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Meaning and Truth in African Philosophy

Doing African Philosophy with Language

Produktform: Buch / Einband - fest (Hardcover)

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. weiterlesen

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Sprache(n): Englisch

ISBN: 978-3-030-01961-7 / 978-3030019617 / 9783030019617

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Erscheinungsdatum: 29.12.2018

Seiten: 169

Auflage: 1

Autor(en): Grivas Muchineripi Kayange

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