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African philosophy cannot be a thing.

  • Published In: Metaphilosophy, 2024, v. 55, n. 3. P. 381 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Odeyemi, Idowu 3 of 3

Abstract

This essay unpacks several arguments about the metaphilosophic nature of African philosophy and charts a way through the problems these arguments encounter. It argues that we must be careful in our attempt to define African philosophy conceptually. Because to define it is to limit it—and to limit it is to conserve it and lead it to a cesspool. It also argues that finding a single meaning for African philosophy is not a rich endeavour, because, just like Western philosophy, African philosophy should not be a thing but be a vast array of things. The argument, one hopes, is taken as a normative rather than a merely prescriptive enterprise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Metaphilosophy. 2024/07, Vol. 55, Issue 3, p381
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Religion and Philosophy
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0026-1068
  • DOI:10.1111/meta.12693
  • Accession Number:178683672
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