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

— Barry Hallen

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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."

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Every morning
I shall concern myself anew about the boundary
Between the love-deed-Yes and the power-deed-No
And pressing forward honor reality.

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In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true is true or becomes true, within certain limits to be found experientially and experimentally. These limits are further beliefs to be transcended.

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