Felwine Sarr Quotes
Felwine Sarr is a Senegalese philosopher, economist, and writer, professor at Duke University and the author of works on the philosophy of Africa, the meaning of development, and the restitution of colonial-era cultural objects. Afrotopia argued that the renewal of African self-understanding cannot consist in catching up to Europe, but requires the invention of an African utopia drawn from the continent's own intellectual, religious, and economic resources. The quotes below are attributed to Felwine Sarr, organized by topic.
Felwine Sarr on Justice
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Attributed to Felwine Sarr:
“Cultural restitution is not a gift from the West; it is the return of what was taken.”
Felwine Sarr on Politics
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Attributed to Felwine Sarr:
“Afrotopia is not a destination; it is the active labor of imagining other African futures.”
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“Development is the question of who gets to define what a good life is.”
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“The African present must be authored from within Africa, in many languages.”
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Attributed to Felwine Sarr:
“Economy without ethics is theft.”