african philospher
INTRODUCTION
Philosophy
etymological comes from Greek word “philosophy” which is derived from two other
words which “philia” to mean love and Sophia to mean wisdom .Therefore, from an
etymological point of view philosophy is the love of wisdom and philosopher is
a love of wisdom . Philosophy is into scope in various by defined by different
people however basic to most define by different People however basic to most definition
is the admission that philosophy is critically
thinking lead to knowledge of all thing
through which lead to knowledge of all
things through their ultimate caves.
What is underlined is the fact that this knowledge is acquired through the
reason. General the back ground of philosophy basically is a critical pursuit
with certainly and by cause.( Makumba ,2005 )
A
philosopher is someone who practices philosophy which involved rational
inquiring into area that are outside termed as a love of windows (Oxford
dictionary)
A philosopher is a person who offers view or
theories profound questions in ethic, metaphysic, and logic another related field.
A
philosopher is a person who regulatiates his/her life action judgement
utterances by the light of philosophy or reason.
ORIGI OF AFRICA
PHILOSOPHY
African
philosophy had started long time ago, through there was not a written document
of the particular philosophy idea and judgment was quietly different with Europe
philosophy where wonder termed that enable a man to reflect his experience in
search of answer to some of fundamental questions where by tend to use both
subject and objectives in philosophy (chikwadi 2001 page no 1)
Unlikely
to Africa philosophy it becomes more expand when as well as long term
governance by white people. Through this develop rational thinking to Africa
mind as the step towards a philosopher. It was derived into traditional
medieval and modern ancient Egyptian medieval mainly North Africa and modern
mainly Ethiopia together with Europe and modern Ethiopia authority and other
like wliher Anton from Ghana who wrote between 16 and 18 century(Makumba 2005,pge
n127)
Generally
the step towards Africa philosophy was to only the two shows the contribution of
Africa philosophy was only to show the contribution of Africa Broward the
civilization in anthoropolostic and ethnophilosophy Many philosophy emerged in
Africa into different schools big through like political philosophy school of through
like Nyerere and Nkware , cosmology like China Achebe .
AFRICA
PHILOSOPHY AND THROUGH SYSTEM
According
Munyaradzi Mawere & Tapuwa R. Mubaya argued that African philosophy is
related new discipline it’s us date by. It history the publication of placid,
temple book Bantu philosophy. In 1945,but the discipline really took off during the 1960s and 1970s when after
independence African scholar stared looking for viable philosopher to govern their
national and to build new identities for Africa started their national and to
build new identities for African state and their ideas.
The
philosophical idea of the nature of Saul and body by kwane Gkye he was as an
Africa phosphor that argued concerning to human nature where he believes that
man is not just and of flesh and bone as we see in our eye through a man
categorised into two which are “Okra” the mean soul and “honam” body the “Okra”.
Is said to be under most self the essence of individual person and life. Okra
is identical twice life it is embodiment and trains of the individual destiny the
terms okra as constitutive of the individual density. The term a person dead it
said his breath is goner thus the breath is an intangible manifest action or evidence on the present of Okra another
element is sunnsun as physical objects then
given out the relationship between soul and body as they depend and
relates to each other’s when okra injured the sunsum disturbed .
The
Philosophical idea of socialism by
Mwalimu Julia’s Nyerere .He was the first president in Tanganyika he used to philosophize
in order to govern the nation and he
established identifies if
citizens in Tanzania .He proposed socialism he was the first person to use the
word “ujama” to donates the kind of life lived by man and his., family ,wealthy
was owned by the whole mother no one
owned was allowed to own property .when you select
to be a leader it to it doesn’t
mean that you are intelligent know everything than other .he had an aim of removing fear from the mind of people
generated by German, Arab British that
we cannot do anything than and able to establish our decision .The notion of
election of leader of leader and not leader .the nation of leadership and not
leader by birth.
The
philosophical idea an Africa traditional religion by (John S Mboti 1969) on
Africa region and philosophical “he argue that, Africa are notoriously
religious and region” has such a grid on their entire life that it is not
always easy to isolate consequently and understandings of the people required
knowledge of the of their region
This
applied even to their thinking because ,Mboti says “philosophical of one kind
or other is behind the thinking and
acting of every people and a study of traditional religion bring as and study
of the traditional religion bring as into the area of Africa life where ,
through word and action we may be to discern the philosophical behind
Yoruba
philosophical idea of individuality, Community and the moral order. Yoruba philosophical
idea as argue on the relationship between individuals and community in a on the
unity in traditional Africa through system? include in this value places in
individuality
visavisa
community the expectation of the community it’s member and the humanist of
communalism well as moral value. for example a new one baby when come in the
world mod wife and elders who took care for a newly mother decide to place a
child in hand of father sister cousins and others as peaceful way for a infant ,Through this create the sense of socialize and humiliation of individualism
. A Child believed that the solidarity by made naturally and have a sense of “I
am because we are I” exist because the community exist (Segun Gbadegesin 1992
pg 135)
The
philosophical idea of consciences by Nkwame was a political philosophy who because
the first president of Ghana. Conscience map intellectual term of disposition
of force which will enable Africa society to digest the western Islamic and
euro Christian element in Africa and Develop them in search a way that they fit
into Africa personality he argue that practice without though is blind thought
without practice without though is blind thought without practice in empty
general the philosophical of Nkwame a conscientious wanted Africa to be conscious
a sense that; they must stand on their feet, unity and aboden all foreigner culture and develop in our own .
The
philosophical idea of the sociality of self by Okit P Bitek .These is a false and misleading assumption
that on than in the one end these is some nation called philosophical and on
the other some things and notion called culture. Culture is philosophical as
levels and celebrates in a social. Human being do not behave like dry leaves,
smoke or cloud which blown here and there by wind. Man lived organisation
called institution the family, clan a chiefdom or king Dom or age set system.
He has a religion an army legal and institution; built around the central issue
of a people what they believe, what life is all about their social philosophical
their view. Generally according to Okot Bitek the human an life and culture
is a part and parcel of philosophy even man is philosophical of his her own life,
because he argued decide and take action accordingly to his /her desire need
Conclusion
African
Philosophy is very old and dynamic this is sense that Philosophical is a part and
parcel of human life and experience around the world. Thought this Africa had
had its own philosophical through cultural traditions customer religion on as
well as beliefs .the thing that made European argue that Africa had no Philosophical
as the lack written documentation dating as well as international at status
that would make a person know himself and his philosophical idea international
as other European did.
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Kenya
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America
Hountondji
J P.C.(1996) Africa Philosopical .library
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Africo Nairobi Kenya
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