African Philosophy as a Multidisciplinary Discourse

Metz, Thaddeus

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-59291-0_49

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“…This focus means I do not address a number of sub-fields such as the philosophies of art (Anyanwu 1987), education (Metz 2015a) and religion (Metz 2017a).…”

Section: Meta-philosophymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For African philosophical sources (in English) that have been influential or are important, and without reference to Western ones, the reader might see a lengthy annotated bibliography (Metz 2011), from which I have occasionally borrowed some phrases. For discussion of how Western-dominated non-philosophical fields such as psychology, sociology, economics and the like have been influenced by African philosophy, and how they usefully could be, see Metz (2017a). 3 Some of which I have addressed in Metz (2015b, unpublished).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Teaching African philosophy alongside Western philosophy: Some advice about topics and texts

Metz

2016

South African Journal of Philosophy

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In this article, I offer concrete suggestions about which topics, texts, positions, arguments and authors from the African philosophical tradition one could usefully put into conversation with ones from the Western, especially the Anglo-American. In particular, I focus on materials that would make for revealing and productive contrasts between the two traditions. My aim is not to argue that one should teach by creating critical dialogue between African and Western philosophies, but rather is to provide strategic advice, supposing that is a sensible goal to adopt.

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“…This focus means I do not address a number of sub-fields such as the philosophies of art (Anyanwu 1987), education (Metz 2015a) and religion (Metz 2017a).…”

Section: Meta-philosophymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%