Afropolitanism and the search for identity in Africa

IF 0.2 3区 哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI:10.1080/02580136.2022.2087842
Emmanuel Odenigbo
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The search for identity is at the core of African political philosophy. This has moved from its essentialist enclave to recent calls for cosmopolitanism or Afropolitanism in the African context. This article takes a critical look at Afropolitanism. While it accepts that Afropolitanism is important because of the nature of modern society, it queries Afropolitanism in the context of the peculiar nature of African nations that are still mere geographical territories in search of national identities. Hence, it argues that Afropolitanism alone will not be enough as a basis to construct African identity, rather it may worsen bourgeoning African identity crises.
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非洲政治主义和对非洲身份的追求
寻求身份认同是非洲政治哲学的核心。这已经从它的本质主义飞地转变为最近在非洲背景下呼吁世界主义或非洲政治主义。本文对非洲政治主义进行了批判性的审视。虽然它承认非洲政治主义由于现代社会的性质而很重要,但它在非洲国家的特殊性质的背景下质疑非洲政治主义,这些国家仍然仅仅是寻求民族认同的地理领土。因此,它认为,非洲政治主义本身不足以作为构建非洲认同的基础,相反,它可能会恶化新兴的非洲认同危机。
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期刊介绍: The South African Journal of Philosophy (SAJP) is the official publication of the Philosophical Society of South Africa. The aim of the journal is to publish original scholarly contributions in all areas of philosophy at an international standard. Contributions are double-blind peer-reviewed and include articles, discussions of articles previously published, review articles and book reviews. The wide scope of the South African Journal of Philosophy makes it the continent''s central vehicle for the publication of general philosophical work. The journal is accredited with the South African Department of Higher Education and Training.
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