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An Essay on African Philosophical Thought

Kwame Gyekye
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Region

West Africa

Ghana

Era

Contemporary

Language

English

Genre

Philosophy

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

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