Meaning and Truth in African Philosophy: Doing African Philosophy with Language

Description: Meaning and Truth in African Philosophy by Grivas Muchineripi Kayange This book offers a new way of doing African philosophy by building on an analysis of the way people talk. The author bases his investigation on the belief that traditional African philosophy is hidden in expressions used in ordinary language. As a result, he argues that people are engaging in a philosophical activity when they use expressions such as taboos, proverbs, idioms, riddles, and metaphors.The analysis investigates proverbs using the ordinary language approach and Speech Act theory. Next, the author looks at taboos using counterfactual logic, which studies the meaning of taboo expressions by departing from a consideration of their structure and use. He argues that the study of these figurative expressions using the counterfactual framework offers a particular understanding of African philosophy and belief systems. The study also investigates issues of meaning and rationality departing from a study on riddles, explores conceptual metaphors used in conceptualizing the notion of politics in modern African political thought, and examines language and marginalization of women and people with disabilities.The book differs from other works in African philosophy in the sense that it does not claim that Africans have a philosophy as is commonly done in most studies. Rather, it reflects and unfolds philosophical elements in ordinary language use. The book also builds African Conception of beauty and truth through the study of language. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Back Cover This book offers a new way of doing African philosophy by building on an analysis of the way people talk. The author bases his investigation on the belief that traditional African philosophy is hidden in expressions used in ordinary language. As a result, he argues that people are engaging in a philosophical activity when they use expressions such as taboos, proverbs, idioms, riddles, and metaphors. The analysis investigates proverbs using the ordinary language approach and Speech Act theory. Next, the author looks at taboos using counterfactual logic, which studies the meaning of taboo expressions by departing from a consideration of their structure and use. He argues that the study of these figurative expressions using the counterfactual framework offers a particular understanding of African philosophy and belief systems. The study also investigates issues of meaning and rationality departing from a study on riddles, explores conceptual metaphors used in conceptualizing the notion of politics in modern African political thought, and examines language and marginalization of women and people with disabilities. The book differs from other works in African philosophy in the sense that it does not claim that Africans have a philosophy as is commonly done in most studies. Rather, it reflects and unfolds philosophical elements in ordinary language use. The book also builds African Conception of beauty and truth through the study of language. Author Biography Grivas Muchineripi Kayange: Holds a PhD in Philosophy from the Gregorian Pontifical University, Rome, Italy (2007). He is the senior lecturer of Philosophy Department at Chancellor College, University of Malawi. He was a visiting scholar at the Center of Philosophy of Natural and Social Sciences at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2006 and a Post-graduate visiting scholar at the University of Edinburgh from 2008 to 2009. His main research interest is the logical relation between theories/policies and practice in African ethics, language, politics, religion and natural science. Some of his publications include: Modern Nationalistic-Ideological Philosophy: Its Controversial Development in Malawi (Journal of African Philosophy, 2012), AU-ICC-Malawi Conflict: An Analysis of Malawis Position and its Implications (JH, 2013), Understanding the Semantics of Chewa Proverbs in the Light of Contemporary Philosophy of Language (Journalof African Cultural Studies, 2014), Marginalisation of persons with disabilities in metaphorical conceptualisation (Disabilities in Africa, Kenya, 2016) and Existence and Needs – A case for the equal moral considerability of nonhuman animals (Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics, 2016). Table of Contents Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Part I: Figurative Utterances And Meaning.- Chapter 1. Philosophical Framework For Doing African Philosophy.- Chapter 2. Pragmatic Semantics And Chichewa Proverbs.- Chapter 3. Meaning Of Taboos Using Counterfactual Logic.- Chapter 4. Doing African Philosophy With Metaphors.- Chapter 5. Riddles, Meaning And Rationality/Logic.- Part II: Conceptual Analysis: Truth, Beauty And Meaning.- Chapter 6. The Chewa Logical Concept Of Truth.- Chapter 7. The Chewa Concept Of Beauty And Meaning.- Part III: African Communitarianism (Ubuntu) Vs African Individualism Through Language.- Chapter 8. Conceptual Analysis Of Ubuntu/Umunthu And Meaning.- Chapter 9. Deducing Individualism In African Society Through The Study Of Language. Feature Offers a new way of doing African philosophy by building on an analysis of ordinary language Argues that people are engaging in a philosophical activity when they are using expressions such as taboos, proverbs, idioms, riddles, and metaphors Reflects and unfolds philosophical elements in ordinary language use Details ISBN3030019616 Author Grivas Muchineripi Kayange Series Philosophical Studies Series ISBN-10 3030019616 ISBN-13 9783030019617 Format Hardcover Pages 169 Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-12-29 Short Title Meaning and Truth in African Philosophy Language English Subtitle Doing African Philosophy with Language DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-01962-4 Series Number 135 UK Release Date 2018-12-29 Edition 1st Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Illustrations 17 Illustrations, black and white; XVII, 169 p. 17 illus. 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