Racism and the marginality of African philosophy in South Africa

The following article begins with a brief discussion on the continuity of white supremacy in South Africa, despite wide attempts by the institutions of opinion (public discourse, journalism and academe) to represent the present time as non-racial or post-racial. After a discussion of the contemporar...

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Published inPhronimon Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 204 - 231
Main Author Dladla, Ndumiso
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of South Africa (UNISA) 01.06.2017
Subjects
African philosophy
Decolonisation
Liberation
Nonracialism
Racism
White supremacy
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Summary:The following article begins with a brief discussion on the continuity of white supremacy in South Africa, despite wide attempts by the institutions of opinion (public discourse, journalism and academe) to represent the present time as non-racial or post-racial. After a discussion of the contemporary context the focus turns specifically to the relevance of race and racism to philosophy and the implications this has for African philosophy in particular. The article then briefly examines the history of Western education and the practice of philosophy in South Africa from the point of view of African philosophy and its marginality in South Africa.
ISSN:1561-4018
DOI:10.17159/2413-3086/1966