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"Philosophy must engage with the realities of the society from which it emerges."

— Dismas A. Masolo

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"Culture is not static; it is constantly recreated through human experience."

"African philosophy is a reflection on African experience in all its dimensions."

"Communities shape persons, but persons also transform their communities."

"The history of African philosophy is inseparable from Africa's search for cultural and intellectual identity."

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