Ethnophilosophy’s merger into global philosophy could enrich or erode its identity

Evidence

Given that ethnophilosophy comes from a specific cultural orientation, can it be accommodated within a global philosophy, into which it will eventually merge, while losing or enriching much of its present-day identity? This is where I situate the Belgian Franciscan missionary Placide Tempels (1906–1977) and his seminal Bantu Philosophy. His work permits us to negotiate African philosophy with other globally available philosophical orientations. This interplay will yield numerous, varied, and often surprising outcomes depending on the way we articulate it. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 488

Categorization

• QUESTION: Open question the author poses: does globalization of ethnophilosophy enrich or dilute its local identity? Worth tracking how the rest of the chapter answers it.