PLS1502 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2023 (ANSWERS)
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Which statement best describes the key argument in the paper Categories of cross-cultural cognition and the African Condition
(2002) by E Biakolo.
a.
To list the various d...
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Which statement best describes the key argument in the paper Categories of cross-cultural cognition and the African Condition
(2002) by E Biakolo.
a.
To list the various descriptions of non-Caucasian races provided by the Western world and determine their usefulness in
understanding the African.
b.
To show how the trend of ethnophilosophy can still be useful in understanding African philosophy even though it may not be
‘strictly philosophical’.
c.
To identify the types of thinking as being either based on text or oral thought and examines the various ways in which
philosophy thought this.
d.
To argue in favor of an African philosophy that acknowledges the importance of religious beliefs on the ideas from the
continent.
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The correct answer is: To list the various descriptions of non-Caucasian races provided by the Western world and determine their
usefulness in understanding the African.
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Why is it important to think philosophically about discourse in African Philosophy?
a.
This is because philosophy is a critical discipline which reviews ideas for their biases and provide their valid critique.
b.
When reading the philosophy papers by proponents of the discipline we would only read their papers without evaluating their
claims.
c.
By engaging in a philosophical investigation, we will understand the specificity of philosophy such as “geo-ethno-technical”
factors.
d.
Since philosophy literally means “the love of wisdom” it shows why academics choose their disciplines.
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The correct answer is: This is because philosophy is a critical discipline which reviews ideas for their biases and provide their
valid critique.
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