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Bantu Philosophy (La philosophie bantoue in French) is a 1945 book written by Placide Tempels which argues that the Bantu peoples of Sub-Saharan Africa have an implicit philosophy, and attempts to describe its basic tenets.

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Bantu Philosophy

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Bantu Philosophy (La philosophie bantoue in French) is a 1945 book written by Placide Tempels which argues that the Bantu peoples of Sub-Saharan Africa...

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a distinctive Bantu philosophy addressing the nature of existence, the cosmos and humankind's relation to the world following the Bantu migration has...

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Placide Tempels

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Franciscan missionary in the Congo who became famous for his book Bantu Philosophy. Tempels was born in Berlaar, Belgium. Born Frans Tempels, he took...

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popular name referring to the philosophy today is Ubuntu (Zulu language, South Africa), it has several other names in other Bantu languages. It must be noted...

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Ben Dekker

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as a lifeguard. For his master's degree in 1969 he wrote a thesis Bantu Philosophy. His thesis was turned down and then blacklisted by every South African...

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Bantu religion

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Kikuyu people

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cardinal points in this Traditional Gĩkũyũ Religion Philosophy were squarely based on the general Bantu peoples thought as follows: The universe is composed...

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Bantu peoples of South Africa

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matter either. The term "absurdism" is most closely associated with the philosophy of Albert Camus. However, important precursors and discussions of the...

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