Kwame Gyekye Quotes on Virtue
Kwame Gyekye was a Ghanaian philosopher and one of the principal interpreters of Akan thought to the wider philosophical world. This page collects quotes attributed to Kwame Gyekye on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Kwame Gyekye:
“The person is at once communal and individually responsible.”
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Attributed to Kwame Gyekye:
“Tradition and modernity are not opposed; they are partners in human flourishing.”
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Attributed to Kwame Gyekye:
“African moral thought is grounded in the conception of the human as a being-with-others.”
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Attributed to Kwame Gyekye:
“Knowledge that does not nourish life is not yet wisdom.”
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Attributed to Kwame Gyekye:
“The aim of philosophical reflection is the improvement of the human condition.”