Muntuism

The African culture is essentially “personalistic” and rests upon three pillars: the Person, the Community and God. In this essay, which is dedicated to the trends of contemporary philosophy in Africa, such notions are summed up in the concept of “Muntuism”, a term which was coined by the author from the word Muntu, which in the languages of Bantu origin means “person”. (Ouvrage intégralement en a...