Expressions of traditional wisdom from Africa and beyond
Subtitle: an exploration in intercultural epistemology
By: by Wim M.J. van Binsbergen
Series: Mémoire in-8o / Classe des Sciences morales et politiques, Academie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer -- nouv. sér.,  t. 53, fasc. 4 = -- Verhandelingen in-8o / Klasse voor Morele en Politieke Wetenschappen, Koninklijke Academie voor Overzeese Wetenschappen -- nieuwe reeks, bk. 53, afl. 4; Mémoires in-8o (Académie royale des sciences d'outre-mer. Classe des sciences morales et politiques) -- nouv. sér., t. 53, fasc. 4.
Publisher: Koninklijke Academie voor Overzeese Wetenschappen
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Brussel
Language: eng
Number of pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9789075652000
Subjects: Theory of Knowledge; African Philosophy; African Mythology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The resilience of wisdom as a topic in modern thought and science --; title: In search of traditional wisdom --; title: The dilemma of expression in wisdom --; title: 'Tacit modern unwisdom" --; title: On the possibility of an intercultural transmission of wisdom, within and outside an academic context --; title: Towards an epistemological perspective --; title: Four examples of viable African traditional wiscom with potentially global applicability --; title: Situating intercultural philosophy from a wisdom perspective --; title: Conclusion.