Souleymane Bachir Diagne Quotes on Knowledge
Souleymane Bachir Diagne is a Senegalese philosopher, professor at Columbia University, and one of the leading living voices on African philosophy, Islamic thought, and translation between traditions. This page collects quotes attributed to Souleymane Bachir Diagne on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Souleymane Bachir Diagne:
“African philosophy is one of the languages in which the universal speaks.”
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Attributed to Souleymane Bachir Diagne:
“Translation is the labor of the universal.”
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Attributed to Souleymane Bachir Diagne:
“There is no philosophy without translation, and no translation without philosophy.”
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Attributed to Souleymane Bachir Diagne:
“To philosophize is to think with one's tradition against one's tradition.”