Acknowledgments -- A Note on Translation -- 1. Ordinary Language and African Philosophy -- 2. Moral Epistemology -- 3. Me, My Self, and My Destiny -- 4. The Good and the Bad -- 5. The Beautiful -- 6. Rationality, Individuality, Secularity, and the Proverbial -- Appendix of Yoruba-Language Quotations -- Glossary of Yoruba Terms -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
Hallen asks the Yoruba onisegun - the wisest and most accomplished herbalists or traditional healers - what it means to be good and beautiful. The onisegun explain the subtleties and intricacies of Yoruba language use and philosophy behind particular word choices. Their instructions reveal the depth of Yoruba aesthetics and ethics
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
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