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Answers study book An Introduction to African Philosophy of Maurice Muhatia Makumba - ISBN: 9789966082961 (pls1502 MCQ)
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Question 1Which academic department at Unisa offers the module ‘introduction to African philosophy’?
1 African History department
2 Department of Jurisprudence
3 African philosophy
4 Philosophy, practical and Systematic Theology department
Question 2
What is the name of the tutorial letter that contains information about your assignments?
1 Tutorial Letter 501
2 Tutorial Letter 301
3 Tutorial Letter 101
4 Tutorial Letter 201
Question 3
In the study guide it is stated that the question, ‘Can there be an African philosophy?’ is an
ontological, rather than an empirical question. This implies that:
1 The question is affirming the existence of African philosophy
2 The questioner prefers the Study of Ontology to African philosophy
3 The questioner is proposing the destruction of African philosophy
4 The questioner doubts if Africans have a rational capacity to do philosophy
Question 4
How many factors does Osuagwu identify for consideration in the definition of an African
philosophers?
1 Four
2 Two
3 Five
4 Six
Question 5
Ali Mazrui distinguishes between African of the blood of the soil. He then defines the former group
in terms of:
1 Geographical term
2 Education categories
3 Racial and genealogical terms
4 None of the above
, Question 6
The term ‘African’ in this module is deconstructed as it describes the following:
1 The cultural life of the people of the continent
2 Climatic conditions of the continent rather than the people themselves
3 The mineral resources of the people of the continent
4 The land escape of the African continent
Question 7
The etymology of the term ‘philosophy’ refers to
1 The love of education
2 The love of money
3 The love of practical ideas
4 The love of wisdom
Question 8
In the explication of the term, ‘African philosophy,’ Osuagwu considers the adjective ‘African’ as:
1 The common denominator among philosophies of the world
2 The localisation or particularising factor of philosophy
3 The critical factor of all philosophies
4 None of the above.
Question 9
According to Imbo different philosophies such as, Western, Chines and Indian arise because of:
1 Different experiences of the world by different people
2 Different educational backgrounds among people
3 Different IQ’s among different people
4 Different climatic conditions in different parts of the world
Question 10
Post modernism, as argued by Imbo represents:
1 A narrow thinking on philosophy
2 Bold stance against African philosophy
3 A vague philosophy which criticises everything
4 A voice calling rather for an inclusive approach that allows the different experiences of humanity
to construct complementary narratives
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