The Bantu Philosophy controversy tested the colonial civilizing-mission ideology at its foundation

Evidence

Likewise, what is at stake in the vast controversy surrounding the publication of Bantu Philosophy is the very foundation of the colonial “civilizing mission ideology” and Europe’s reluctance to engage in genuine dialogue among civilizations, dialogue which requires the recognition of the humanity and dignity of the African people and their ability to uphold philosophy, logic, morality and those fundamental human values recognized by the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (since 1948) and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (since 1981). — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 660

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the core reading goal: situating Tempels within the larger question of whether African peoples could philosophize.