African Philosophy: a study on the connection between ethics and aesthetics

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378639890

Keywords:

African ethics, African aesthetics, Binary complementarity, Kugusa Mtima, African worldview

Abstract

The article articulates the relationship between ethics and African aesthetics through two ancestral concepts defended by exponents of current African thought: "Binary Complementarity" by Sophie Bosede Olewole and "Kugusa Mtima" by Dona Marimba Richards. The text analyzes vital aspects of the African worldview that reverberate in the ethical-aesthetic production of the African people and highlights the primordial role of the spiritual life for the African experience in the contemporary challenges, as a form of affirmation and construction of a national consciousness.

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Author Biographies

Naiara Paula, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

PhD student of Philosphy at Rio de Janeiro State University

Claudia Wer, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Undergraduate degree of Philosophy at Rio de Janeiro State University

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Published

2019-09-30

How to Cite

Paula, N., & Wer, C. (2019). African Philosophy: a study on the connection between ethics and aesthetics. Voluntas: International Journal of Philosophy, 10, 128–138. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378639890

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Vol. 10 (2019): Special Ed. (2019): Interfaces of African Philosophy

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