Cultural Universals and Particulars: An African Perspective por Kwasi Wiredu

Indiana University Press, 1997. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Minor rubbing. VG. African Philosophy Indiana University Press Bloomington [IN] (1996) orig.wrappers 23x15cm, 237 pp., PAPERBACK. "Ghanaian philosopher Kwasi Wiredu confronts the paradox that while Western cultures recoil from claims of universality, previously colonized peoples, seeking to redefine their identities, insist on cultural particularities. Wiredu asserts that universals, rightly conceived on the basis of our common biological identity, are not incompatible with cultural particularities and, in fact, are what make intercultural communication possible. Drawing on aspects of Akan thought that appear to diverge from Western conceptions in the areas of ethics and metaphysics, Wiredu calls for a just reappraisal of these disparities, free of thought patterns corrupted by a colonial mentality. Wiredu's exposition of the principles of African traditional philosophy is not purely theoretical; he shows how certain aspects of African political thought may be applied to the practical… Ler mais

Paperback / softback. New. An eminent African philosopher asserts the compatibility of universal and particular values in defining cultural identities.

Indiana Univ Pr, 1996. Paperback. New. 252 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

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