The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful: Discourse about Values in Yoruba Culture

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ISBN
9780253214164
Subject Area
Philosophy, Social Science, History
Publication Name
The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful : Discourse about Values in Yoruba Culture
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Item Length
9.4 in
Subject
Africa / General, General, Anthropology / General
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.5 in
Author
Barry Hallen
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Width
7 in
Number of Pages
224 Pages
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Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-10
0253214165
ISBN-13
9780253214164
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1782665

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Number of Pages
224 Pages
Publication Name
The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful : Discourse about Values in Yoruba Culture
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Subject
Africa / General, General, Anthropology / General
Type
Textbook
Author
Barry Hallen
Subject Area
Philosophy, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
7 in

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Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
00-039644
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". . . an accurate portrayal of the conceptual nature of ordinary discourse about moral and aesthetic values in the Yoruba language . . . . Hallen renders a great service to African philosophy." --Kwasi Wiredu
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College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
Preliminary Table of Contents: Acknowledgments A Note on Translation 1. Ordinary Language and African Philosophy 2. Moral Epistemology 3. Me, My Self, and My Destiny 4. The Good and the Bad 5. The Beautiful 6. Rationality, Individuality, Secularity, and the Proverbial Appendix of Yoruba-Language Quotations Glossary of Yoruba Terms Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Olubi Sodipo) of Knowledge, Belief, and Witchcraft: Analytic Experiments in African Philosophy.ContentsOrdinary Language and African PhilosophyMoral EpistemologyMe, My Self, and My DestinyThe Good and the BadThe BeautifulRationality, Individuality, Secularity, and the ProverbialAppendix of Yoruba-Language QuotationsGlossary of Yoruba Terms, The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful Discourse about Values in Yoruba Culture Barry Hallen Reveals everyday language as the key to understanding morals and ethics in Yoruba culture. "This contrasts with any suggestion that in Yoruba or, more generally, African society, moral thinking manifests nothing much more than a supine acquiescence in long established communal values. . . . Hallen renders a great service to African philosophy." --Kwasi Wiredu In Yoruba culture, morality and moral values are intimately linked to aesthetics. The purest expression of beauty, at least for human beings, is to possess good moral character. But how is moral character judged? How do actions, and especially words, reveal good moral character in a culture that is still significantly based on oral tradition? In this original and intimate look at Yoruba culture, Barry Hallen asks the Yoruba onisegun--the wisest and most accomplished herbalists or traditional healers, individuals justly reputed to be well versed in Yoruba thought and expression--what it means to be good and beautiful. Posed as an outsider wanting to gain understanding of how to speak Yoruba correctly, Hallen engages the onisegun and has them explain the subtleties and intricacies of Yoruba language use and the philosophy behind particular word choices. Their instructions reveal a striking and profound depiction of Yoruba aesthetic and ethical thought. The detailed interpretations of everyday language that Hallen supplies challenge prevailing Western views that African thought is nothing more than acquiescence to long-established religious or communal values. The philosophy of ordinary language reveals that moral reflection is indeed individual and that evaluations of action and character take place on the basis of clearly and logically delineated criteria. With the onisegun as his guides, Hallen identifies the priorities of Yoruba philosophy and culture through everyday expression and shows that there are rational pathways to both truth and beauty. Barry Hallen has taught philosophy at the Obafemi Awolowo University (formerly University of Ife) in Nigeria. He is a Fellow at the W. E. B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University and Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Morehouse College. He is coauthor (with J. Olubi Sodipo) of Knowledge, Belief, and Witchcraft: Analytic Experiments in African Philosophy. Contents Ordinary Language and African Philosophy Moral Epistemology Me, My Self, and My Destiny The Good and the Bad The Beautiful Rationality, Individuality, Secularity, and the Proverbial Appendix of Yoruba-Language Quotations Glossary of Yoruba Terms, The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful Discourse about Values in Yoruba Culture Barry Hallen Reveals everyday language as the key to understanding morals and ethics in Yoruba culture. "This contrasts with any suggestion that in Yoruba or, more generally, African society, moral thinking manifests nothing much more than a supine acquiescence in long established communal values.... Hallen renders a great service to African philosophy." --Kwasi Wiredu In Yoruba culture, morality and moral values are intimately linked to aesthetics. The purest expression of beauty, at least for human beings, is to possess good moral character. But how is moral character judged? How do actions, and especially words, reveal good moral character in a culture that is still significantly based on oral tradition? In this original and intimate look at Yoruba culture, Barry Hallen asks the Yoruba onisegun--the wisest and most accomplished herbalists or traditional healers, individuals justly reputed to be well versed in Yoruba thought and expression--what it means to be good and beautiful. Posed as an outsider wanting to gain understanding of how to speak Yoruba correctly, Hallen engages the onisegun and has them explain the subtleties and intricacies of Yoruba language use and the philosophy behind particular word choices. Their instructions reveal a striking and profound depiction of Yoruba aesthetic and ethical thought. The detailed interpretations of everyday language that Hallen supplies challenge prevailing Western views that African thought is nothing more than acquiescence to long-established religious or communal values. The philosophy of ordinary language reveals that moral reflection is indeed individual and that evaluations of action and character take place on the basis of clearly and logically delineated criteria. With the onisegun as his guides, Hallen identifies the priorities of Yoruba philosophy and culture through everyday expression and shows that there are rational pathways to both truth and beauty. Barry Hallen has taught philosophy at the Obafemi Awolowo University (formerly University of Ife) in Nigeria. He is a Fellow at the W. E. B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University and Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Morehouse College. He is coauthor (with J. Olubi Sodipo) of Knowledge, Belief, and Witchcraft: Analytic Experiments in African Philosophy. Contents Ordinary Language and African Philosophy Moral Epistemology Me, My Self, and My Destiny The Good and the Bad The Beautiful Rationality, Individuality, Secularity, and the Proverbial Appendix of Yoruba-Language Quotations Glossary of Yoruba Terms
LC Classification Number
DT515.45.Y67H36 2000

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