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.
Language:
English
Pages:
237 Seiten
Series Statement:
African Systems of Thought
Keywords:
Ghana Elfenbeinküste
;
Akan
;
Religion und Gesellschaft
;
Ethnophilosophie
;
Philosophie
;
Theologie
;
Universalismus
;
Menschenrecht
;
Demokratie
;
Soziale Bedingungen
;
Anthropologie, soziale
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
Description / Table of Contents:
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:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 211-229
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