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Title Òrúnmìlà, Orality and Philosophy
Full text https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/38423/1/Orunmila%2C%20Orality%20and%20Philosophy.docx
Date 2022
Author(s) Bello, Adesumbo Bello
Abstract In what ways do Wittgenstein and Derrida discuss the relations between orality and philosophy; and can a comparison of the marginalized/silenced thoughts of á»ŒÌ€rúnmìlà on philosophical language with Wittgenstein and Derrida lead to a better understanding of this African oral philosophy? The paper aims to provide a new reading of á»ŒÌ€rúnmìlà the Yorùbá/African philosopher - with the aim to establish how the content relates to African and European philosophies in the present age. The paper explores how the linguistic turn to philosophy allows us to clearly see the problems of language and epistemic injustices that modern European philosophical traditions conceal. It argues that the introduction of hegemonic languages, (such as, English, and French which are the carriers of the colonizers' cultures and the languages of education to the colonized peoples), continues to silence and distort nature-culture interaction embedded in African philosophical traditions. It refers us to the way nature and culture interact in the oral philosophy of á»ŒÌ€rúnmìlà. It brings á»ŒÌ€rúnmìlà into dialogue with Wittgenstein's 'language-game' and 'rule following paradox' to give new insight in the problems of philosophical language. By bringing á»ŒÌ€rúnmìlà into conversation with Derrida's 'metaphysical oppositions' and the injustice to other in language, we can better understand the epistemic injustice that befalls African oral philosophy. Thus, á»ŒÌ€rúnmìlà can show the contribution of Yorùbá philosophy to the global philosophical discourse.
Subject(s) B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
Language en
Publisher South African Journal of Philosophy
Relation https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/38423/
Type of publication Monographs and Working Papers; NonPeerReviewed
Format text
Identifier Bello, Adesumbo Bello (2022) Òrúnmìlà, Orality and Philosophy. South African Journal of Philosophy. (Forthcoming)
Repository London - SOAS, University of London
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