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"We need to open our doors and windows and breathe the fresh air of the ocean". Hountondji on Suffocation and the Need to Liberate the Philosophical Mind

Dübgen, Franziska

Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed

Abstract

Paulin Jidenu Hountondji critiqued the confinement of African thought within ethnophilosophy and identitarianism, advocating for internal plurality and transcultural dialogue. He called for overcoming epistemic closure to construct a new universalism rooted in self-reflection, debate, and structural transformation.

Details about the publication

Journal: African Studies Review
Volume: 67
Issue: 2
Page range: 446-450
Status: Published
Release year: 2024
Language in which the publication is written: English
DOI: 10.1017/asr.2024.62
Link to the full text: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/african-studies-review/article/we-need-to-open-our-doors-and-windows-and-breathe-the-fresh-air-of-the-ocean-hountondji-on-suffocation-and-the-need-to-liberate-the-philosophical-mind/66C6824F55B1AC892AA2300BBA9264A7
Keywords: Ethnophilosophy; Cultural plurality; Transcultural dialogue; Universalism; Decoloniality; Epistemic openness; Identity politics; Knowledge production; Critical reappropriation; Power asymmetries

Authors from the University of Münster

Dübgen, Franziska
Professorship for philosophy with the focus on political philosophy and philosophy of law