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African Divinatory Systems and the Assertions of Ethnophilosophy
, 2019 In classical literature, there was a serious debate surrounding the possibility of divination. More specifically, Cicero allegedly denounced divination as superstitio, leading to divergent reactions and also urging the need to provide justification for the possibility of divination.
Adegbindin, Omotade
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The ethnocentric gaze: From ethnology to ethnophilosophy to “Africa”
South African Journal of Philosophy, 2018 In this essay I deploy Sartre's phenomenology of the gaze as the foil to demonstrate the cultural and philosophical movement from ethnology to ethnophilosophy that produces a specific conception of...
Adeshina Afolayan
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Hountondji’s Critique of Ethnophilosophy and His Notion of African Philosophy
, 2018 Paulin Hountondji became famous for his rigorous critique of ethnophilosophy. This chapter presents the historical context of the emergence of ethnophilosophy, portrays the most important writings of this genre and discusses Hountondji’s methodological objections to the ethnophilosophical approach.
Franziska Dübgen, Stefan Skupien
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The Debate on Ethnophilosophy Between Hountondji and His Contemporary Critics
, 2018 Hountondji’s contemporaries reacted to his critique of ethnophilosophy and his vision of how African philosophy should be properly done and fostered a vibrant discussion on the methods, scope, and standing of philosophy in the African context. The chapter resumes the main elements of this debate, including the topic of who philosophises (the individual
Franziska Dübgen, Stefan Skupien
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