Western conclusions about African philosophy rest on presumptions lacking lived African realities

Evidence

Njoroge argues for the existence of a Nationalist-Ideological philosophy, maintaining that Western scholars (to date) base most, if not all, of their conclusions about African philosophy on theoretical presumptions devoid of the lived realities and practices that action-based scholarship by Africans provides. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 907

Categorization

  • DEFINE: Defines Nationalist-Ideological philosophy as action-based scholarship grounded in lived African experience.
  • XREF: connects to: Hegel’s philosophy constructed Africa as historyless to justify European conquest — Tavengwa Gwekwerere, Davie E. Mutasa, and Kudakwashe Chitofiri, Settlers, Rhodesians, and Supremacists:…, 39