West Africa
Ghana
Contemporary
English
Philosophy
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.
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The most rigorous defense of Akan philosophy as philosophy; foundational for African philosophy as a discipline
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editorial-summarynot primary textA 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. The most rigorous defense of Akan philosophy as philosophy; foundational for African philosophy as a discipline
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