African Mind, Culture, and Technology: Philosophical Perspectives

Ndasauka, Yamikani

This book provides a philosophical investigation of technology in Africa, articulating conceptual foundations and analyses rooted in African worldviews and communitarian values. It aims to spur discourse and understanding of how technology can be justly shaped for human advancement in Africa. Yamikani Ndasauka highlights the need to understand African conceptions of existence, ethics, and values as foundations for envisioning more humanistic technological applications. A historical contextualisation traces the layered origins of African technology philosophy in indigenous innovation, resistant adaptation of external systems, and creative fusion of endogenous and exogenous knowledge. The book develops African frameworks to assess and design technology in accord with human dignity and collective advancement.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2024-07-02

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783031629785

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-62979-2

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 185