EAN: 9783030019617

MEANING AND TRUTH IN AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY - GRIVA...

This book offers a new way of doing African philosophy by building on an analysis of the way
people talk. The author bases his investigation on the belief that traditional African
philosophy is hidden in expressions used in ordinary language. As a result  he argues that
people are engaging in a philosophical activity when they use expressions such as taboos 
proverbs  idioms  riddles  and metaphors.The analysis investigates proverbs using the ordinary
language approach and Speech Act theory. Next  the author looks at taboos using counterfactual
logic  which studies the meaning of taboo expressions by departing from a consideration of
their structure and use. He argues that the study of these figurative expressions using the
counterfactual framework offers a particular understanding of African philosophy and belief
systems. The study also investigates issues of meaning and rationality departing from a study
on riddles  explores conceptual metaphors used in conceptualizing the notion of politics in
modern African political thought  and examines language and marginalization of women and people
with disabilities.The book differs from other works in African philosophy in the sense that it
does not claim that Africans have a philosophy as is commonly done in most studies. Rather  it
reflects and unfolds philosophical elements in ordinary language use. The book also builds
African Conception of beauty and truth through the study of language.

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