African Philosophy and the Hermeneutics of Culture: Essays in Honour of Theophilus Okere

ISBN-10: 3825882179
ISBN-13: 9783825882174
Category: Hermeneutics
Pages: 384
Language: English
Published: 2005
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Author: Theophilus Okere

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Although Theophilus Okere's book African Philosophy has made remarkable impact on African philosophical scholarship, many may not be aware of the way he tried to apply his preferred method to other areas of the philosophical investigation in Africa and to overcome the risk of relativism through the promotion of intercultural dialogue in philosophy. The essays published in this collection bear testimony to the multivalent character of Okere's contribution to African philosophy. Most of the essays are about Okere's hermeneutics of culture. Some of the contributors examine the method in itself, while others focus attention on its application to specific philosophical themes.

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