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Why democracy fails in Africa

The Philosophical Forum, Volume 55, Issue 2, Page 137-156, Summer 2024.
Abstract Oftentimes, we have been informed that democracy is the best form of government possible. In African politics, this view has mostly been adopted and pursued as true. Surprisingly, democracy has mostly failed as a system in most parts of the continent—with most democratic governments undermining the mandates of the citizens who are supposed to ...
Aribiah David Attoe
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Ethnophilosophy as a global development goal

Metaphilosophy, Volume 55, Issue 2, Page 147-161, April 2024.
Abstract The ethnophilosophy debate in African philosophy has been primarily concerned with the nature and future direction of African philosophy, but this paper approaches the debate in search of lessons about philosophy in general. The paper shows how this ongoing debate has been obscured by varying understandings of “ethnophilosophy” and that a de ...
James Tartaglia
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The (Mal) Function of “it” in Ifeanyi Menkiti’s Normative Account of Person

African Studies Quarterly, 2011
The prominent African philosopher Ifeanyi Menkiti is of the view that the African conception of personhood is decidedly communitarian. He argues, however, that although there are various ways of conceiving the communitarian concept of personhood, some of
Bernard Matolino
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Can Africa Achieve Open Border Migration?

Global justice: Theory, Practice, Rhetoric
Globally, the population of the African continent is increasing at the highest rate, and intracontinental migration is also increasing. Africans are moving more frequently inside their own continent for social, political, medical, and economic reasons ...
Ovett Nwosimiri
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Consensus as Democracy in Africa

, 2018
Some philosophers on the African continent and beyond are convinced that consensus, as a polity, represents the best chance for Africa to fully democratise. In Consensus as Democracy in Africa, Bernard Matolino challenges the basic assumptions built into
Matolino, Bernard
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Communitarianism, Personhood and Politics: Engaging with the Philosophy of Bernard Matolino (Guest Editor’s Introduction)

Arụmarụka
This special issue aims to investigate the complex landscape of communitarianism in African philosophy, with a particular focus on the heated debates surrounding radical, moderate, and limited communitarianism.
Mutshidzi MARAGANEDZHA
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[D. Bernard Amos (AAI)]

, 1980
D. Bernard Amos, 1980-1981Title supplied by cataloger.Portrait of D.

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The Difference between Moderate and Limited Communitarianism

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This article uses philosophical analysis to defend the status of limited communitarianism as a standalone theory in African political philosophy. Early African scholars like Ifeanyi Menkiti argued that the community takes priority over the individual in ...
Lungelo Siphosethu MBATHA
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Thomas L. Bernard

, 1980
A portrait photograph of Thomas L. Bernard, Springfield College administrator and professor.Thomas L. Bernard held many roles at Springfield college between when he first arrived in 1974 till he retired in 1999.

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Bernard Mead

, 1990
"V 79146 Mead Bernard N.T. L of C Area. Workshop[s]".V 79146 Mead Bernard. Northern Territory Lines of Communication.
Mead, Bernard
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