Philosophy1987

An Essay on African Philosophical Thought

Kwame Gyekye
Overview
Region

West Africa

Ghana

Era

Contemporary

Language

English

Genre

Philosophy

About This Work

A systematic examination of Akan philosophical thought — its ontology, ethics, and concept of the person. Gyekye argues that the Akan philosophical tradition is a genuine philosophy, not ethnophilosophy.

Literary Significance

The most rigorous defense of Akan philosophy as philosophy; foundational for African philosophy as a discipline

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