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The good, the bad, and the beautiful : discourse about values in Yoruba culture /

Main Author: Hallen, B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Yoruba (African people) > Intellectual life.
Philosophy, Yoruba.
Yoruba (African people) > Social life and customs.
Social values > Nigeria.
Yoruba language.
Intellectual life.
Social life and customs.
Social values.
Yoruba (African people)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Nigeria.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=66562
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Translation
  • 1. Ordinary Language and African Philosophy
  • 2. Moral Epistemology
  • 3. Me, My Self, and My Destiny
  • 4. The Good and the Bad
  • 5. The Beautiful
  • 6. Rationality, Individuality, Secularity, and the Proverbial
  • Appendix of Yoruba-Language Quotations
  • Glossary of Yoruba Terms
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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