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Towards an Anthropology of Philosophies : Fourturns , with Referencetothe African Context
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Kresse, Kai |
| Abstract | T h i s pape r at tempts to ske t ch out the i n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y a g e n d a o f a n anthropology of phi losophies f rom wi th in the A f r i c a n context. L i k e C o l l i n s ' sociology of p h i l o s o p h i e s ( C o l l i n s 1998) , it is a project that can be appHed global ly to the various regions of the wor ld . The central i n t e r e s t h e r e i s to s h o w h o w the documentat ion of ph i losoph ica l discourse relates to the larger soc ia l and cu l tu ra l c o n t e x t tha t i n d i v i d u a l t h i n k e r s , as p r o d u c e r s a n d p a r t i c i p a n t s of s u c h d i s c o u r s e , are e m b e d d e d i n . W h e t h e r e x p r e s s e d o r a l l y or i n w r i t i n g , ph i losoph ica l ref lect ions, questions, and statements always occur w i th in a regional in te l lectual history and its specif ic schools of thought and traditions of knowledge, and wi th its in ternal divergent understandings a n d deba t e s . I n shor t , p h i l o s o p h i c a l discourse is part of soc ia l l i f e . E x p l i c i t l y acknowledging and integrating this angle into research can only be fert i le for the f i e l d o f A f r i c a n p h i l o s o p h y . T h i s i s e s p e c i a l l y so due to the so -ca l l ed ora l character of many A f r i c a n societies, and the l ack of writ ten h is tor ica l sources f rom w i t h i n . P r a c t i c e s o f a n t h r o p o l o g i c a l f i e l d w o r k , s u c h as the p a r t i c i p a n t o b s e r v a t i o n o f l o c a l d i s c o u r s e s of knowledge , in te rv iews w i t h s i g n i f i c a n t in te l lectuals and thinkers , and the firsth a n d a c q u i s i t i o n of knowledge on the cul tural and social l i fe concerned, can help to i l luminate the understanding of the local ph i losoph ica l f i e l d . Testimony of this are s o m e i m p o r t a n t w o r k s o n A f r i c a n phi losophy for w h i c h f ie ldwork p layed a c r u c i a l role (e.g. S o d i p o / H a l l e n 1 9 9 7 . O r u k a 1990/1991). |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
