Overview
- Provides a broader understanding of African sagacity
- Investigates the philosophic content in Acholi and Luganda language
- Uses an interdisciplinary approach
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book explores African philosophic sagacity, or wisdom philosophy, as proposed by Odera Oruka in his “Four Trends in Current African Philosophy” (1981), which he later expanded to six trends (1998). Oruka defines philosophic sagacity as wisdom philosophy, or philosophy of the wise men of Africa who are independent, liberal and non-conformist thinkers, and who often deviate from the accepted common norms of their societies. This book takes philosophic sagacity discourse beyond Oruka’s definition by encompassing traditional wise sayings and proverbs. It combines individual liberal thinkers and the communal ideas, and cherishes both rational and emotional engagement, offering a broader understanding of African philosophic sagacity. Wilfred Lajul opens the door for new researchers to venture into the study of African languages, wisdom sayings, and proverbs, and helps to unveil the content of this philosophy from the perspective of different African societies.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Wilfred Lajul is Associate Professor of Philosohpy at Gulu University, Uganda
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: African Philosophic Sagacity in Selected African Languages and Proverbs
Authors: Wilfred Lajul
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54524-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-54523-8Published: 21 March 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-54526-9Due: 21 April 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-54524-5Published: 20 March 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 266
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations