Overview
Introduces new concepts in African philosophy
Gives insights for the intellectual transformation of African scholarship
Offers an alternative logic system for grounding African philosophy and studies
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Background to African Logic
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Unveiling Ezumezu as a System of African Logic
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Back Matter
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About this book
The issue of a logic foundation for African thought connects well with the question of method. Do we need new methods for African philosophy and studies? Or, are the methods of Western thought adequate for African intellectual space? These questions are not some of the easiest to answer because they lead straight to the question of whether or not a logic tradition from African intellectual space is possible. Thus in charting the course of future direction in African philosophy and studies, one must be confronted with this question of logic. The author boldly takes up this challenge and becomes the first to do so in a book by introducing new concepts and formulating a new African culture-inspired system of logic called Ezumezu which he believes would ground new methods in African philosophy and studies. He develops this system to rescue African philosophy and, by extension, sundry fields in African Indigenous Knowledge Systems from the spell of Plato and the hegemony of Aristotle. African philosophers can now ground their discourses in Ezumezu logic which will distinguish their philosophy as a tradition in its own right. On the whole, the book engages with some of the lingering controversies in the idea of (an) African logic before unveiling Ezumezu as a philosophy of logic, methodology and formal system. The book also provides fresh arguments and insights on the themes of decolonisation and Africanisation for the intellectual transformation of scholarship in Africa. It will appeal to philosophers and logicians—undergraduates and post graduate researchers—as well as those in various areas of African studies.
Reviews
“The text shines a brilliant spotlight on African knowledge, philosophy, and intellectual endogeneity from one of Africa’s leading philosophers. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels.” (G. Emeagwali, Choice, Vol. 57 (9), 2020)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ezumezu
Book Subtitle: A System of Logic for African Philosophy and Studies
Authors: Jonathan O. Chimakonam
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11075-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-11074-1Published: 13 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-11075-8Published: 05 March 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXI, 215
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophical Traditions, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, Logic, Philosophical Methodology