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Rethinking Sage Philosophy
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on and beyond H. Odera Oruka
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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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Copyright year
2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-0385-0
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-0386-7
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
270
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Foreword No access
How I Met Odera Oruka No access
My Initiation, Involvement, and Contributions to Sage Philosophy No access
The Question of Methodology No access
From Sage Philosophy Analysis to Practical (Sage) Philosophy: Odera’s Vision No access
Notes No access
References No access
Acknowledgments No access
Entry Points, Goals, and Scope of This Volume No access
Rethinking Oruka’s Sage Philosophy Today, Four Decades Later No access
An Established Approach, Recognized, but Not Spread No access
“Wisdom,” the Practical Relevance of Philosophy, and the Socratic Paradigm No access
Reviving Sage Philosophy—Revising Sage Philosophy? No access
Understanding Conceptual Frameworks and Regional Intellectual Traditions No access
Re-Thinking: Thinking with (and against) Sage Philosophy No access
Outlook on Chapters No access
The Appendices and the Prologue, as Resources No access
Notes No access
Bibliography No access
The Evolution of Oruka’s Conception of an African Sage No access
Conclusion No access
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Rationale for Indigenous Knowledge No access
Conclusion and Recommendations No access
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The Importance of the “Ethno” Debate for Philosophy No access
First- and Second-Order Philosophy No access
Fieldwork for Emancipatory Philosophy No access
Conclusion No access
Notes No access
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Introduction No access
Survey of Coverage of Women Sages in the Works of Oruka and Other Male Philosophers Engaged in Oruka’s Project No access
A Survey of the Literature Written by Women Scholars on African Women Sages No access
Relational Autonomy No access
Ntetia Nalamae No access
Julia Ouko No access
Maria Magdalena Josephine Aoko No access
Implications and Conclusion No access
Notes No access
References No access
“A Name in History”: Overview of Odinga No access
“A Chapter in Sage Philosophy”: Oruka Mutates Sage Philosophy methodology No access
