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This rich collection brings together many of the leading authorities on African political philosophy to present a variety of perspectives on this rapidly growing field. They seek to show that African philosophy can serve African people as a moral activity guided by the principles of practical reason in addressing problems of the basic structures of social, political, and economic institutions.
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Print ISBN
9780415927666
Subtopic
Political PhilosophyTable of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Preface by K. Anthony Appiah
- Introduction African Philosophy: A Critical/Moral Practice
- 1 The Wisdom of African Sages
- 2 The Proverb and Oral Society
- 3 Ethnic Identity as a Political Resource
- 4 Ibn Khaldun: A Dialectical Philosopher for the New Millennium
- 5 Zara Yacob: A Seventeenth-Century Ethiopian Founder of Modernity in Africa
- 6 Critical Rationalism and Cultural Traditions in African Philosophy
- 7 Ideology and African Political Culture
- 8 Normative Instability as Source of Africa's Political Disorder
- 9 Good Government Is Accountability
- 10 Society and Democracy in Africa
- Notes
- Notes on Contributors
- Index
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