Emergent Issues in African Philosophy: A Dialogue with Kwasi Wiredu

Philosophia Africana 17 (2):75-87 (2015)
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Abstract

These are major excerpts from an interview that was conducted with Professor Kwasi Wiredu at Rhodes University during the 13th Annual Conference of The International Society for African Philosophy and Studies in 2007. He speaks on a wide range of issues such as political and personal identity, racism and tribalism, moral foundations, the Golden Rule, African communalism, human rights, personhood, consensus, meta-philosophy, amongst other critical themes.

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