Kwesi Wiredu & Pauline Hountondgi Flashcards
1
Q
What are paulin’s opinions on ethnophilosophy?
A
He rejects it as genuine philosophical discipline because he argues that it mixes philosophy with anthropology
2
Q
Why does Kwasi oppose ethnophilosophy and phylosophical sagacity?
A
He believes that all cultures have their distinct folk beliefs and world views but that those must be distinguished and kept separate from the practice of philosophizing.
3
Q
Why is Wiredu critical of African culture?
A
He is critical of African culture because he says it is dated and belongs in another period and is dated within society and believed that it is authoritarian in its indoctrination which is different from education that teaches rationality.
4
Q
Other reasons why he’s critical of African culture
A
- believe in witchcraft because of their uncritical mind
- culturally ingrained attitudes deter from literacy, science, and industrialization
- a scientific outlook is necessary for establishing a modern African philosophy but Africans don’t have the mind for that historically but would prefer universalism
