West Africa
Benin
Post-colonial
French
Philosophy
A rigorous critique of 'ethnophilosophy' — the idea that there is a collective, oral African philosophy implicit in myths and customs. Hountondji argues that philosophy must be written, individual, and critical.
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The founding text of the debate about what African philosophy is; one of the most important works in African intellectual history
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editorial-summarynot primary textA rigorous critique of 'ethnophilosophy' — the idea that there is a collective, oral African philosophy implicit in myths and customs. Hountondji argues that philosophy must be written, individual, and critical. The founding text of the debate about what African philosophy is; one of the most important works in African intellectual history
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