The House of the ‘Inu’: Keys to the Structure of a Yoruba Theory of the ‘Self.’

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Quest: Philosophical Discussions 8 (1):3--23 (1994)
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In an effort to explain the Yoruba concept of "emi" or self, an elder uses the metaphor of a house with many tenants--such as memory and imagination, and then says the 'key' to accessing them is self-consciousness. A consideration of impressive contextual dexterity.

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