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Logic, Method and the Trappings of a Philosophical Tradition:Beyond Hountondji’s Myth and Reality

Arụmarụka
Paulin Hountondji will go down in the annals of African philosophy as one of its most vigorous and consistent critics, describing it in the final analysis as a ‘myth’. He grants the idea of philosophy in Africa, but not that of African philosophy.
Jonathan O. CHIMAKONAM
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Complementary Personhood and Gender: An Interrogation WithinAfrican Philosophy

Arụmarụka, 2023
In this paper, I argue for an Afro-communitarian account of personhood that considers the value of complementarity as a necessary part of human existence.
Diana Ekor OFANA
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In defence of communitarianism philosophy: The contribution of moderate communitarianism to the formation of an African identity

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2020
In a struggle to rediscover their identity beyond colonialism, Africans have sought to find a philosophy, which characterises their unique identity, beyond the anthropological horizons and Eurocentric perspectives of humanity, imposed upon them by the ...
Walter P. Maqoma
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Parental stress and child stimulation practices: examining associations with child developmental outcomes over time in Kenya and Zambia

BMC Psychology
Background Parental stress often arises when parenting demands exceed the expected and actual resources available for parents to succeed in the parenting role. Parental stress is an important contributor to parent-child relationships.
Kenneth Okelo, Aja Louise Murray, Josiah King, Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo, Silas Onyango, Margaret Nampijja, Bonnie Auyeung   +6 more
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POVERTY, AUTONOMY AND DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY IN NIGERIA [PDF]

Annals of the "Ovidius" University of Constanţa. Political Science Series
This study undertakes a philosophical exploration of the relationship between material deprivation and democratic participation in Nigeria. It interrogates the moral and political implications of conducting elections in contexts where poverty severely
Gbenga Cornelius FASIKU
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PHILOSOPHY, HUMANISM AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

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Since the wake of postcolonial era in Africa, philosophers have unceasingly reflected on political ideas that can serve as harbinger for social transformation and development in Africa; from socialism, Marxism, welfarism, Pan-Africanism, Ubuntuism, to ...
Adetunji oni, Kazeem Fayemi
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Sociodemographic predictors of parenting stress among mothers in socio-economically deprived settings in rural and urban Kenya and Zambia

Scientific Reports
Parental stress occurs when parenting demands exceed the resources available to cope with parenting. Previous research has identified household wealth, educational level, marital status, age, and number of dependent children as predictors of parental ...
Kenneth Odhiambo Okelo, Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo, Silas Onyango, Elizabeth Wambui, Iain Hardie, Josiah King, Aja Louise Murray, Bonnie Auyeung   +7 more
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How the Idea of Change has Meddled with African Cultural Practices and the African Sense of Community

Arụmarụka, 2022
The idea of change seems to be a vital part of human life and culture. With the concept of change, people, communities, and cultural practices have significantly evolved. Change has transformed some communities, traditions, cultural values and practices,
Ovett NWOSIMIRI
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Mere Molinism: A Defense of Two Essential Pillars

Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University, 2018
Molinism is founded on two ‘pillars’, namely, the view that human beings possess libertarian free will and the view that God has middle knowledge. Both these pillars stand in contrast to naturalistic determinism and divine determinism.
Stratton Tim, Erasmus Jacobus
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African Philosophy and the Lingering Question of Methodology

African Studies Quarterly, 2020
Since the post-World War II era there has been a lingering controversy about what we should be doing in the name of African philosophy. Whilst some argue that it is the espousing of collective traditional practices, norms and values, others argue that it
Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ani
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