Africa's Agenda - Sindima, Harvey J.
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Liberal philosophy came to Africa through colonialism: it was taught in schools, preached and supported by the churches, and maintained and encouraged by an economic system characterized by competition and maximizing profit-capitalism. Thirty years after independence, liberal philosophy continues to erode traditional values in Africa. To redirect Africans to symbols of common life and respect for persons, nationalist leaders have tried other philosophies: negritude, African socialism, and humanism. This book shows the limitations of these philosophies, and the failure of African philosophy and…mehr

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Liberal philosophy came to Africa through colonialism: it was taught in schools, preached and supported by the churches, and maintained and encouraged by an economic system characterized by competition and maximizing profit-capitalism. Thirty years after independence, liberal philosophy continues to erode traditional values in Africa. To redirect Africans to symbols of common life and respect for persons, nationalist leaders have tried other philosophies: negritude, African socialism, and humanism. This book shows the limitations of these philosophies, and the failure of African philosophy and theology to offer a paradigm for social change. The author proposes a new paradigm for transformation, one rooted in traditional thought, found in the concepts of moyo (life) and umunthu (personhood).
Autorenporträt
SIMPHIWE A. HLATSHWAYO graduated from the University of Zululand in South Africa. He came to the United States in 1978 and graduated from the State University of New York, Oneonta, with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics. He earned a Master of Arts Degree in International Affairs at Ohio University in 1983 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction in 1991 from the same university. He had been Assistant Professor of Education and Political Science at Alma College, Michigan, and Assistant Professor of Education at Binghamton University (SUNY). Most recently he was Professor of Education, Africana and Latino Studies at SUNY Oneonta.