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Contemporary African Social and Political Philosophy - Trends, Debates and Challenges (Paperback)
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Contemporary African Social and Political Philosophy - Trends, Debates and Challenges (Paperback)
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This book explores what constitutes contemporary African social and
political philosophy with regard to its meaning, aims, sources, and
relevance for today's Africa. Kasanda denounces conventional
approaches considering these either as a subcategory of general
philosophy or as the ideological attempts of individual African
leaders and professional philosophers, such as Nkrumah, Nyerere,
Senghor, Fanon, Hountondji and Towa. On the contrary, Kasanda
defines contemporary African social and political philosophy as an
inclusive reflection of African communities with regard to power
and equitable modes of social and political organization in order
to promote human excellence for everyone. This perspective also
includes the criticism of social and political concepts in use
within African communities. The author postulates that contemporary
African social and political philosophy relies on the legacy of
precolonial African societies, as well as on the contribution of
the diaspora throughout the world. Contemporary African social and
political philosophy is rooted in the daily lives of African
people, and it expresses itself through multiple modalities
including, for example, art, religion, literature, music and the
policy of urbanization of African cities. This book sheds new light
on debates concerning topics such as ethnophilosophy, negritude,
pan-Africanism, democracy, African civil society, African cultures,
and globalization. It aims to ward off the lethargy that strikes
African social and political philosophy, taking a renewed and
critical approach.
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