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Paulin J. Hountondji

1942-2024·7,543 citations

Paulin J. Hountondji was a prominent Beninese philosopher and politician, widely regarded as a foundational figure in modern African philosophy. A professor at the Université Nationale du Bénin, he is best known for his influential critique of 'ethnophilosophy' and his advocacy for a scientific, universalist approach to philosophical inquiry in Africa. He also served as Benin's Minister of Education and Minister of Culture and Communications during the country's transition to democracy in the early 1990s.

Works

255 works
TitleYearLanguageCitations▼
African philosophy : Myth and reality1996fr2,061
Endogenous knowledge: Research trails1997frtr.582
Sur la philosophie africaine : critique de l' ethnophilosophie1976fr571
The struggle for meaning: Reflections on philosophy , culture, and democracy in Africa2002fr430
Scientific dependence in Africa today1990en340
Conhecimento de África, conhecimento de africanos : duas perspectivas sobre os estudos africanos2008pt299
Knowledge of Africa , knowledge by Africans : Two perspectives on African studies2009pttr.280
Producing knowledge in Africa today the second Bashorun MKO Abiola distinguished lecture1995en261
Savoirs endogènes : pistes pour une recherche1994fr248
Knowledge appropriation in a post-colonial context2002en235
Introduction: Recentering Africa1997en129
Combats pour le Sens: Un Itineraire Afri2013fr125
Recapturing fourteen1992en91
The struggle for meaning2002fr73
Remarques sur la philosophie africaine contemporaine1970fr62
Knowledge as a development issue2005en60
Afrikanische Philosophie : Mythos und Realität1993frtr.52
Global knowledge: Imbalances and current tasks2006frtr.45
Comments on contemporary African philosophy1970frtr.44
The Master's voice: remarks on the problem of human rights in Africa1986en41
Démarginaliser1994fr39
Reason and tradition1983—39
Le savoir mondialisé: déséquilibres et enjeux actuels2001fr35
Que peut la philosophie ?1981fr33
Situation de l'anthropologue africain : note critique sur une forme d' extraversion scientifique1988—31
African Philosophy : Myth and Reality, trans1983frtr.30
African philosophy , myth and reality1997frtr.30
The pitfalls of being different1985fr30
From the ethnosciences to ethnophilosophy : Kwame Nkrumah's thesis project1997en28
Occidentalism, elitism; answer to two critiques1989frtr.27
Tradition, hindrance or inspiration?2000—25
An alienated literature2002—25
How African is philosophy in Africa ?2018en23
Le mythe de la philosophie spontanée1972fr23
Daily life in black Africa : Elements for a critique1992en23
2-Histoire d'un mythe1976fr22
O antigo eo moderno: a produc? ão do saber na África contemporânea2012frtr.22
Construire l'universel: un défi transculturel2017fr22
Intellectual responsibility: Implications for thought and action today1996—22
The particular and the universal1995en22
L'ancien et le nouveau2009fr19
Charabia et mauvaise conscience: psychologie du langage chez les intellectuels colonisés1967fr19
What philosophy can do1987frtr.18
Langues africaines et philosophie : l'hypothèse relativiste1982—18
Cultures africaines et mondialisation: un appel à la résistance2000fr18
The myth of spontaneous philosophy1974frtr.17
Distances1983—17
Pluralism-True and False1973en16
5-Un philosophe africain dans l'Allemagne du XVIIIe siècle: Antoine-Guillaume Amo1976en16
Économie et société au Bénin: d'hier à demain2000fr16