CRITICAL ESSAYS ON POSTMODERNISM
Title | CRITICAL ESSAYS ON POSTMODERNISM PDF eBook |
Author | Godfrey O. Ozumba, Patrick J. Mendie, Michael Ukah & Christopher A. Udofia (Edited) |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 403 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1326912313 |
The aim of this book is to tell a fuller story of postmodernism as applied to philosophy and a few other related disciplines. The book considers postmodernism from different angles. Apart from examining the nexus between postmodernism and different branches of philosophy. The ideas of leading postmodern thinkers we critically discussed. In an age where students find it very difficult to buy relevant books, this book is a handy reference material because it covers the very essential areas of postmodernism. I must commend the Editors of the book for their editorial astuteness and all the contributors for exhibiting a wonderful and overwhelming enlightenment for philosophy students and students of related disciplines. I strongly recommend the book for these and enlightened readers who seek a deeper knowledge of the subject.
Groundwork for a New Kind of African Metaphysics
Title | Groundwork for a New Kind of African Metaphysics PDF eBook |
Author | Aribiah David Attoe |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 133 |
Release | 2022-01-05 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 3030911098 |
It is not far-fetched to say that much of what is termed “African metaphysics” remains a traditional affair, without the sort of critical analysis that sheds away the burden of myths and ethnocentric rigidity. African ideas about the nature of being, God, causality, death, etc., have largely remained the same and unchallenged, mainly due to the hesitancy of some African scholars to question these suppositions or build beyond them. In this book, Aribiah David Attoe presents a unified African metaphysics that first interrogates important notions held by many traditional African thinkers, and then builds upon them to propose a largely materialistic account of African metaphysics. The book re-imagines and reconstructs the idea of God, being, causality and death in African metaphysics, tackling some of the problems associated with these concepts in African thought. It also opens up new vistas of thought, while engaging and encouraging African metaphysicians to explore a previously ignored perspective.
The Question of Life's Meaning
Title | The Question of Life's Meaning PDF eBook |
Author | Aribiah David Attoe |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2023-11-06 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 3031418425 |
In answering the question of life’s meaning, the African perspective is only just beginning to emerge. While this is true, a critical examination of African theories of meaningfulness, the possibility of life’s meaninglessness, as well as ideas about the proper mode/mood for living with the meaninglessness of life are largely underexplored within the African philosophical tradition. This book provides several plausible accounts of meaning in/of life from an African perspective, examines the relationship between death and life’s meaningfulness, and explores the possibility of life’s meaninglessness, proposing the “philosophy of indifference” as the proper mode/mood for living with the meaninglessness of life.
Trajectory of the Philosophy of Integrative Humanism
Title | Trajectory of the Philosophy of Integrative Humanism PDF eBook |
Author | GODFREY OZUMBA |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2017-06-09 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1387028103 |
Trajectory of the philosophy of integrative Humanism represent the kernel of Professor Ozumba's most seminal and recent ideas as they either have inspired, or wound round or denote the very heart of his philosophy of integrative Humanism. It captures the profile of this prolific genius of our time whose indenumerable articles and books have provided great intellect and relief for the many seekers after philosophical knowledge. This is a Congealed version of professor Ozumba's Works intended to stir up or wet the appetite of would be readers. This book contains the ideas on Integrative Humanism. African Philosophy, Educational philosophy Ethics, epistemology, socio-political philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of science etc. I find the work interesting and Captivating. I therefore recommend this book to all lovers of wisdom and knowledge Happy Reading. Prof A. F. Uduigwomen Dept of Philosophy University of Calabar
Ethnophilosophy and the Search for the Wellspring of African Philosophy
Title | Ethnophilosophy and the Search for the Wellspring of African Philosophy PDF eBook |
Author | Ada Agada |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2022-01-12 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 3030788970 |
This book provides a case for the de-stigmatisation of ethnophilosophy by demonstrating its continuing relevance in contemporary African philosophy. The book brings together established and brilliant young scholars who defend ethnophilosophy as a unique source of African philosophy with the capacity to colour African philosophical scholarship, thereby distinguishing African philosophy from other philosophical traditions of the world and setting the stage for philosophical dialogue in the 21st century characterised by multiculturalism and globalisation. The volume addresses the future of African philosophy by closely linking the past of this tradition with the exciting projects of the contemporary system builders whose works emerge from the ethnophilosophical while transcending it. The book is aimed at African philosophy experts, scholars of intercultural philosophy, African studies scholars and graduate students of African and intercultural philosophy.
Conversations on African Philosophy of Mind, Consciousness and Artificial Intelligence
Title | Conversations on African Philosophy of Mind, Consciousness and Artificial Intelligence PDF eBook |
Author | Aribiah David Attoe |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2023-08-14 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 3031361636 |
This book offers a first glimpse into contemporary African Philosophical thought, which covers issues related to the mind-body relationships, the problem of consciousness, the ethics of artificial intelligence, the meaning of life and other topics. Taking inspiration from the conversational tradition in African philosophy, this book not only engages with and takes inspiration from traditional African thought, but also engages with philosophical views outside the philosophical tradition in a bid to present a holistic understanding of the problems that are central to the book. The volume is relevant for professional African philosophers, philosophers of mind, philosophers of AI, undergraduate and postgraduate philosophy students, and African Studies scholars.
African Metaphysics, Epistemology and a New Logic
Title | African Metaphysics, Epistemology and a New Logic PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan O. Chimakonam |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2021-05-06 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 303072445X |
This book focuses on African metaphysics and epistemology, and is an exercise in decoloniality. The authors describe their approach to "decoloniality" as an intellectual repudiation of coloniality, using the method of conversational thinking grounded in Ezumezu logic. Focusing specifically on both African metaphysics and African epistemology, the authors put forward theories formulated to stimulate fresh debates and extend the frontiers of learning in the field. They emphasize that this book is not a project in comparative philosophy, nor is it geared towards making Africa/ns the object/subjects of philosophy. Rather, the book highlights and discusses philosophical insights that have been produced from the African perspective, which the authors argue must be further developed in order to achieve decoloniality in the field of philosophy more broadly.