Cultural universals and particulars an African perspective
The eminent Ghanaian philosopher Kwasi Wiredu confronts the paradox that while Western cultures recoil from claims of universality, previously colonized peoples, seeking to redefine their identities, insist on cultural particularities. Wiredu's exposition of the principles of African traditiona...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Bloomington, Ind. u.a.
Indiana Univ. Pr.
1996
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| Schriftenreihe: | African systems of thought
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Akan (African people)
> Religion
> Social conditions
> Particularism (Theology)
> Philosophy, African
> Philosophy, Akan
> Universalism
> Afrika (insgesamt)
> Kultur/Sprache/Kunst
> Afrika
> Ghana
> Elfenbeinküste
> Akan
> Soziale Situation
> Philosophie
> Afrikanische Philosophie
> Universalismus
> Partikularismus
> Theologie
> Wiredu, Kwasi
> Kulturphilosophie
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | The eminent Ghanaian philosopher Kwasi Wiredu confronts the paradox that while Western cultures recoil from claims of universality, previously colonized peoples, seeking to redefine their identities, insist on cultural particularities. Wiredu's exposition of the principles of African traditional philosophy is not purely theoretical; he shows how certain aspects of African political thought may be applied to the practical resolution of some of Africa's most pressing problems Introduction: The Universal and the Particular -- Part 1. General considerations -- Part 2. Religion and Morality -- Part 3. Conceptual Contrasts -- Part 4. Democracy and Human Rights -- Index |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-229) and index |
| Beschreibung: | 237 Seiten 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0253332095 0-253-33209-5 9780253332097 978-0-253-33209-7 0253210801 0-253-21080-1 9780253210807 978-0-253-21080-7 |