The Struggle for Meaning: Reflections on Philosophy, Culture, and Democracy in Africa Contributor(s): Hountondji, Paulin J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0896802256 ISBN-13: 9780896802254 Publisher: Ohio University Press OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2002 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
Dewey: 199.66 |
LCCN: 2002075229 |
Series: Research in International Studies: Africa |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 7.14" W x 8.32" (0.86 lbs) 368 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Struggle for Meaning is a landmark publication by one of African philosophy's leading figures, Paulin J. Hountondji, best known for his critique of ethnophilosophy in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In this volume, he responds with autobiographical and philosophical reflection to the dialogue and controversy he has provoked. He discusses the ideas, rooted in the work of such thinkers as Husserl and Hountondji's former teachers Derrida, Althusser, and Ricoeur, that helped shape his critique. |