When did Kwame Gyekye live?

Kwame Gyekye was born in 1939 and died in 2019.

Where was Kwame Gyekye from?

Kwame Gyekye was a Ghanaian philosopher of the Contemporary era.

What philosophical movements is Kwame Gyekye associated with?

Kwame Gyekye was associated with Postcolonial Philosophy.

How many quotes are attributed to Kwame Gyekye?

There are 5 attributed quotations from Kwame Gyekye in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.

Kwame Gyekye 1939 – 2019

Kwame Gyekye (1939 – 2019) was a Ghanaian philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Postcolonial Philosophy.

Kwame Gyekye was a Ghanaian philosopher and one of the principal interpreters of Akan thought to the wider philosophical world. Trained at Ghana and Harvard, he held a long professorship at the University of Ghana, Legon, where he founded philosophy as a serious academic discipline. His Essay on African Philosophical Thought: The Akan Conceptual Scheme reconstructed Akan metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics in dialogue with the Western tradition, and Tradition and Modernity argued for a reflective combination of indigenous African and modern values. He defended a moderate communitarianism in which the person is at once communal and individually responsible.

Key facts

Nationality: Ghanaian
Era: Contemporary
Movements: Postcolonial Philosophy

Selected quotes

Attributed to Kwame Gyekye:

“The person is at once communal and individually responsible.”
Attributed to Kwame Gyekye:

“Tradition and modernity are not opposed; they are partners in human flourishing.”
Attributed to Kwame Gyekye:

“African moral thought is grounded in the conception of the human as a being-with-others.”
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“Knowledge that does not nourish life is not yet wisdom.”
Attributed to Kwame Gyekye:

“The aim of philosophical reflection is the improvement of the human condition.”

Kwame Gyekye by topic

Kwame Gyekye on Virtue 5 quotes
Kwame Gyekye on Politics 4 quotes

Frequently asked about Kwame Gyekye

When did Kwame Gyekye live?: Kwame Gyekye was born in 1939 and died in 2019.
Where was Kwame Gyekye from?: Kwame Gyekye was a Ghanaian philosopher of the Contemporary era.
What philosophical movements is Kwame Gyekye associated with?: Kwame Gyekye was associated with Postcolonial Philosophy.
What was Kwame Gyekye known for?: Kwame Gyekye was a Ghanaian philosopher and one of the principal interpreters of Akan thought to the wider philosophical world.
How many quotes are attributed to Kwame Gyekye?: There are 5 attributed quotations from Kwame Gyekye in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.