Kwasi Wiredu (ed.)

A Companion to African Philosophy

Herausgeber: Wiredu, Kwasi

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume, comprised of 42 newly commissioned and 5 adapted essays, provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy, ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages. The essays encompass all the main branches of philosophy - logic, epistemology, metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics, religion, and politics, among others - as these have occupied the African mind in both communal and individual conceptions. A special feature of the volume is its historical dimension, including a substantial treatment of ancient African philosophy as encountered in ancient Egypt, an extended study of medieval North African thinkers, an enlightening discussion of pre-colonial African philosophy, and a history of African political thought in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A Companion to African Philosophy is unique in its depth and breadth of coverage. It is an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to learn about African philosophy and its rich history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 255mm x 175mm x 48mm
• Gewicht: 1619g
• ISBN-13: 9780631207511
• ISBN-10: 0631207511
• Artikelnr.: 22029054

Autorenporträt

Kwasi Wiredu is Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida. His books include Philosophy and An African Culture (1981).

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introduction: African Philosophy In Our Time.

Part II. History.

Part III: Methodological Issues.

Part IV: Logic, Epistemology And Metapysics.

Part V: The Philosophy of Religion.

Part VI: Ethics And Aesthetics.

Part VII: Politics.

Part VIII: Special Topics.

Index

Rezensionen

"This collection is destined to become the classic guide to thedistinctive issues of concern to African philosophers today and inthe past. The essays also reveal critical challenges Africanphilosophies raise for 'exceptionalist' and'triumphalist' tendencies in Western philosophy. Thisis a lively and intriguing text for undergraduates, graduatestudents, and scholars in many disciplines." Sandra Harding,University of California, Los Angeles

"Professor Wiredu has brought together the leading scholars ofAfrican philosophy, and provided us with up-to-date assessments ofsuch vital topics as the history of African philosophy, Africanphilosophy and postcolonial studies, and the relationship betweenworld view and critical thinking. This is a balanced and judiciouscollection that exposes the student to all the major issues andschools." Ivan Karp, Emory University

"The extensive bibliography confirms the existence of Africanphilosophy and supports the argument for its rightful placealongside other philosophies. . . The essays in this book areinformative and compelling. The book is a product of commendableeffort and provides its readers with much enlightenment."African Studies Review

"...this Companion goes beyond evaluating Africanphilosophy spoken, written, sung, danced, sculpted, or paintedprior to itself; it becomes itself the most complete and thoughtfulanthology of African thought, the area's most valuable workpublished as yet." Heythrop Journal