The Cognitive Significance of African Traditional Metaphysics

Onos Godwin Idjakpo

doi:10.20981/kaygi.307939

The Cognitive Significance of African Traditional Metaphysics

Abstract

The paper examines the issue of African metaphysics which revolves round the conception of a vital force which the Africans take as the primary unifying stuff of the universe permeating all existing being, physical, quasi-physical or spiritual. The paper finds that this unifying force is significant or dynamic. The method of analysis is conceptual. The paper concludes that in African traditional metaphysics lies a fertile source of knowledge and values exploration that are essential in a changing world.

Keywords

Metaphysics,African,Vital Force,Cognitive Significance,Spirits,Tolerance and Ethics

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Onos Godwin Idjakpo This is me

Publication Date

April 30, 2017

Submission Date

April 23, 2017

Acceptance Date

February 17, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Number: 28

DOI

https://doi.org/10.20981/kaygi.307939

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA83EM98AF

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Idjakpo, O. G. (2017). The Cognitive Significance of African Traditional Metaphysics. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi, 28, 43-54. https://doi.org/10.20981/kaygi.307939

AMA

1.Idjakpo OG. The Cognitive Significance of African Traditional Metaphysics. Kaygı. 2017;(28):43-54. doi:10.20981/kaygi.307939

Chicago

Idjakpo, Onos Godwin. 2017. “The Cognitive Significance of African Traditional Metaphysics”. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi, nos. 28: 43-54. https://doi.org/10.20981/kaygi.307939.

EndNote

Idjakpo OG (April 1, 2017) The Cognitive Significance of African Traditional Metaphysics. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi 28 43–54.

IEEE

[1]O. G. Idjakpo, “The Cognitive Significance of African Traditional Metaphysics”, Kaygı, no. 28, pp. 43–54, Apr. 2017, doi: 10.20981/kaygi.307939.

ISNAD

Idjakpo, Onos Godwin. “The Cognitive Significance of African Traditional Metaphysics”. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi. 28 (April 1, 2017): 43-54. https://doi.org/10.20981/kaygi.307939.

JAMA

1.Idjakpo OG. The Cognitive Significance of African Traditional Metaphysics. Kaygı. 2017;:43–54.

MLA

Idjakpo, Onos Godwin. “The Cognitive Significance of African Traditional Metaphysics”. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi, no. 28, Apr. 2017, pp. 43-54, doi:10.20981/kaygi.307939.

Vancouver

1.Onos Godwin Idjakpo. The Cognitive Significance of African Traditional Metaphysics. Kaygı. 2017 Apr. 1;(28):43-54. doi:10.20981/kaygi.307939