The African vital force theory of meaning in life

South African Journal of Philosophy 39 (2):100-112 (2020)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

This article has no associated abstract. (fix it)

Categories

Add categories

Keywords

Reprint years

DOI

10.1080/02580136.2020.1770416

Other Versions

No versions found

Links

PhilArchive

    This entry is not archived by us. If you are the author and have permission from the publisher, we recommend that you archive it. Many publishers automatically grant permission to authors to archive pre-prints. By uploading a copy of your work, you will enable us to better index it, making it easier to find.

    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 106,506

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

My notes

Similar books and articles

Some Comments on Ada Agada's Philosophy of Consolation.Emmanuel Ofuasia - 2022 - Journal of World Philosophies 7 (1):170-173.
ConsolationismandComparativeAfrican Philosophy:BeyondUniversalismandParticularism. [REVIEW]Patrick Effiong Ben - 2022 - International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity 17 (1):226-230.
Book Review: A monumental contribution to the genre of African philosophy. [REVIEW]Joseph N. Agbo - 2016 - Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions 5 (1):118-124.
An African approach to the meaning of life.Yolanda Mlungwana - 2020 - South African Journal of Philosophy 39 (2):153-165.
Cosmic Purpose: An African Perspective.Aribiah David Attoe - 2022 - Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions 11 (4):87-102.
Book Review: A monumental contribution to the genre of African philosophy. [REVIEW]Ada Agada - 2016 - Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions 5 (1):118-124.
Book Review : Exploring the question of reincarnation in African philosophy within intracultural and intercultural contexts. [REVIEW]Hasskei M. Majeed - 2018 - Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions 7 (1):141-148.
The Themes of Nihilism, Pessimism, and Optimism in Ibuanyidanda and Consolation Ontologies.Ada Agada - 2021 - In Jonathan O. Chimakonam, Edwin Etieyibo & Ike Odimegwu, Essays on Contemporary Issues in African Philosophy. Springer Verlag. pp. 317-331.
African Theories of Meaning in Life: A Critical Assessment (Repr.).Thaddeus Metz - 2023 - In Aribiah D. Attoe, African Perspectives on the Question of Life’s Meaning. Routledge. pp. 21-34.

Analytics

Added to PP
2020-07-08

Downloads
32 (#787,883)

6 months
4 (#999,301)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Author's Profile

Citations of this work

Liveliness as a Theory of Meaning in Life: Problems and Prospects.Kirk Lougheed - 2024 - Journal of the American Philosophical Association 10 (4):797-813.
African Philosophy of Religion and Western Monotheism.Kirk Lougheed, Motsamai Molefe & Thaddeus Metz - 2024 - Cambridge University Press. Edited by Motsamai Molefe & Thaddeus Metz.

Add more citations

References found in this work

Anarchy, State, and Utopia.Robert Nozick - 1974 - Philosophy 52 (199):102-105.
Mortal Questions.Thomas Nagel - 1983 - Religious Studies 19 (1):96-99.
The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism.William L. Rowe - 1979 - American Philosophical Quarterly 16 (4):335 - 341.
Evil and omnipotence.J. L. Mackie - 1955 - Mind 64 (254):200-212.
Meaning in Life and Why It Matters (Markus Rüther).Susan Wolf - 2011 - Philosophischer Literaturanzeiger 64 (3):308.

View all 21 references / Add more references