Abstract
African Philosophical Adventures presents African philosophy as a convergence wherein what is African, what is philosophy, and what is an adventure enter an inter-relational and reciprocal process, each giving birth to the others. Philosophy, whether African or non-African, is an open-ended process. There is no finality in what it says about itself or about the subject matter that it investigates. John Murungi uses this sense of philosophy to guide the chapters in this book. The word “adventure” bears this sense of philosophy, and the same time informs what is to be understood as African philosophy. The singularity of African philosophy, as well as its link to other branches of philosophy, is subject to adventure. Readers of this book who are themselves adventurers in the world of philosophy will benefit greatly. For those who are not already so, it will be an invitation to undertake such an adventure.
Schlagworte
Latin studies Mount Kilamanjaro African American studies post-colonial studies humanities comparative philosophy continental philosophy african philosophy cultural studies teaching- Kapitel Ausklappen | EinklappenSeiten
- i–xiv Preface i–xiv
- 147–150 Conclusion 147–150
- 151–154 Bibliography 151–154
- 155–156 Index 155–156
- 157–158 About John Murungi 157–158