Alexis Kagame Quotes
Alexis Kagame was a Rwandan Catholic priest, philosopher, historian, and linguist and one of the principal pioneers of academic African philosophy. After studies at Astrida and Gregorian University in Rome, he produced La Philosophie Bantu-Rwandaise de l'Etre and the later La Philosophie Bantu Comparee, in which he reconstructed Bantu metaphysics from the structure of Bantu languages and the categories encoded in their grammar. The quotes below are attributed to Alexis Kagame, organized by topic.
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Alexis Kagame on Knowledge
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Attributed to Alexis Kagame:
“Language preserves the philosophy of a people across centuries.”
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“African philosophy can be reconstructed from the structure of Bantu languages.”
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“The recovery of indigenous thought is a labor of dignity.”
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“Ifoto y’Urwibutso: Musenyeri Alexis Kagame; umwanditsi w’ikirenga mu mateka y’u Rwanda Igicumbi news (2020)”
He published in 1943 a history of Rwanda in Kinyarwanda called Inganji Karinga , drawing on information from the royal Abiru . -
“He translated the New Testament into Kinyarwanda, wrote the Missal books, and other liturgical books; he also wrote many essays, poems, and philosophical works”
Ifoto y’Urwibutso: Musenyeri Alexis Kagame; umwanditsi w’ikirenga mu mateka y’u Rwanda Igicumbi news (2020) -
“Ifoto y’Urwibutso: Musenyeri Alexis Kagame; umwanditsi w’ikirenga mu mateka y’u Rwanda Igicumbi news (2020)”
He translated the New Testament into Kinyarwanda, wrote the Missal books, and other liturgical books; he also wrote many essays, poems, and philosophical works -
“He was known for his commitment to promoting the Kinyarwanda language and Rwandan culture through his writings.”
Ifoto y’Urwibutso: Musenyeri Alexis Kagame; umwanditsi w’ikirenga mu mateka y’u Rwanda Igicumbi news (2020) -
“Ifoto y’Urwibutso: Musenyeri Alexis Kagame; umwanditsi w’ikirenga mu mateka y’u Rwanda Igicumbi news (2020)”
He was known for his commitment to promoting the Kinyarwanda language and Rwandan culture through his writings.
Alexis Kagame on Time
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“He published in 1943 a history of Rwanda in Kinyarwanda called Inganji Karinga , drawing on information from the royal Abiru .”
Ifoto y’Urwibutso: Musenyeri Alexis Kagame; umwanditsi w’ikirenga mu mateka y’u Rwanda Igicumbi news (2020)
Alexis Kagame on Truth
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“Bantu thought distinguishes four categories: the human, the thing, the place-and-time, the modal.”
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“We are not philosophical Europeans; we are philosophical Africans.”