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Feminist African Philosophy: Women and the Politics of Difference book cover

1st Edition

Feminist African Philosophy Women and the Politics of Difference

By Abosede Priscilla Ipadeola Copyright 2023
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge
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The book argues that women's perspectives and gender issues must be mainstreamed across African philosophy in order for the discipline to truly represent the thoughts of Africans across the continent. African philosophy as an academic discipline emerged as a direct challenge to Western and Eurocentric hegemonies. It sought to actualize the project of decolonization and to contribute African... Read more

Preface  Introduction: The Necessity of Philosophy on the Continent  PART I  Chapter One: What Is This Thing Called African Philosophy?  Chapter Two: Feminist Scholarship in Africa: How Far Have We Really Come?  Chapter Three: African Philosophy and the Shackles of Androcentrism  Chapter Four: Mainstreaming Gender Issues in African Philosophy: A Decolonization Effort  PART II  Chapter Five: African Women, Illogicality and Epistemic Tyranny  Chapter Six: African Women as Moral Agents and Judges  Chapter Seven: Women as Metaphysical Figures in Traditional and Contemporary Africa  Chapter Eight: Women, Marginalization, and African Political Theories  Conclusion: From Episteme and Doxa: The Imperative of a Gender-Balanced Discourse in Contemporary Africa

Biography

Abosede Priscilla Ipadeola is a Senior Lecturer, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and a Postdoctoral Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt, at Katholische Universität, Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, Germany (2020-2023).

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