Listening to Ourselves: A Multilingual Anthology of African PhilosophyChike Jeffers A groundbreaking contribution to the discipline of philosophy, this volume presents a collection of philosophical essays written in indigenous African languages by professional African philosophers with English translations on the facing pages—demonstrating the linguistic and conceptual resources of African languages for a distinctly African philosophy. Hailing from five different countries and writing in six different languages, the seven authors featured include some of the most prominent African philosophers of our time. They address a range of topics, including the nature of truth, different ways of conceiving time, the linguistic status of proverbs, how naming practices work, gender equality and inequality in traditional society, the relationship between language and thought, and the extent to which morality is universal or culturally variable. |
Contents
Waxtaan diggante Soxna ak
càmmiñam Ngóór
| 2 |
A Conversation Between Soxna
and Her Friend Ngóór
| 3 |
The Ethiopian Conception of Time and Modernity | 14 |
The Ethiopian Conception of Time and Modernity | 15 |
Kaka Puonj mar Ngero Chalo
Kendo Kaka Ngero Opogore gi Pimo Wach | 36 |
On the Nature of Proverbs
and How They Differ from Propositions | 37 |
Ango Man e Nying? Okange Angwen Mag
Nyinge e Oganda Luo | 52 |
Whats in a Name? Four Levels of Naming among
the Luo People | 53 |
Atumia Ciana Mbũri Mĩgũnda | 90 |
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Achebe achiel African philosophy Akan amamihe anass andfi andu anyi assm asusu athuri atumia bata bedo bururi chalo chike child born ciana ciugo culture degg dhano duto echiche Ethiopia filosofi firia gbasara giki Hountondji Igbo language iluongo indo iria jogo Joluo jorachare kahinda kaka kana kata Kebra Negast kendo Kenya koda Ksse kuom Kwasi Wiredu luwo luwore maobu mbere mkpa mmadu mmuo moko mundu muthuri mutumia n’asusu Igbo n’uzo ndi Igbo neama ng’ato ngeche ngero nikech ningi nitiere nwere ike nyako nyalo Nyathi monyuol nyina nying nyinge nyiso obodo obula Odhiambo odinala oganda okang okwu omenala omiyo one’s onego ong’eyo onipa onwe onye otutu ozoo person piny proverb Raila tiende timbe tradition uche ucio uhoro uria wach wacho weche Wiredu Wolof women wuoi