What is African Philosophy?

Flashcards on African Philosophy

What is African Philosophy based on Geography?

Philosophy done in Africa.

How does Hountondiji define African philosophy?

Philosophy done by Africans, characterized by texts written by Africans themselves and described as philosophical by their authors.

How is African philosophy defined by Subject Matter?

Defined by shared history and issues relevant to Africa, focusing on problems facing the continent and its people.

What defines the analytic/continental divide in philosophy?

Not bound by geography or citizenship/ethnicity, but by an approach and tradition of philosophy itself.

What did Kant say about race?

The race of the whites contains all talents and motives in itself.

What did Heidegger say about Western-European philosophy?

Philosophy is Greek in its nature and appropriated the Greek world to unfold.

What did Derrida say about philosophy's origins?

Philosophy is related to European languages, history, and ancient Greek invention.

What did Hegel say about Africa?

Africa is unhistorical and devoid of morality, religions, and political constitution.

In what way can African Philosophy be seen as Reactionary?

Critical response to ignorance and racism of past philosophy in the philosophical canon

What is the Particularism view of African philosophy?

Distinct from all other kinds of philosophy with African themes, topics, or problems.

What is the Universalism view of African philosophy?

African philosophy is a branch of philosophy that is critical, rigorous, and formalized, not isolated, and should be cross-cultural and interdisciplinary.

What is Khanyisa?

Totally voluntary supplemental workshops that teach the 'soft skills' of philosophy.

What is Folk Philosophy?

Informal, unwritten, less rigorous concepts, values, and theories discussed informally.

What is Formal Philosophy?

Technical, universal, systematic, critical subject matter taught in modern Western universities.

What is African Philosophy?

Formal philosophy drawing on or formalizing African traditional thought.