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Our study has enabled us to grasp Tempels' thinking, i.e. what he actually said, and in so doing, we have come to understand his interest in Bantu culture. He didn't say everything about the Bantu way of life, of course, but the essentials have been written down and made available to a wide audience. It is for this reason that we have entitled our research "Rethinking Tempels' Bantu philosophy today", not to repeat it, but to try to go further by giving other orientations, appreciations and perspectives that would enrich it. Philosophy is a critical science, which is why it is not fixed or dogmatic; it is a spirit that regenerates itself, adapting to the events of its time. The subtitle of this book makes this point even clearer. There is nothing in philosophy that can be declared irrational, for rationality is the essence of philosophy. Where there is philosophy, there is also rationality.
About the author
Ordained a priest in 1998, Doumdé Sylvestre began his studies in philosophy from 2003 to 2005, then from 2012 to 2015 at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome. D. in Philosophy in 2015, he is currently Director of Studies and Professor of Contemporary Philosophy at the Saint Mbaga Tuzinde Major Seminary in Sarh (Chad).
