Consolationism and Comparative African Philosophy: Beyond Universalism and Particularism (Routledge Studies in African Philosophy) - Hardcover

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Agada, Ada

 
9780367776206: Consolationism and Comparative African Philosophy: Beyond Universalism and Particularism (Routledge Studies in African Philosophy)
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ISBN 10: 0367776200 ISBN 13: 9780367776206
Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

In a major challenge to African philosophy, this book demonstrates the importance of the universalisation question for every committed African philosopher. Rooted in Africa’s colonial legacy, the universalisation question challenges the African thinker to show how authentically African philosophical concepts and phenomena can be universally applicable in a globalising world.

In this highly original book, the author inserts the philosophy of consolationism into African philosophical discourse, constructing a unique philosophical system that is at once African and universally relevant. The book engages major African and Western philosophers of diverse ideological leanings in a compelling dialogue that announces the future of world philosophy as one of interculturality, in which a common philosophical horizon is forged out of the cultural diversities of the world for the edification of humanity in a continually changing world.

This book will be an important read for researchers in the fields of African Studies, intercultural philosophy, philosophy of mind, and existentialism.

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About the Author

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.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367776200
ISBN 13 
9780367776206
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
208

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