4 Trends Of Aftican Philosophy Flashcards
What are the trends of African philosophy? (Henry Odera Oruka)
Ethnophilosophy, philosophic sagacity, nationalistic-ideological philosophy & professional philosophy
What is Ethnophilosophy?
Study of indigenous philosophical systems, concept that a specific culture can have a philosophy that is not necessarily accessible to the rest of the world and it is disputed by traditional philosophers. Assumes there’s a sort of shared world view and that African philosophy is a set of shared beliefs so like a communal property thing
What is philosophic sagacity?
An individualist version of ethnophilosophy where one records the beliefs of certain members of a community. The belief that there are people who reach a. Particularly high level of understanding and knowledge of their cultures world view and they are called Sages who go beyond understanding and into reflection and questioning making them the targets/ who you go to with philosophic sagacity
What is nationalist-ideological philosophy m?
A form of philosophy where sages and not ideologies are the focus. Looking for a true and meaningful freedom for African people that involved mental liberation and are said to be philosophers of action
What is professional philosophy?
The view that philosophy is a particular way of thinking, reflecting and reasoning which is new to Africa and so African philosophy has to grow in terms of the philosophical work carried out by Africans and applied to their concerns.
