ] : comparative Western and African epistemology / / edited by Bert Hamminga |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; New York, N.Y., : Rodopi, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (182 p.) |
| Disciplina | 121.096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HammingaBert <1951->
AppiahAnthony MuseveniYoweri <1944-> NowakLeszek |
| Collana | Poznań studies in the philosophy of the sciences and the humanities |
| Soggetto topico |
Knowledge, Theory of - Africa
Philosophy, African |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
94-012-0294-X
1-4237-9102-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / Bert Hamminga -- INTRODUCTION / Bert Hamminga -- THE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE / Yoweri K. Museveni -- AFRICAN STUDIES AND THE CONCEPT OF KNOWLEDGE / Kwame Anthony Appiah -- EPISTEMOLOGY FROM THE AFRICAN POINT OF VIEW / Bert Hamminga -- LANGUAGE, REALITY AND TRUTH: THE AFRICAN POINT OF VIEW / Bert Hamminga -- ON THE COLLECTIVE SUBJECTS IN EPISTEMOLOGY: THE MARXIST CASE AND A PROBLEM FOR THE AFRICAN VIEWPOINT / Leszek Nowak -- THE POZNAŃ VIEW: HOW TO MEAN WHAT YOU SAY / Bert Hamminga -- CONTRIBUTORS / Kwame Anthony Appiah -- INDEX AND GLOSSARY / Bert Hamminga -- POZNAŃ STUDIES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE SCIENCES AND THE HUMANITIES / Bert Hamminga. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451526603321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; New York, N.Y., : Rodopi, 2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Knowledge cultures [[electronic resource] ] : comparative Western and African epistemology / / edited by Bert Hamminga
| Knowledge cultures [[electronic resource] ] : comparative Western and African epistemology / / edited by Bert Hamminga |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; New York, N.Y., : Rodopi, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (182 p.) |
| Disciplina | 121.096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HammingaBert <1951->
AppiahAnthony MuseveniYoweri <1944-> NowakLeszek |
| Collana | Poznań studies in the philosophy of the sciences and the humanities |
| Soggetto topico |
Knowledge, Theory of - Africa
Philosophy, African |
| ISBN |
94-012-0294-X
1-4237-9102-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / Bert Hamminga -- INTRODUCTION / Bert Hamminga -- THE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE / Yoweri K. Museveni -- AFRICAN STUDIES AND THE CONCEPT OF KNOWLEDGE / Kwame Anthony Appiah -- EPISTEMOLOGY FROM THE AFRICAN POINT OF VIEW / Bert Hamminga -- LANGUAGE, REALITY AND TRUTH: THE AFRICAN POINT OF VIEW / Bert Hamminga -- ON THE COLLECTIVE SUBJECTS IN EPISTEMOLOGY: THE MARXIST CASE AND A PROBLEM FOR THE AFRICAN VIEWPOINT / Leszek Nowak -- THE POZNAŃ VIEW: HOW TO MEAN WHAT YOU SAY / Bert Hamminga -- CONTRIBUTORS / Kwame Anthony Appiah -- INDEX AND GLOSSARY / Bert Hamminga -- POZNAŃ STUDIES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE SCIENCES AND THE HUMANITIES / Bert Hamminga. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777650303321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; New York, N.Y., : Rodopi, 2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Knowledge Production and the Search for Epistemic Liberation in Africa / / edited by Dennis Masaka
| Knowledge Production and the Search for Epistemic Liberation in Africa / / edited by Dennis Masaka |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (233 pages) |
| Disciplina |
121
121.096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy, African
Knowledge, Theory of African Philosophy Epistemology |
| ISBN |
9783031079658
9783031079641 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter. 1. Introduction -- Chapter. 2. Epistemicide’ and Epistemic Emancipation in Africa – Problems and Promises -- Chapter. 3. Knowledge production and the Liberation agenda in Africa -- Chapter. 4. Decolonisation as self-recovery: the path to intellectual independence -- Chapter. 5. Colonial legacy and knowledge production in Africa: Re-echoing the need for epistemic decolonisation -- Chapter. 6. A critical exposition of ‘alternative’ site(s) of knowledge production in Africa: Decentering the African university -- Chapter. 7. African Epistemic liberation through knowledge democratisation -- Chapter. 8. How African Logic can dissipate the Question of Originality and Knowledge Production in Africa -- Chapter. 9. Africanising Institutional Culture: What Is Possible and Plausible -- Chapter. 10. 'Africa’s Knowledge and the Quest for Epistemic Liberation in a COVID-19 Crisis -- Chapter. 11. Religiosity and African Epistemology -- Chapter. 12. Ukama ethic and Covid-19 pandemic: Countervailing social distancing-induced exclusive individualism in (southern) African university -- Chapter. 13. African Indigenous Knowledge and the management of COVID-19 pandemic -- Chapter. 14. African Knowledge Systems: Shona Paremiology in Promoting Morals, Peace and Human Security -- Chapter. 15. A Yòrùbá Worldview on the Compatibility of Human and Nonhuman Animal Relations (HAR) with Environmental Sustainability. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910592989403321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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