African philosophy sifts Western ideas to reject racism yet adopt useful knowledge

Evidence

Akinpelu further argues that philosophy produced by African people portrays the Africans’ perception of the world. When Africans sift Western philosophical ideas about Africa, eliminate all negative assumptions and combine reality with acceptable observations from the West – in line with Senghor’s adage to “assimilate, do not be assimilated” – they are striving to solve Africa’s problems using proven and value-free knowledge about the continent. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 920

Categorization

• DEFINE: The selective-assimilation account of African philosophical method.