Understanding communal philosophies is necessary for genuine mental decolonisation.

Evidence

Of course, it is ironic that we continue to read and listen to arguments today that rely steadfastly on the critique of ethnophilosophy by Hountondji and continue to justify their position against indigenous philosophies with recourse to this same scholar, in spite of his own clarification on the matter. Without the elaboration of these communal philosophies, the critical examination of the conceptual platform upon which the thought of a culture is erected would largely be superficial if not impossible. True mental decolonisation cannot proceed without taking the necessary time to understand one’s own history and its intellectual traditions. It is within this context that the articulation and reconstruction of indigenous philosophies of the African peoples are an integral component of the philosophical project in Africa. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 376

Categorization

• XREF: Core to the reader’s purpose — the case that reconstruction of indigenous traditions is integral to African philosophy. — connects to: Decolonization and reinhabitation become twin mutually-implied goals of place pedagogy. — David A. Gruenewald, The Best of Both Worlds: A Critical…, 85