Atụọlụ Ọmalụ : some unanswered questions in contemporary African philosophy / edited by Jonathan O. Chimakonam.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chimakonam, Jonathan O.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy--Africa.

Philosophy.

Africa.

Physical Description:

xviii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Atuolu Omalu

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2015]

Summary:

The story of African philosophy is surrounded by controversy. Decades after the "great debate" over its mere existence, many vital questions have been left unanswered. From examining the origins of African philosophy to addressing fundamental issues in ontology, epistemology, ethics, and political thought, this collection of essays brings fresh insight to questions both old and new. First time readers and seasoned scholars alike will find this book to be an essential resource in African thought. Atuolu Omalu gives shape and direction to a hitherto formless discipline and heralds an exciting future for African philosophy. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Dating and Periodization Questions in African Philosophy / Jonathan O. Chimakonam Chimakonam, Jonathan O. 9

2 The Question of Being in African Philosophy: A Case for Ibuanyidanda Ontology / Innocent I. Asouzu Asouzu, Innocent I. 35

3 The Question of Moral Paradigm in African Philosophy: A Case for Communocentric Ethics / Mulumba I. Obiajuhi Obiajuhi, Mulumba I. 53

4 The Knowledge Question in African Philosophy: A Case for Cogno-Normative (Complementary) Epistemology / Jonathan O. Chimakonam Chimakonam, Jonathan O. 67

5 The Logic Question in African Philosophy: Between the Horns of Irredentism and Jingoism / Uduma O. Uduma Uduma, Uduma O. 83

6 The Criteria Question in African Philosophy: Escape from the Horns of Jingoism and Afrocentrism / Jonathan O. Chimakonam Chimakonam, Jonathan O. 101

7 The Ideology Question in African Philosophy: A Case for Tradition and the Quest for Democracy in Africa / Olusegun Oladipo Oladipo, Olusegun 125

8 African Philosophy: Some Basic Questions / Bruce B. Janz Janz, Bruce B. 131

9 The Question of Cultural Imperialism in African Philosophy / Edwin Etieyibo Etieyibo, Edwin 147

10 The Transliteration Question in African Philosophy / Godfrey O. Ozumba Ozumba, Godfrey O. 171

11 The Question of Culture of Philosophy in Africa / Adebayo A. Aina Aina, Adebayo A., Olatunji A. Oyeshile Oyeshile, Olatunji A. 187

12 The Question of Conceptual Decolonization in African Philosophy and the Problem of the Language of African Philosophy: A Critique of Kwasi Wiredu and a Proposal for Conceptual Mandelanization in the Africa We Know / Mesembe I. Edet Edet, Mesembe I. 197

13 The Question of the West and the Rest of Us in African Philosophy / Joseph N. Agbo Agbo, Joseph N. 219

14 The Future Question in African Philosophy / Ada Agada Agada, Ada 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780761864547

0761864547

OCLC:

884808654