{"product_id":"african-philosophy-second-edition-9780253210968","title":"African Philosophy Second Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAttacks a myth popularized by ethno-philosophers such as Placide Tempels and Alexis Kagame that there is an indigenous, collective African philosophy separate and distinct from the Western philosophical tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hountondji ... writes not as an 'African' philosopher but as a philosopher on Africa... Hountondji's deep understanding of any civilization as necessarily pluralistic, and often even self-contradicting as it evolves, is simply magisterial... This is a precious gem of a book for anyone who wishes to reflect on civilization and culture.\" Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the second edition\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Abiola Irele\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One: Arguments\u003cbr\u003e1. An alienated literature\u003cbr\u003e2. History of a myth\u003cbr\u003e3. African philosophy, myth, and reality\u003cbr\u003e4. Philosophy and its revolutions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two: Analyses\u003cbr\u003e5. An African philosopher in Germany in the eighteenth century: Anton-Wilhelm Amo\u003cbr\u003e6. The end of 'Nkrumaism' and the (re)birth of Nkrumah\u003cbr\u003e7. The idea of philosophy in Nkrumah's Consciencism\u003cbr\u003e8. True and false pluralism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostscript\u003cbr\u003eNotes and references\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400640995671,"sku":"9780253210968","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253210968.jpg?v=1730471185","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/african-philosophy-second-edition-9780253210968","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}