African philosophy at the turn of the century: Ethnophilosophy revisited

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This paper reviews the major approaches taken to African philosophy during the 20th century: etnophilosophical, universalist, and hermeneutical. It elaborates and evaluates criticisms of ethnophilosophy by universalists (Hountoundji, Wiredu, Appiah) and hermeneuticists (Serequeberhan) and proposes an orientation for African philosophy in the new millennium that incorporates a revised version of the ethnophilosophical program. This paper also elucidates the connection between ethnophilosophy in African philosophy and similar developments in African-American and feminist philosophy.

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original Mosley, Albert G. (2003) "African philosophy at the turn of the century". In Lott, Tommy Lee, Pittman, John P., A Companion to African-American Philosophy, pp. 190--196: Wiley-Blackwell (2003)

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Albert G. Mosley
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