The Life and Thought of H. Odera Oruka: Pursuing Justice in Africa Presbey Gail M.
The Life and Thought of H. Odera Oruka: Pursuing Justice in Africa Presbey Gail M. Henry Odera Oruka was one of the most influential figures in 20th-century African philosophy. A tireless advocate…
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The Life and Thought of H. Odera Oruka: Pursuing Justice in Africa Presbey Gail M.
Henry Odera Oruka was one of the most influential figures in 20th-century African philosophy. A tireless advocate for democracy and human rights in Africa, he repeatedly intervened in the political debates of his time.This is the first critical biography of both the man himself and African philosophy in the context of changing times, taking us through his early life, scholarly training, and Oruka's way of transforming the field of philosophy as it was taught in Kenya.The narrative unfolds from the personal to the global, from Africa to the world, and from African philosophy to the wider field of philosophy. During the early years of the decolonization of African countries, as universities worked to redefine themselves, Odera drove changes to curricula and research.
Biographical material is woven with narratives of the social conditions and live questions as they arise in
In the Name of Justice