PJ

Paulin J. Hountondji

1942-·7,173 citations

Beninese philosopher and politician, major figure in African philosophy, known for his critique of ethnophilosophy and advocacy for rigorous philosophical inquiry in Africa

Works

216 works
TitleYearLanguageCitations
African philosophy : Myth and reality1996frenchtr.2,061
Endogenous knowledge: Research trails1997frenchtr.582
Sur la philosophie africaine : critique de l' ethnophilosophie1976french571
The struggle for meaning: Reflections on philosophy , culture, and democracy in Africa2002french430
Scientific dependence in Africa today1990english340
Conhecimento de África, conhecimento de africanos : duas perspectivas sobre os estudos africanos2008portuguese299
Knowledge of Africa , knowledge by Africans : Two perspectives on African studies2009portuguesetr.280
Producing knowledge in Africa today the second Bashorun MKO Abiola distinguished lecture1995english261
Savoirs endogènes : pistes pour une recherche1994french248
Knowledge appropriation in a post-colonial context2002english235
Introduction: Recentering Africa1997english129
Recapturing fourteen1992english91
Remarques sur la philosophie africaine contemporaine1970french62
Knowledge as a development issue2005english60
Afrikanische Philosophie : Mythos und Realität1993frenchtr.52
Global knowledge: Imbalances and current tasks2006frenchtr.45
Comments on contemporary African philosophy1970frenchtr.44
The Master's voice: remarks on the problem of human rights in Africa1986english41
Reason and tradition198339
Démarginaliser1994french39
Le savoir mondialisé: déséquilibres et enjeux actuels2001french35
Que peut la philosophie ?1981french33
Situation de l'anthropologue africain : note critique sur une forme d' extraversion scientifique198831
African Philosophy : Myth and Reality, trans1983frenchtr.30
African philosophy , myth and reality1997frenchtr.30
The pitfalls of being different1985frenchtr.30
From the ethnosciences to ethnophilosophy : Kwame Nkrumah's thesis project1997english28
Occidentalism, elitism; answer to two critiques1989frenchtr.27
Tradition, hindrance or inspiration?200025
An alienated literature200225
How African is philosophy in Africa ?2018english23
Daily life in black Africa : Elements for a critique1992english23
Le mythe de la philosophie spontanée1972french23
Construire l'universel: un défi transculturel2017french22
O antigo eo moderno: a produc? ão do saber na África contemporânea2012frenchtr.22
The particular and the universal1995english22
Intellectual responsibility: Implications for thought and action today199622
2-Histoire d'un mythe197622
L'ancien et le nouveau2009french19
Charabia et mauvaise conscience: psychologie du langage chez les intellectuels colonisés196719
What philosophy can do1987frenchtr.18
Cultures africaines et mondialisation: un appel à la résistance2000french18
Langues africaines et philosophie : l'hypothèse relativiste198218
The myth of spontaneous philosophy1974frenchtr.17
African Philosophy : Myth and Reality (trans. H. Evans)1983frenchtr.16
5-Un philosophe africain dans l'Allemagne du XVIIIe siècle: Antoine-Guillaume Amo1976french16
Pluralism-True and False1973english16
Économie et société au Bénin: d'hier à demain200016
L'appropriation collective du savoir: tâches nouvelles pour une politique scientifique1988french15
Manufacturing unemployment: the crisis of education in Africa2000english14