- Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi
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- The Cognitive Significance of African Traditional Metaphysics
The Cognitive Significance of African Traditional Metaphysics
Authors : Onos Godwin Idjakpo
Pages : 43-54
Doi:10.20981/kaygi.307939
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Publication Date : 2017-04-30
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The paper examines the issue of African metaphysics which revolves round the conception of a vital force which the Africans take as the primary unifying stuff of the universe permeating all existing being, physical, quasi-physical or spiritual. The paper finds that this unifying force is significant or dynamic. The method of analysis is conceptual. The paper concludes that in African traditional metaphysics lies a fertile source of knowledge and values exploration that are essential in a changing world.Keywords : Metaphysics, African, Vital Force, Cognitive Significance, Spirits, Tolerance and Ethics