03640nam a22005175i 4500 978-3-319-52560-0 DE-He213 20210619163956.0 cr nn 008mamaa 170321s2017 gw | s |||| 0|eng d 9783319525600 978-3-319-52560-0 10.1007/978-3-319-52560-0 doi B790-5802 HPCF bicssc PHI016000 bisacsh QDHR thema 190 23 Murungi, John. author. (orcid)0000-0003-1100-8019 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1100-8019 aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut African Philosophical Illuminations [electronic resource] / by John Murungi. 1st ed. 2017. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017. XV, 152 p. 11 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Chapter1. An African Grounding of philosophy -- Chapter2. To Be or Not to be Received -- Chapter3. On the Origin of African philosophy -- Chapter4. African Body as an Ethico--Aesthetics Site -- Chapter5. An African Libation to Demeter -- Chapter6. In Memory of African Trees -- Chapter7. Chiwara: An African Antelope Speaks -- Chapter8. Robben Island -- Chapter9. Conclusion. The illumination of African philosophy offered in this volume leads to the illumination of philosophy in general. Illuminating arises as an essential task of philosophy, whether African or not. What is illuminated is not already there, but is constituted at the moment of illumination. This book invites the reader to participate in the illuminating work of philosophy and necessarily, thereby, to contribute to his or her own self-constituting self-illumination. Although the focus is on African philosophy, the book also bridges the gap between African philosophy and other branches. Today more than ever, a bridging philosophy is called for, and this book helps to meet that need. This book poses philosophical questions such as who is an African and what Africa is, and seeks philosophical answers. In doing so, it contributes to the ongoing discourse on African philosophy. It addresses such issues as the African grounding of philosophy, the difference between African and Black philosophy, the African body, African art as expressed in and by Chiwara, the plight of African trees as the plight of Africans, and the symbolic meaning of Robben Island. Modern philosophy. Culture—Study and teaching. Cultural studies. Phenomenology . Modern Philosophy. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/E19000 Regional and Cultural Studies. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/411000 Cultural Studies. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X22040 Phenomenology. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/E44070 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783319525594 Printed edition: 9783319525617 Printed edition: 9783319849362 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52560-0 ZDB-2-REP ZDB-2-SXPR Religion and Philosophy (SpringerNature-41175) Philosophy and Religion (R0) (SpringerNature-43725)