Philosophy and Democracy in intercultural Perspective / Philosophie et démocratie en perspective interculturelle: Two Conferences of Western and ... / Études de philosophie interculturelle) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9051838220 ISBN 13: 9789051838220

Publisher: Editions Rodopi B.V., 1997

Synopsis

For the time being African philosophy is treated regularly in research and in teaching at two European scientific institutions: at the University of Vienna and at Erasmus University Rotterdam. In October 1993 there have been held two conferences of Western and African philosophers at both universities. Eleven African and nine Western scholars participated as speakers in these conferences. Four African speakers gave lectures at the Vienna and at the Rotterdam conference. The Vienna conference dealt with general questions of postcolonial philosophy in Africa. The conference at Rotterdam focused on the processes of democratization in African countries since 1989. This volume contains the papers of both conferences. En ce moment la philosophie Africaine est traite regulierement dans les recherches et dans l'enseignement a deux instituts scientifiques Europeens: a l'Universite de Vienne et a l'Universite Erasme de Rotterdam. En Octobre 1993 deux conferences de philosophes Occidentals et Africains ont ete organise aux deux universites. Onze savants Africans et neuf savants Occidentals ont participe a ces deux conferences. Quatre savants Africains ont presente des communications a tous les deux conferences de Vienne et de Rotterdam. La conference Viennoise s'occupait de questions generales de la philosophie postcoloniale en Afrique. La conference de Rotterdam focusait aux proces de democratisation dans des pays africains depuis 1989. Se trouvent en ce volume les contributions a les deux conferences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Editions Rodopi B.V.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 9051838220
• ISBN 13: 9789051838220
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Kimmerle Heinz, Wimmer Franz M.