African Philosophy and Endogenous Knowledge Systems
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This text takes up the discussion on endogenous knowledge systems and philosophy. This theme continues to occupy a large part of contemporary debates on African philosophy. Firstly, it describes how the controversy between endogenous knowledge systems and philosophy has permeated the African philosophical tradition. Secondly, it discusses the possibility of this knowledge contributing to the development of a philosophy, in this case African philosophy. Thirdly, it describes how these systems are increasingly disappearing in African societies as a result of a process of marginalization, epistemicide and expropriation. Finally, it argues that the teaching of African philosophy is a means of making it visible, of resistance and, above all, of dialogue with other philosophical traditions.
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