ISBN:
0253332095
,
9780253332097
,
0253210801
,
9780253210807
,
9780253332097
,
9780253210807
,
0253332095
,
0253210801
Language:
English
Pages:
237 Seiten
,
25 cm
Series Statement:
African systems of thought
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Wiredu, Kwasi Cultural universals and particulars
Keywords:
Akan (African people) Religion
;
Akan (African people) Social conditions
;
Particularism (Theology)
;
Philosophy, African
;
Philosophy, Akan
;
Universalism
;
Afrika (insgesamt) Kultur/Sprache/Kunst
;
Philosophy, Akan
;
Akan (African people)
;
Religion
;
Akan (African people)
;
Social conditions
;
Philosophy, African
;
Universalism
;
Particularism (Theology)
;
Afrika
;
Ghana
;
Elfenbeinküste
;
Akan
;
Religion
;
Soziale Situation
;
Philosophie
;
Afrikanische Philosophie
;
Universalismus
;
Partikularismus
;
Theologie
;
Wiredu, Kwasi 1931-
;
Afrika
;
Philosophie
;
Universalismus
;
Kulturphilosophie
;
Partikularismus
Abstract:
The eminent Ghanaian philosopher Kwasi Wiredu confronts the paradox that while Western cultures recoil from claims of universality, previously colonized peoples, seeking to redefine their identities, insist on cultural particularities. Wiredu's exposition of the principles of African traditional philosophy is not purely theoretical; he shows how certain aspects of African political thought may be applied to the practical resolution of some of Africa's most pressing problems
Abstract:
Introduction: The Universal and the Particular -- Part 1. General considerations -- Part 2. Religion and Morality -- Part 3. Conceptual Contrasts -- Part 4. Democracy and Human Rights -- Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-229) and index
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