End of arrogance : Africa and the West--understanding their differences /
Danner, Helmut.
Nairobi, Kenya : East African Educational Publishers,
2012.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-163) and index.
Introduction. Non-understanding ; The intention of this essay -- History of the relationship between Africa and the West. The unknown history of Africa ; The 'discovery' and subjugation of Africa by Europeans ; A disturbed relationship -- African social structure. Kenyatta on education and community ; Some features of African society ; 'Village' and 'city' : tradition and modernity ; The 'master-servant society' ; 'Kenyan cowboys' : the need for integration -- Ethics. Social context of ethics ; European and African sources of moral rules ; Ethics in the encounter of Africa and the West ; The 'immoral' side of African politics -- Spirituality. The Western difficulty in understanding African spirituality ; More examples ; Supra-natural powers ; Christianity and Islam in the African context -- Reason and individualism in Europe. Galileo Galilei as an example ; The Enlightenment -- Excursion : understanding and interpretation. Theory of understanding : 'hermeneutics' ; Understanding the alien, a 'practical hermeneutics' ; 'Hermeneutics of development cooperation' -- The encounter of two cultures. Differences ; Enlightenment in Africa ; Perceptions ; Understanding and learning -- 'Development'. What is development for Africa? ; The West as the model? ; Global contexts ; Democracy and 'pseudo-elders' -- End of arrogance.