Contemporary Debates in African and Western Philosophy
Analytic and Intercultural Approaches
Contemporary Debates in African and Western Philosophy
Analytic and Intercultural Approaches
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Driven by an intercultural vision and comparative research, this is the first volume to bring together African and Western philosophical approaches to current issues in language, logic, metaphysics and ethics.
Featuring contributions from an international line up of scholars across four continents including leading contemporary African philosophers, these chapters cover a wide range of topics. They advance our understanding of the linguistic, logical, metaphysical and ethical contributions of African philosophical thought in comparison with Western traditions, fostering discussion about how they relate, and are distinct, from one another. Reinvigorating the debate in cross-cultural and global philosophy, this is a groundbreaking resource for any scholar or student of each sub-discipline.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Monique Whitaker and Jonathan O. Chimakonam
PART I: Language
1 The need to go beyond linguistic rebellion in African scholarship: A case for dis-structuring
Joseph N. Agbo and Jonathan O. Chimakonam
2 Revisiting the language question in African philosophy: Why conversationalism is a viable alternative
Chukwueloka S. Uduagwu
3 Alterity in African and Levinasian ethics: A comparative analysis
Pius M. Mosima and Mbih Jerome Tosam
4 The social nature of the human being: A metaphysical foundation for Akan ethics and the primacy of duty in Akan ethics and Chinese Confucian philosophy
Robert Elliott Allinson
5 Searching for a plausible intercultural philosophy in Africa
Dennis Masaka
PART II: Logic
6 Wiredu contra Lewis on the right modal logic
David B. Martens
7 On the system of three-valued logic: An African contribution
Jonathan O. Chimakonam
8 Contradiction is the rule of truth
Elena Ficara
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9 Formal language and philosophy
Ryan M. Nefdt
10 Why the logic of the natural language conditional needs a ceteris paribus clause
Monique Whitaker
PART III: Metaphysics
11 What is the essence of an essence? Comparing Afro-relational and Western-individualist ontologies
Thaddeus Metz
12 Becoming and balance: The metaphysical doctrines of the Anlo and process philosophy
Roseline Elorm Adzogble
13 Embracing nature: The survival of mythological narratives based on naturalistic experiences at Yorùbá communities in Brazil
Andreza Bispo dos Anjos Santos and Frederik Moreira dos Santos
14 The embodiment of moral philosophy in ancient Africa
Rob Baum
15 The African understanding of the principle of cause: A case of free will or determinism?
Joyline Gwara
16 Revisiting Asouzu's Ibuanyidanda (complementary) metaphysical theory in African philosophy: Exploring the idea of singular complementarity
Aribiah David Attoe
17 The body in Amo's philosophy of mind
Abraham Olivier
18 Event metaphysics in Lao-Tzu's notion of Tao and ?`rúnmìlà's concept of Ìwà
Emmanuel Ofuasia
Index
Product details
| Published | 24 Jun 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 9781350334045 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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