Philosophy and National Development in Nigeria - Towards a Tradition of Nigerian Philosophy

Informationen zum Autor Adeshina Afolayan is a Lecturer at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Zusammenfassung From Heidegger and Nietzsche to Fanon and Santos, the book traces a trajectory of rethinking of existing paradigms and epistemological assumptions that could enable a robust evolution of a Nigerian tradition of philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication Preface & Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One The Incidence of Philosophy in Nigeria Chapter Two The Homo Academicus Nigerianus Chapter Three The Nigerian State Encounters Philosophy Chapter Four Western Epistemology and Popular Epistemologies Chapter Five Nigerian Philosophy without Nigerians? Tradition, Philosophy, and Plurality Chapter Six The National Character of Philosophy Chapter Seven Philosophy and the Idea of Thinking Chapter Eight Bios Theoretikos / Bios Politikos : Theory, Practice, and the Challenges of a Nigerian Tradition of Philosophy Chapter Nine Social Philosophy as Social Hope: Nigerian Philosophy and the Archaeologies of Governance Conclusion: Envisioning Nigeria: Towards Postmetaphysical Nigerian Philosophy

Product details

• Authors: Adeshina Afolayan, Adeshina (University of Ibadan Afolayan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781138583535
• ISBN: 978-1-138-58353-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Global Africa; Global Africa
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Nigeria, PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Social, Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies