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This is the only analysis of indigenous discourse about an African belief system undertaken within the framework of Anglo-American analytical philosophy.
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'Analytic philosophers have invested enormous amoun ts of energy attempting to analyse various terms that play a central role in our everyday thinking about the epistemic and ethical dimensions of our lives. It is often supposed that the conceptions underlying these terms are universals of human culture. The fascinating thesis of this intriguing little book is that supposition is false.' Ethics
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First published in 1986, Knowledge, Belief and Witchcraft remains the only analysis of indigenous discourse about an African belief system undertaken from within the framework of Anglo-American analytical philosophy. Taking as its point of departure W.V.O. Quine's thesis about the indeterminacy of translation, the book investigates questions of Yoruba epistemology and of how knowledge is conceived in an oral culture.
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, Hardcover/Pappeinband. Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. 144 Seiten From the working library of Hans-Joachim Koloss, curator of the African department of the Berlin Ethnography Museum. Hardcover copy in good condition with original dustjacket. Includes some underlinings in pencil. Aus der Arbeitsbibliothek von Hans-Joachim Koloss, Kurator der Afrika-Abteilung des Museums für Völkerkunde Berlin. Gebundenes Exemplar in gutem Zustand mit Original-Schutzumschlag. Enthält einige Unterstreichungen mit Bleistift. ( Benin ) Contents: Foreword by Dorothy Emmett - Introduction - 1. The Disrepute of African Philosopy - 2. Methodologies for African Philosophy - 3. Translating Abstract Ideas and Translation Indeterminacy - 4. Before We Begin - Chapter 1: Indeterminacy and the Translation of Alien Behaviour - 1. Introduction - 2. Underdetermination of Theory: the Relationship Between Observation Sentences and Standing Sentences - 3. The Indeterminacies of Alien Behaviour - 4. Zande Indeterminacies - 5. Introduction to an Experiment in Translation - Chapter 2: An African Epistemology: The Knowledge - Belief Distinction and Yoruba Thought - 1. Introduction - 2. Quine on Indeterminacy of Universal Propositional Attitudes - 3. To 'Know' in English Language Discourse and PHilosphy - 4. To 'Believe' in English Language Discourse and Philosophy - 5. Relations and Comparisons Between 'Knowledge' and 'Belief' - 6. The Onisegun Explain 'Mo' in Yoruba-Language Discourse and Thought - 7. The Onisegun Explain 'Gbago' in Yoruba-Language Discourse and Thought - 8. Relations and Comparisons Between 'Mo' and 'Gbagbo' - 9. Comparisons of the 'Knowledge' - 'Belief' Distinction with the 'Mo' - 'Gbagbo' Distinction - 10. Final Comments on the Translational Indeterminacy of Propositional Attitudes - 11. Conclusion - Chapter Three: The Secrecy of the Aje - 1. Introduction - 2. Analyses of Western Witchcraft - 3. Analyses of African Withchcraft - 4. Using African Withcraft to Understand Western Witchcraft - 5. Universal and Cross-Cultural Analyses - 6. The Aje in Yoruba Society - 7. Is the Aje a Witch? - 8. Aje as a Personality - Type - 9. The Myth of Universal Theories - Conclusion - Appendix - Bibliography - Index ISBN 9780905788555 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 501. Seller Inventory # 1205179