Logic and African philosophy seminal essays on African systems of thought / edited by Jonathan O. Chimakonam.
| Other author | Chimakonam, Jonathan O. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Wilmington, Delaware : Vernon Press, [2020] |
| Description | xx, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Vernon Press series in Philosophy Vernon series in philosophy. ^A1335031 |
| Contents | Part 1: Introduction : Logic and traditional thought, the origins of a controversey. Logic in Africa / Meinrad Hebga -- On Negrohood : psychology of the African Negro / Léopold Sédar Senghor -- African traditional thought and Western science / Robin Horton -- How not to compare African traditional thought with Western thought / J.E. Wiredu -- Part 2: Introduction : Logic in African languages and cultures. Logic and rationality / Godwin Sogolo -- Uncovering logic in Igbo language and thought / Chukwuemeka B. Nze -- The logic in Yoruba proverbs / Ademola Kazeem Fayemi -- Universal or particular logic and the question of logic in Setswana proverbs / Keanu K. Malabane, Edwin Etieyibo -- A justification for an excavation of a logic in African worldview / Chris O. Ijiomah -- Part 3: Introduction : African logic, the debate. The logic question in African philosophy / Campbell S. Momoh -- The possibility of African logic / Udo Etuk -- Can there be an African logic ? : revisiting the squall for a cultural logic / Uduma Oji Uduma -- Why can't there be (an) African logic? : clarifying the squall for a cultural logic / Jonathan O. Chimakonam -- Part 4: Introduction : The system builders, contributions from the Calabar School. Harmonious monism : a system of a logic in African thought / Chris O. Ijiomah -- Complementary logic / Innocent I. Asouzu -- Ezumezu as a formal system / Jonathan O. Chimakonam. |
| Abstract | "Logic and African Philosophy: Seminal Essays on African Systems of Thought aims to put African intellectual history in perspective, with focus on the subjects of racism, logic, language, and psychology. The volume seeks to fill in the gaps left by the exclusion of African thinkers that are frequent in the curricula of African schools concerning history, sociology, philosophy, and cultural studies. The book is divided into four parts that are preceded by an introduction to link up the essays and emphasize their sociological implications. Part one is comprised of essays that opened the controversy of whether logic can be found in traditional African cultures as well as other matters like the nature of the mind and behavior of African peoples. The essays in part two are centered on the following question: are the laws of thought present in African languages and cultures? Part three brings together essays that sparkle the debate on whether there can be such a thing as African logic, which stems from the discussions in part two. Part four is concerned on the theme of system-building in logic; contributions are written by members of the budding African philosophy movement called the 'Conversational School of Philosophy' based at the University of Calabar, and the main objective of their papers is to formulate systems of African logic" -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020931409 |
| ISBN | 9781622738823 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1622738829 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781648890673 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1648890679 (paperback) |
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