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Barry Hallen Quotes

Barry Hallen is an American philosopher and Africanist scholar whose work has focused on African philosophy, epistemology, ethics and Yorùbá thought. He is best known for his collaborative work with J.

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"Translation is never merely linguistic; it is also philosophical."

"Understanding another culture requires patience with its concepts before judging them."

"The task of African philosophy is not to imitate Western philosophy but to understand African systems of thought on their own terms."

"Philosophy begins by taking seriously the conceptual resources embedded in African languages."

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Barry Hallen (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.