{"product_id":"the-struggle-for-meaning-reflections-on-philosophy-culture-and-democracy-in-africa-paperback","title":"The Struggle for Meaning: Reflections on Philosophy, Culture, and Democracy in Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaulin J. Hountondji\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Struggle for Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark publication by one of African philosophy's leading figures, Paulin J. Hountondji, best known for his critique of ethnophilosophy in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In this volume, he responds with autobiographical and philosophical reflection to the dialogue and controversy he has provoked. He discusses the ideas, rooted in the work of such thinkers as Husserl and Hountondji's former teachers Derrida, Althusser, and Ricoeur, that helped shape his critique. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Applying his philosophical ideas to the critical issues of democracy, culture, and development in Africa today, he addresses three crucial topics: the nexus between scientific extraversion and economic dependence; the nature of endogenous traditions of thought and their relationship with modern science; and the implications-for political pluralism and democracy-of the emergence of \"philosophies of subject\" in Africa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While the book's immediate concern is with Africa, the densely theoretical nature of its analyses, and its bearing on current postmodern theories of the \"other,\" will make this timely and elegant translation of great interest to many disciplines, especially ethnic, gender, and multicultural studies.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaulin J. Hountondji\u003c\/b\u003e, agrégé de philosophie from the Ecole normale supérieure of Rue d'Ulm in Paris, is a professor of philosophy at the National University of Benin. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy: Myth and Reality\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most influential books on African philosophy. \u003cb\u003eJohn Conteh-Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the department of French and Italian and African and African-American Studies at Ohio State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 334\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.32 x 7.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715312513331,"sku":"9780896802254","price":73.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VjdIb3IrVmRVMHNJN0hjV25yazY2UT09.webp?v=1763600425","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-struggle-for-meaning-reflections-on-philosophy-culture-and-democracy-in-africa-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}