Combats pour le sens
Hountondji, Paulin J., 1942-
Combats pour le sens un itineraire africain / [electronic resource] : Paulin J. Hountondji. - Mankon, Cameroon : [Oxford, Eng.] : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG ; Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective, c2013 - 1 online resource (1 electronic text (xiv, 267 p.) :) digital file.
Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-267).
Preface / de Souleymane Bachir Diange -- Remerciements -- Avant-propos -- Introduction à Husserl -- Critique de l'ethnophilosophie -- Positions -- Envoi -- Bibliographies.
The Struggle for Meaning is a landmark publication by one of African philosophy's leading figures, Paulin J. Hountondji, best known for his critique of ethno-philosophy in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In this volume, he responds with autobiographical and philosophical reflection to the dialogue and controversy he has provoked. He discusses the ideas, rooted in the work of such thinkers as Husserl and Hountondji's former teachers Derrida, Althusser, and Ricoeur, that helped shape his critique. Applying his philosophical ideas to the critical issues of democracy, culture, and development in Africa today, he addresses three crucial topics: the nexus between scientific extraversion and economic dependence; the nature of endogenous traditions of thought and their relationship with modern science; and the implications' for political pluralism and democracyóof the emergence of 'philosophies of subject' in Africa. While the book's immediate concern is with Africa, the densely theoretical nature of its analyses, and its bearing on current postmodern theories of the 'other,' will make this timely and elegant translation of great interest to many disciplines, especially ethnic, gender, and multicultural studies.
9789956790265
Husserl, Edmund, 1859-1938.
Philosophy, African.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
B5305 / .H673 2013
199.6
Combats pour le sens un itineraire africain / [electronic resource] : Paulin J. Hountondji. - Mankon, Cameroon : [Oxford, Eng.] : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG ; Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective, c2013 - 1 online resource (1 electronic text (xiv, 267 p.) :) digital file.
Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-267).
Preface / de Souleymane Bachir Diange -- Remerciements -- Avant-propos -- Introduction à Husserl -- Critique de l'ethnophilosophie -- Positions -- Envoi -- Bibliographies.
The Struggle for Meaning is a landmark publication by one of African philosophy's leading figures, Paulin J. Hountondji, best known for his critique of ethno-philosophy in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In this volume, he responds with autobiographical and philosophical reflection to the dialogue and controversy he has provoked. He discusses the ideas, rooted in the work of such thinkers as Husserl and Hountondji's former teachers Derrida, Althusser, and Ricoeur, that helped shape his critique. Applying his philosophical ideas to the critical issues of democracy, culture, and development in Africa today, he addresses three crucial topics: the nexus between scientific extraversion and economic dependence; the nature of endogenous traditions of thought and their relationship with modern science; and the implications' for political pluralism and democracyóof the emergence of 'philosophies of subject' in Africa. While the book's immediate concern is with Africa, the densely theoretical nature of its analyses, and its bearing on current postmodern theories of the 'other,' will make this timely and elegant translation of great interest to many disciplines, especially ethnic, gender, and multicultural studies.
9789956790265
Husserl, Edmund, 1859-1938.
Philosophy, African.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
B5305 / .H673 2013
199.6