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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| ISBN 13 | 9781138652101 |
| ISBN 10 | 1138652105 |
| Book Subtitle | On Being Human |
| Book Description | Much of the literature on the African philosophy of education juxtaposes two philosophical strands as mutually exclusive entities; traditional ethnophilosophy on the one hand, and `scientific' African philosophy on the other. While traditional ethnophilosophy is associated with the cultural artefacts, narratives, folklore and music of Africa's people, `scientific' African philosophy is primarily concerned with the explanations, interpretations and justifications of African thought and practice along the lines of critical and transformative reasoning. These two alternative strands of African philosophy invariably impact understandings of education in different ways: education constituted by cultural action is perceived to be mutually independent from education constituted by reasoned action. |
| Editorial Review | Yusef Waghid's African Philosophy of Education Reconsidered is a significant publication, not only for its extended articulation and defence of African philosophy of education. It also offers an attempt both to bridge the long-standing gap in African philosophy between the particularism of traditional ethnophilosophy and the universalism of African professional or academic philosophy, and relatedly to harmonise the universal and the particular in the further sense of drawing on philosophy from outside Africa, in Europe and the West.'- Penny Enslin, University of Glasgow, Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain |
| About the Author | Yusef Waghid is Professor of Philosophy of Education in the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Yusef Waghid |
| Publication Date | 22 Jan 2016 |
African Philosophy Of Education Reconsidered: On Being Human paperback english - 22 Jan 2016
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