Hountondji admits his critique ignored Tempels’s colonial context and biography.

Evidence

Hountondji (1996, p. xx) that his criticisms of Tempels “do not, however, fully place Bantu Philosophy in the socio-political context of the former Belgian Congo; neither do they relate it to Father Tempels’s personal development as a priest and scholar.” — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 366

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s interest in situating philosophers within their historical context — echoes the ‘know thyself’/located thought theme.