{"id":251137,"date":"2026-07-13T01:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/african-philosophy-and-the-epistemic-marginalization-of-women-jonathan-o-chimakonam\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T01:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:00:44","slug":"african-philosophy-and-the-epistemic-marginalization-of-women-jonathan-o-chimakonam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/african-philosophy-and-the-epistemic-marginalization-of-women-jonathan-o-chimakonam\/","title":{"rendered":"African Philosophy And The Epistemic Marginalization Of Women &#8211; Jonathan O Chimakonam"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"text-align:center;margin:0 auto 1.5em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bf72adca66ec298d.jpg\" alt=\" - Unknown book cover\" style=\"max-width:300px;width:100%;height:auto;box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.25);border-radius:4px;\"\/><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This book examines the underexplored notion of epistemic marginalization of women in the African intellectual place. Women\u2019s issues are still very much neglected by governments, corporate bodies and academics in sub-Saharan Africa. The entrenched traditional world-views which privilege men over women make it di\ufb03cult for the modern day challenges posed by the neglect of the feminine epistemic perspective, to become obvious. Contributors address these issues from both theoretical and practical perspectives, demonstrating what philosophy could do to ameliorate the epis- temic marginalization of women, as well as ways in which African philosophy exacerbates this marginalization.<\/p>\n<p>Philosophy is supposed to teach us how to lead the good life in all its rami\ufb01cations; why is it failing in this duty in Africa where the issue of women\u2019s epistemic vision is concerned? The chapters raise feminist agitations to a new level; beginning from the regular campaigns for various women\u2019s rights and reaching a climax in an epistemic struggle in which the knowledge-controlling power to create, acquire, evaluate, regulate and disseminate is proposed as the last frontier of feminism.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan O. Chimakonam, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Calabar, Nigeria and a Research Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Louise du Toit, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Routledge African Studies For a full list of available titles please visit: https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/African- Studies\/book-series\/AFRSTUD 20. Cultural Entrepreneurship in Africa Edited by Ute R\u00f6schenthaler and Dorothea Schulz 21. 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African Philosophical Currents John Murungi African Philosophy and the Epistemic Marginalization of Women Edited by Jonathan O.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>This is a short excerpt from the opening of &ldquo;&rdquo; by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. 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