Chapter 14 - African Philosophy of Education

This flashcard set covers the theoretical frameworks, key terminology, and central figures of African philosophy of education as presented in the lecture notes.

African philosophy of education

A set of written or oral texts and an interpretive act that invokes human understanding and action to enhance human dignity and create conditions for empowerment.

Ethnophilosophy

Also known as cultural philosophy, it is a strand of African philosophy that draws on the oral traditions, indigenous thought, and practices of African people.

Négritude

A philosophical defense against discrimination and inequality that invokes a common racial identity based on shared ancestry, culture, religion, and language.

African American philosophy

An extension of Négritude proposed by Léopold Senghor that apprehends reality intuitively and focuses on cultivating dialogues among all Africans to counteract Western stereotypes.

Africana philosophy

A term proposed by Lucius Outlaw to gather together the various traditions, practices, and literatures identified as philosophy by people on the African continent, African Americans, and Africanists.

Africanists

Individuals, usually living in the diaspora, who recognize the authenticity of Africans' experiences and espouse written and oral narratives against racism and ethnocentrism.

Ayamyie

A Ghanaian Akan term used by Kwame Gyekye to describe the virtue of generosity.

Aboboye

A Ghanaian Akan term used by Kwame Gyekye to describe the virtue of truthfulness.

Nea ede asomdwee

A Ghanaian Akan term used by Kwame Gyekye referring to dignity and respect.

Philosophic sagacity

A classification of African philosophy by Henry Odera Oruka that emphasizes critical independent reasoning and judgment based on the wisdom of traditional sages.

Wapo

An Akan term for an educated person who is refined, polished, lucid, logical, and reasonable.

Conscious rationality

A concept by Paulin Hountondji describing rationality that emanates from critical reflection and dialogical engagement to eradicate socio-economic impediments like poverty.

Culture-dependent practice

A term used by Kwame Gyekye to describe how reasons for cultural practices are expressed in a way that remains respectful and accessible to those within that culture.

Ubuntu

A form of communitarianism and human interdependence characterized by virtues such as caring, sharing, hospitality, forgiveness, and respect for persons.

Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu

An isiXhosa and isiZulu expression meaning "I am because we are" or "A person is a person through other persons."

Nationalist-ideological philosophy

A classification of African philosophy that accentuates the cultivation of humanity within society.

Professional philosophy

A classification of African philosophy that focuses specifically on reasoned philosophical discourse.

Transactional action

A form of pedagogical engagement described by Dewey where educators and students reason together and share intelligible accounts of their reasoning.

Organic learning

A term used by Dewey to describe a learning process that is transactional and involves the active interpretation and evaluation of knowledge by both student and teacher.

Sage philosophy

An instance of ethnophilosophy that relies on the recorded sayings and wisdom of individuals reputed for their independence from foreign influences.