An essay on African philosophical thought : the Akan conceptual scheme

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    • Gyekye, Kwame

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An essay on African philosophical thought : the Akan conceptual scheme

Kwame Gyekye

Temple University Press, 1995

Rev. ed

  • pbk. : alk. paper

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-245) and indexes

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pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9781566393805

内容説明

African philosopher Gyekye defines the main principles of a distinct African philosophy

目次

Preface to the Revised Edition Acknowledgments to the Revised Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments to the First Edition Guide to the Pronunciation of Akan Words Part I: The Question of Philosophy in African Culture 1. On the Denial of Traditional Thought as Philosophy 2. Philosophy and Culture Sources of African Philosophical Thought Collective and Individual Thought Language and Philosophical Thought On Defining African Philosophy: Some Proposals 3. Methodological Problems False Impressions about the Unwritten Character of African Traditional Philosophy Difficulties Besetting the Study of African Traditional Philosophy Part II: The Akan Conceptual Scheme 4. The Akan Conception of Philosophy 5. Concepts of Being and Causality God and the Other Categories of Being Causality 6. The Concept of a Person Okra (Soul) Sunsum (Spirit) Relation of Okra and Sunsum Relation of Okra (Soul) and Honam (Body) Akan Psychology and Freud Conclusion 7. Destiny, Free Will, and Responsibility Basis of Belief in Destiny Nature of the Concept Causality, Fate, Free Will, and Responsibility The Problem of Evil 8. Foundations of Ethics Religion and Morality in Akan Thought The Social and Humanistic Basis of Akan Morality 9. Ethics and Character The Akan Word for "Ethics" The Centrality of Character (Suban) in Akan Ethics 10. The Individual and the Social Order Communalism as a Social Theory The Tensions of Individualism 11. Philosophy, Logic, and the Akan Language The Mind-Body Problem Time Existence, Predication, and Identity The Ontological Argument Subject and Predicate Conclusions Part III: Toward an African Philosophy 12. On the Idea of African Philosophy The Need not to Generalize Common Features in African Cultures The Community of Cultural Elements and Ideas Conclusion: The Legitimacy of Talking of African Philosophy Notes Select Bibliography Name Index Subject Index
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ISBN 9781566393836

内容説明

In this sustained and nuanced attempt to define a genuinely African philosophy, Kwame Gyekye rejects the idea that an African philosophy consists simply of the work of Africans writing on philosophy. It must, Gyekye argues, arise from African thought itself, relate to the culture out of which it grows, and provide the possibility of a continuation of a philosophy linked to culture. Offering a philosophical clarification and interpretation of the concepts in the ontology, philosophical psychology, theology, and ethics of the Akan of Ghana, Gyekye argues that critical analyses of specific traditional African modes of thought are necessary to develop a distinctively African philosophy as well as cultural values in the modern world. Kwame Gyekye, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Ghana, is currently a Visiting Professor of Philosophy and African American studies at Temple University. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including "The Unexamined Life: Philosophy and the African Experience".

目次

Preface to the Revised Edition Acknowledgments to the Revised Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments to the First Edition Guide to the Pronunciation of Akan Words Part I: The Question of Philosophy in African Culture 1. On the Denial of Traditional Thought as Philosophy 2. Philosophy and Culture Sources of African Philosophical Thought Collective and Individual Thought Language and Philosophical Thought On Defining African Philosophy: Some Proposals 3. Methodological Problems False Impressions about the Unwritten Character of African Traditional Philosophy Difficulties Besetting the Study of African Traditional Philosophy Part II: The Akan Conceptual Scheme 4. The Akan Conception of Philosophy 5. Concepts of Being and Causality God and the Other Categories of Being Causality 6. The Concept of a Person Okra (Soul) Sunsum (Spirit) Relation of Okra and Sunsum Relation of Okra (Soul) and Honam (Body) Akan Psychology and Freud Conclusion 7. Destiny, Free Will, and Responsibility Basis of Belief in Destiny Nature of the Concept Causality, Fate, Free Will, and Responsibility The Problem of Evil 8. Foundations of Ethics Religion and Morality in Akan Thought The Social and Humanistic Basis of Akan Morality 9. Ethics and Character The Akan Word for "Ethics" The Centrality of Character (Suban) in Akan Ethics 10. The Individual and the Social Order Communalism as a Social Theory The Tensions of Individualism 11. Philosophy, Logic, and the Akan Language The Mind-Body Problem Time Existence, Predication, and Identity The Ontological Argument Subject and Predicate Conclusions Part III: Toward an African Philosophy 12. On the Idea of African Philosophy The Need not to Generalize Common Features in African Cultures The Community of Cultural Elements and Ideas Conclusion: The Legitimacy of Talking of African Philosophy Notes Select Bibliography Name Index Subject Index

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