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- catalog abstract "The eminent Ghanaian philosopher Kwasi Wiredu confronts the paradox that while Western cultures recoil from claims of universality, previously colonized peoples, seeking to redefine their identities, insist on cultural particularities. Wiredu's exposition of the principles of African traditional philosophy is not purely theoretical; he shows how certain aspects of African political thought may be applied to the practical resolution of some of Africa's most pressing problems.".
- catalog contributor b9744918.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: The Universal and the Particular -- Part 1. General considerations -- Part 2. Religion and Morality -- Part 3. Conceptual Contrasts -- Part 4. Democracy and Human Rights -- Index.".
- catalog description "The eminent Ghanaian philosopher Kwasi Wiredu confronts the paradox that while Western cultures recoil from claims of universality, previously colonized peoples, seeking to redefine their identities, insist on cultural particularities. Wiredu's exposition of the principles of African traditional philosophy is not purely theoretical; he shows how certain aspects of African political thought may be applied to the practical resolution of some of Africa's most pressing problems.".
- catalog extent "237 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Cultural universals and particulars.".
- catalog identifier "0253210801 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0253332095 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Cultural universals and particulars.".
- catalog isPartOf "African systems of thought".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Bloomington : Indiana University Press,".
- catalog relation "Cultural universals and particulars.".
- catalog subject "199/.6/089963385 20".
- catalog subject "Akan (African people) Religion.".
- catalog subject "Akan (African people) Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "B5619.G4 W57 1996".
- catalog subject "Particularism (Theology)".
- catalog subject "Philosophy, African.".
- catalog subject "Philosophy, Akan.".
- catalog subject "Universalism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: The Universal and the Particular -- Part 1. General considerations -- Part 2. Religion and Morality -- Part 3. Conceptual Contrasts -- Part 4. Democracy and Human Rights -- Index.".
- catalog title "Cultural universals and particulars : an African perspective / Kwasi Wiredu.".
- catalog type "text".