Meaning and truth in African philosophy : doing African philosophy with language /

Meaning and truth in African philosophy : doing African philosophy with language /

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Author / Creator:	Kayange, Grivas Muchineripi, author.
Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
Description:	xvii, 169 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Philosophical studies series, 0921-8599 ; volume 135 Philosophical studies series ; v. 135.
Subject:	Philosophy, African. Meaning (Philosophy) Truth. Language and languages -- Philosophy.
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11965779

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ISBN:	9783030019617 3030019616 9783030019624
Language / Script:	Current Copyright Fee: GBP29.95 0.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (page 159-165) and index. Also published electronically.
Summary:	This book offers a new way of doing African philosophy by building on an analysis of the way people talk. The author bases his investigation on the belief that traditional African philosophy is hidden in expressions used in ordinary language. As a result, he argues that people are engaging in a philosophical activity when they use expressions such as taboos, proverbs, idioms, riddles, and metaphors. The analysis investigates proverbs using the ordinary language approach and Speech Act theory. Next, the author looks at taboos using counterfactual logic, which studies the meaning of taboo expressions by departing from a consideration of their structure and use. He argues that the study of these figurative expressions using the counterfactual framework offers a particular understanding of African philosophy and belief systems. The study also investigates issues of meaning and rationality departing from a study on riddles, explores conceptual metaphors used in conceptualizing the notion of politics in modern African political thought, and examines language and marginalization of women and people with disabilities. The book differs from other works in African philosophy in the sense that it does not claim that Africans have a philosophy as is commonly done in most studies. Rather, it reflects and unfolds philosophical elements in ordinary language use. The book also builds African Conception of beauty and truth through the study of language.
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-030-01962-4

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Call Number:	B5305 .K39 2018
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