African Philosophy: Traditional Yoruba Philosophy and Contemporary African Realities (American University Studies)

Preface

Part I Traditional Yoruba Philosophy

1. On the Idea of African Philosophy

2. Eniyiin: The Yoruba Concept of a Person

3. Individuality, Community and the Moral Order

4. Traditional African Religiosity: Myth or Reality?

5. Causality and the Concept of Health and Illness

Part II Contemporary African Realities

6. The Concept of Ultimate Reality and Meaning and Contemporary African Realities:
The Religious View

7. Contemporary African Realities: The Cultural View

8. Contemporary African Realities: The Politico-Economic View

9. The Ethics and Politics of Work

10. Concluding Remarks: Development and Human Values

End notes

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