PLS1502 Introduction To African Philosophy SECTION A MULTI-CHOICE EXAM PREP. SECTION A
QUESTION 1 [2018/06]
Ramose's statement that 'discourses on Africa are dominated by non-Africans' can mean the following
1. that Africans are outspoken on discourses on African philosophy
2. that Europeans an...
Ramose's statement that 'discourses on Africa are dominated by non-Africans' can mean the following
1. that Africans are outspoken on discourses on African philosophy
2. that Europeans and Americans are dominating all discourses on Europe
3. that African s need to study other discourses also
4. that research on African studies is being led by people who are not of African origin
QUESTION 2 [2018/06]
The main point of Ramose in his work, 'The struggle for reason in Africa' is that
1. Africans are people who cannot reason
2. Europeans are distinguished rational beings
3. Africans, Amerindians and Australasians are excluded in the category of beings that possess
rationality
4. All of the above
QUESTION 3 [2018/06]
Kwame Gyekye may be regarded among others as
1. a moderate or soft communitarian
2. a radical communitarian
3. a radical individualist
4. none of the above
QUESTION 4 [2018/06]
Which of the following statements does not define communitarianism?
1. Community life is not optional for any individual
2. the human person must not live in isolation from other persons
3. the human person is an individualist and must always be independent of others
4. the human person is naturally oriented toward other persons and must have relationships with them
QUESTION 5 [2018/06]
The statement that best describes a moderate communitarian is the following
1. a person is an independent being who should not be bothered about others
2. a person is both a communal being and an autonomous self-determining, self-assertive being
with a capacity for evaluation and choice
3. a person is a communal being who must always be interested in others
4. none of the above
QUESTION 6 [2018/06]
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