ISBN:
0-253-33209-5
,
978-0-253-33209-7
,
0-253-21080-1
,
978-0-253-2108
,
0-70-253-33209-5 /Hb.
,
978-0-253-33209-7 /Hb.
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
237 Seiten
Serie:
African Systems of Thought
Schlagwort(e):
Ghana Elfenbeinküste
;
Akan
;
Religion und Gesellschaft
;
Ethnophilosophie
;
Philosophie
;
Theologie
;
Universalismus
;
Menschenrecht
;
Demokratie
;
Soziale Bedingungen
;
Anthropologie, soziale
Kurzfassung:
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
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
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
Anmerkung:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 211-229
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