Feminist African Philosophy: Women and the Politics of Difference

ISBN-13: 9781032131306 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 184 str.

Abosede Priscilla Ipadeola

Opis

The book argues that women's perspectives and gender issues must be mainstreamed across African philosophy in order for the discipline to truly represent the thoughts of Africans across the continent. It will be an essential resource for students and researchers of African philosophy and gender studies.

Spis treści

Preface  Introduction: The Necessity of Philosophy on the Continent  PART I  Chapter One: What Is This Thing Called African Philosophy?  Chapter Two: Feminist Scholarship in Africa: How Far Have We Really Come?  Chapter Three: African Philosophy and the Shackles of Androcentrism  Chapter Four: Mainstreaming Gender Issues in African Philosophy: A Decolonization Effort  PART II  Chapter Five: African Women, Illogicality and Epistemic Tyranny  Chapter Six: African Women as Moral Agents and Judges  Chapter Seven: Women as Metaphysical Figures in Traditional and Contemporary Africa  Chapter Eight: Women, Marginalization, and African Political Theories  Conclusion: From Episteme and Doxa: The Imperative of a Gender-Balanced Discourse in Contemporary Africa

O autorze

Abosede Priscilla Ipadeola is a Senior Lecturer, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and a Postdoctoral Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt, at Katholische Universität, Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, Germany (2020-2023).