This book discusses Henry Odera Oruka’s sage philosophy, rethinking it in light of recent debates in African philosophy and African Studies. The chapters engage perspectives from anthropology, literature, and postcolonial scholarship, questioning and exploring the relevance of sage philosophy for current challenges, including decolonialization.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword
D.A. Masolo
Preface
Chaungo Barasa
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Kai Kress and Oriare Nyarwath
Chapter 1: Reviving the African Sage Philosophy Project: Continuities and Discontinuities in the Research Methodology
Reginald M. J. Oduor
Chapter 2: Exploring Indigenous Knowledge: An Exposition of Sage Philosophy and Oral Literature Projects in Kenya
Francis Owakah
Chapter 3: 'Does this mean that there is philosophy in everything?': A Comparative Reading of Henry Odera Oruka's First and Second Order and Antonio Gramsci's First and Second Level Philosophy
Benedetta Lanfranchi
Chapter 4: Wisdom from Women in Kenya
Gail M. Presbey
Chapter 5: Oruka, Odinga, and Pragmatic Sagacity
Bruce B. Janz
Chapter 6: The Collective Sage: Maasai Philosophy and Resilience
Donna Pido
Chapter 7: Sagacity is Relational: No individual Owns Any Story
Jared Sacks
Chapter 8: On Being Human
J.P. Odoch Pido
Afterword
Anke Graness
Appendix 1: The Life History of Mama Julia Auma Ouko: Tribute to an African
