Kwasi Wiredu Quotes
Kwasi Wiredu was a Ghanaian philosopher and one of the founders of contemporary African analytic philosophy. Trained at Ghana and Oxford under Strawson, he taught for more than two decades at the University of Ghana before joining the University of South Florida, where he remained until his retirement. The quotes below are attributed to Kwasi Wiredu, organized by topic.
Kwasi Wiredu on Knowledge
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Attributed to Kwasi Wiredu:
“Conceptual decolonization is the task of thinking with the resources of one's own language.”
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Attributed to Kwasi Wiredu:
“An African philosophy worthy of the name will be both African and philosophy.”
Kwasi Wiredu on Politics
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Attributed to Kwasi Wiredu:
“Democracy by consensus is older than democracy by majority.”
Kwasi Wiredu on Truth
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Attributed to Kwasi Wiredu:
“Truth in Akan thought is what is so, and only that.”
Kwasi Wiredu on Virtue
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Attributed to Kwasi Wiredu:
“A person is a center of moral responsibility, regardless of community.”