Bio of the Week: Kwasi Wiredu

Bio of the Week: Kwasi Wiredu

15th January2016
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Kwasi Wiredu “By decolonization, I mean divesting African philosophical thinking of all undue influences emanating from our colonial past” -Kwasi Wiredu Kwasi Wiredu is a philosopher; his work is centred on the relationship between culture and philosophy. In particular, he is concerned with the philosophical conditions of an intercultural dialogue. He points out that the value of the

Bio of the Week: John Mbiti

Bio of the Week: John Mbiti

08th January2016
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The theme for our weekly instalment, ‘Biography of the Week’, in the month of January is African Philosophers. Each week, the biographies and works of philosophers hailing from Africa will be celebrated. Of the numerous past and present philosophers Africa has produced, the four sages we are covering are John Samuel Mbiti,  Kwasi Wiredu, Emmanuel Chukwudi Eze  and