There is African philosophy and there are a few African philosophers. I’d be happy to share my acquaintance with some of them with you starting with Sophie Oluwole.
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I know this is the kind of question that is often ignored but I will ask it anyway: How many African Philosophers do you know? Do we even have our own Philosophy and where is it hidden because I did ...Read more
Will it be right to say or concede that one of our biggest problem that hinder our development as a continent is religion?
looking at the rate in which people want to change their skin color, accent, hair color or texture is it not possible that the effect of colonization is deep within. Are we really free from colonization?
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Well unfortunately, colonisation has been upgraded where rather than the coloniser use force, it is more of mind control now. The colonised sets out to look more like the coloniser in appearance and all because the colonised has been made to believe nothing good comes from them. So until the mind is emancipated, one is not really free.
From my observation of the world, the untamed human is attributed to; egocentric, judgmental, demand for needs, desire satisfaction, the tendency of physical comfort and material possession over spiritual values. In contrast I think a better society needs a tamed ...Read more
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I follow. I think you elaborated on why it is YES, but it would have been valuable if you tipped on why it is NO. Thank you
Were we ever meant to be ‘free’ as Africans? Were we truly ‘cursed’?
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Not cursed. Just so far unfortunate. We hope and look forward to better days though. We dream of them. It may take long, but the day will come. Hang in there and spread the hope down your generation.
What does Jesus, Confucius and Kim Kardashian have in common?
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“Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. The philosophy of Confucius, also known as Confucianism, emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity.” ~ Wikipedia
Died: 479 BC, Lu
Suppose you have a course or philosophy that you take to be true. Are you allowed to Question it once in a while? And if you do, is the course/belief rendered null?
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No, questioning is not the same as disbelief. Most of the times, we question them when we don’t believe in them. But I think questions should be asked for better understanding even though you believe. It is good to probe sometimes.
I would like to think that we are wrong if we think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships/connections. Everything is placed all around us. It is in everything and anything we might experience. We just have to have ...Read more
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Joy does come from within and our surrounding. The way we live also has a bearing on the joy we have.
What really matters in life?
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I consider life the grand experiment for us all, seeing as we’re all doing this for the first time.
Based on this, I’d say – living the questions you have about life, being bold in creating yourself, therefore seeking out experiences that will enable this process and ceaselessly seeking knowledge/truth.
Creating, sustaining meaningful relationships with fellow humans, and living in harmony with nature, I believe, will sustain our souls in this quest.
Stacy Wambui
No. We should let people be the best they can be. No judgement. No pressure.