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PLS 1502 ASSESMENT 2 SEMESTER1 ANSWERS 2022
AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY
UNISA
, Option A
INTRODUCTION
African philosophy is the rational reflection of Africans on their factual views. It considers time,
individuality, territory, and other issues in the same way. Western philosophy does. Ramos
argues in his book. The Battle for Thinking in Africa, released in 1998 that it is critical to expose.
Western philosophy to a variety of philosophical traditions arising beyond Europe.
Deny To Existence of African Philosophy
Starting with Hegel, many have disputed the validity of African philosophy. Many African
philosophers have been influenced by the belief that Western philosophy is common to all
humans. As a result, modern African ideas have emphasized similarity to the West rather than
differences.
Following a century of Western discourse on Africa, the deconstructionist obstacle must
undoubtedly uncover and disclose the restricting concepts, attitudes, beliefs, and ideologies that
plague the African mind.
Those institutions, which were never intended to reform African cultures, are vehicles for ideas
established at the detriment of African historical heritage. As an outcome, African philosophers
will need to reconsider the principles, notions, attitudes, and biases that shaped such
organizations.
The reconstructive task is embodied by NgugiwaThiong'o's attempt to decolonize the African
mentality (NgugiwaThiong'o, 1996/2009). As one of the opposing viewpoints and paradigms in
philosophy, African philosophy seeks to whittle down Western philosophy's secular humanism
by opening up other rich options within its scope.
Deny To the Existence of African Philosophy
The problem of defining rationality norms has established a central subject in Anglophone
philosophy. It has sparked discussions among social anthropologists, sociologists, and science
philosophers. On the other hand, some say that formal rational methods are the distinguishing
quality of science, that they replace common sense and are global.
Pluralists are on one side of the debate, arguing for the diversity of human experience and
representational systems. The latter group includes the majority of African cultural collectivists.
This is because they define culture as a person's perspective and way of living.
The Latin word ratio, which can be interpreted as "reason" in English, is the root of the
"rational." Rational conduct or attitude is based only on sound reasoning. As a noun, “rationality”
refers to the ability of humans to distinguish between different facts.
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