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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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Democracy and consensus in traditional Africa: a critique of Kwasi Wiredu [PDF]
, 2020 This article examines Kwasi Wiredu’s arguments on democracy and consensus. In Cultural Universals and Particulars, Wiredu presented consensual democracy as a better means of decision-making process than majoritarian democracy in traditional African
Olanipekun, Victor Olusola
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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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Communitarianism, personhood and politics: Engaging with the philosophy of Bernard Matolino
Arụmarụka: Journal of Conversational ThinkingNo ...
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Individualism in African Moral Cultures [PDF]
, 2017 This article repudiates the dichotomy that African ethics is communitarian (relational) and Western ethics is individualistic. ‘Communitarianism’ is the view that morality is ultimately grounded on some relational properties like love or friendship; and,
Molefe, Motsamai
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Conceptualization of the Philosophy of Iqra through the Lens of Abdulhamid A. Abu Sulayman [PDF]
, 2023 Abdulhamid Abu Sulayman was a world-renowned Islamic trailblazer who was inspired by Iqra's Quranic philosophy (reading) and ummatic worldview. According to Pew Research Centre data of 2016 indicated that 65% (sub-Saharan), 42% (MENA), and 32% (Asia ...
Adan, Ali
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Rethinking communitarianism and personhood: a critical review of the metaphysical and moral commitments. [PDF]
, 2017 Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg.exists the notion in African philosophy that to be regarded as a person, an individual needs to be morally excellent, and the way to secure this moral excellence is through maintaining good ...
Mbatha, Lungelo Siphosethu.
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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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The concept of person in African political philosophy : an analytical and evaluative study. [PDF]
, 2008 Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermariztburg, 2008.The communitarian conception of person is the dominant view of personhood in African philosophy.
Matolino, Bernard.
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