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Consolationism and comparative African philosophy : beyond universalism and particularism / Ada Agada ; foreword by Bryan W. Van Norden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Agada, Ada, author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in African philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy, African--20th century.
- Philosophy, African.
- Philosophy, African--21st century.
- Consolation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
- System Details:
- text file
- Biography/History:
- Ada Agada is a Nigerian philosopher and author of Existence and Consolation: Reinventing Ontology, Gnosis, and Values in African Philosophy, a 2015 CHOICE's Outstanding Academic Title (OAT) award winner. He was educated in Nigeria and has held research fellowships in Africa and Europe. He has published widely in international publishing outlets and has also taught philosophy courses in Africa and Europe. He is currently a senior researcher at the Conversational School of Philosophy (CSP), Calabar, Nigeria.
- Contents:
- Ethnophilosophy in the African Philosophical Canon
- The Perennial Challenge: Transcending the Universalism-Particularism Divide
- Transcending the Universalism-Particularism Divide
- The Challenge of Consolationism
- The Consolationist System
- On God and Nature
- Homo Melancholicus
- Cross-cultural and Comparative Philosophy as Moral Conversation
- Consolation Philosophy's Challenge to German Philosophy and Western Existentialist Thought
- The Intellectual Love of God in a Comparative Context.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 21, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Agada, Ada. Consolationism and comparative African philosophy
- ISBN:
- 9781003172123
- 1003172121
- 9781000476514
- 1000476510
- 9781000476552
- 1000476553
- Publisher Number:
- 40030883994
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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