Reincarnation : A Question in the African Philosophy of Mind - Hasskei M. Majeed

Reincarnation

A Question in the African Philosophy of Mind

By: Hasskei M. Majeed

Paperback | 30 September 2017

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Reincarnation is a focus of much debate in modern African thought. In this challenging study, Majeed rejects the denial of the existence of reincarnation in African thought by reference to Akan culture. However, he makes a clear distinction between metempsychosis and transmigration. Linking the past - ancient religious philosophies - with present African thought in sub-Saharan Africa, he strives towards an "African philosophy of mind". Although Majeed acknowledges the popular scholarly opinion that reincarnation is a "pristine concept", he shows that it is generally an irrational one. He boldly argues that the philosophical problem of personal identity is central to the rationale of reincarnation. This very irrationality in African thought raises our understanding of the constitution of a person.

About the Author

Dr. Hasskei M. Majeed is a senior lecturer in philosophy at the Department of Philosophy and Classics, University of Ghana. He obtained his masters at the University of Ghana and his doctorate at the University of South Africa. He was awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship in 2014 by the American Council for Learned Societies under the African Humanities Program. He has published in many international journals including Phronimon, African Studies Quarterly, and Journal of Philosophy and Culture. He has taught many undergraduate courses such as African philosophy, personhood, logic and critical thinking, and, at the postgraduate level, African philosophy as well.

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