Culture, Identity and Human Values in Africa

• Authors: Ebijuwa Temisanren
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

Without glorifying any cultural standpoint I argue that the best model that accounts for the interests and aspirations of Africa cannot be that which promotes and emphasiz-es traditional ideas since such a model would be unnecessarily insular and prevent us from engaging the aspects of our cultures which are needed in coping with Africa’s challenges. I contend that this does not amount to an imposition of any form of metanar-rative but rather to critically engage those forces that are detrimental to survival and social stability.

Keywords

EN

Culture; identity; human values; tradition; Africa

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 175-187

Contributors

author

Ebijuwa Temisanren

• Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.