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‘Is There such Thing as African Culture in the 21st Century? A Philosophical Appraisal

机译:‘是否存在21世纪的非洲文化?哲学评价

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This paper attempts to demonstrate that currently, there is nothing like African culture in the real sense of the word. If culture is understood as the sum total of a way of life of a particular set of people, it is unfortunate but obvious that modern Africa cannot pretend to have one. It is the opinion of this paper that colonialism and imperialism destroyed what was originally African. Talking of a genuine African culture in this twenty first century is a sham. It is shocking to realize that till date, most Africans still rely on the ‘Other’ [that is, the Western world] to name, qualify, define, and even classify them. This paper then concludes that Africans must regain themselves, that is; they must remain authentic through the revival and imposition of their genuine and unique personality if they really want to contribute to world history.
机译:本文试图证明,在这个词的真实意义上,没有什么像非洲文化那样。如果将文化理解为特定人群的一种生活方式的总和,那么不幸的是,但是显而易见的是,现代非洲不能假装拥有一种生活方式。本文认为,殖民主义和帝国主义摧毁了最初的非洲人。在二十世纪谈论真正的非洲文化是一种虚假。令人震惊的是,直到现在,大多数非洲人仍然依靠“其他”(即西方世界)来命名,限定,定义甚至分类。然后,本文得出结论,即非洲人必须重新获得自我;也就是说,非洲人必须重新获得自我。如果他们真的想为世界历史做出贡献,就必须通过复兴和强加其真实而独特的个性来保持真实。

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