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Rethinking Sage Philosophy

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on and beyond H. Odera Oruka

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Rethinking Sage Philosophy: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on and beyond H. Odera Oruka discusses a variety of aspects of Henry Odera Oruka’s sage philosophy project, rethinking it with a view to current demands and recent debates in scholarship across several disciplines. Edited by Kai Kresse and Oriare Nyarwath, the collection engages perspectives and interests from within and beyond African philosophy and African studies, including anthropology, literature, postcolonial critique, and decolonial scholarship. The chapters focus on: studies of women sages; sage philosophy in relation to oral literature; an Acholi poem on 'being human' in context; takes on aesthetics and gender in Maasai thought; a comparative discussion of Oruka’s and Gramsci’s approaches to the relevance of philosophy in society; a critical review of method; a comparative discussion dedicated to the project of decolonization, with a South African case study; and a conceptual reconsideration of Oruka's understanding of sages, presenting the 'pragmatic sage' as typical of the late phase of the sage philosophy project.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-11-16
Mått157 x 237 x 23 mm
Vikt599 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAfrican Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue
Antal sidor302
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666903850

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ForewordD.A. MasoloPrefaceChaungo BarasaAcknowledgements IntroductionKai Kress and Oriare NyarwathChapter 1: Reviving the African Sage Philosophy Project: Continuities and Discontinuities in the Research MethodologyReginald M. J. OduorChapter 2: Exploring Indigenous Knowledge: An Exposition of Sage Philosophy and Oral Literature Projects in KenyaFrancis OwakahChapter 3: ‘Does this mean that there is philosophy in everything?’: A Comparative Reading of Henry Odera Oruka's First and Second Order and Antonio Gramsci’s First and Second Level PhilosophyBenedetta LanfranchiChapter 4: Wisdom from Women in KenyaGail M. PresbeyChapter 5: Oruka, Odinga, and Pragmatic SagacityBruce B. Janz Chapter 6: The Collective Sage: Maasai Philosophy and ResilienceDonna PidoChapter 7: Sagacity is Relational: No individual Owns Any StoryJared SacksChapter 8: On Being HumanJ.P. Odoch PidoAfterwordAnke Graness Appendix 1: The Life History of Mama Julia Auma Ouko: Tribute to an African

The "sage philosophy" method proposed by Henry Odera Oruka has been one of the most intriguing and important approaches to the study of philosophy in Africa. This volume looks back at Oruka's work, taking a balanced and critical assessment of his project and its potential, while also pushing the project forward, especially with new material on women sages, addressing an admitted gap in Oruka's original publications.