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African Sage Philosophy and Socrates

Gail M. Presbey

International Philosophical Quarterly 42 (2):177-192 (2002)

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Unfair distribution of resources in Africa: What should be done about the ethnicity factor?Gail M. Presbey - 2003 - Human Studies 26 (1):21-40.details The article examines the role of ethnic favoritism in maldistribution of national resources in Kenya and discusses two broad proposals for attacking such corruption. Evidence drawn from research in Kenya disproves the view of Chabal and Daloz, who argue that Africans prefer to distribute goods according to ethnic ties, and shows that frustration with the lack of alternatives to such a system, rather than enthusiasm for it, drives cooperation with corrupt maldistribution. One solution to the problem is to decentralize government (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 6 citations
(2 other versions) “Bâtir une «culture nationale» interethnique et intergénérationnelle au Kenya”.Gail Presbey - 2012 - Diogène/Diogenes: Revue Internationale des Sciences Humaines 59 (235-236):62-80.details The challenges of building community based on a common identity that also respects differences has two different kinds of chasms to cross. There is the division of ethnic groups, and there is also the generational gap. Given recent problems of ethnic violence that broke out during the December 2007 elections, can contemporary Kenyans build community, coming to common understanding with others on issues such as value and identity? This is not a new problem. It has often been expressed as the (...) Download Export citation Bookmark
(2 other versions)Batir une « culture nationale » interethnique et Intergénérationnelle au Kenya.Gail Presbey - 2012 - Diogène n° 235-236 (3):60-77.details The challenges of building community based on a common identity that also respects differences has two different kinds of chasms to cross. There is the division of ethnic groups, and there is also the generational gap. Given recent problems of ethnic violence that broke out during the December 2007 elections, can contemporary Kenyans build community, coming to common understanding with others on issues such as value and identity? This is not a new problem. It has often been expressed as the (...) Download Export citation Bookmark
Attempts to create an Inter-ethnic and Inter-generational ‘National Culture’ in Kenya.Gail Presbey - 2012 - Diogenes 59 (3-4):48-59.details National unity is important in Kenya, since ethnic divisions have sometimes become deadly. The imposed Coalition government and the recent new Constitution in 2010 were attempts to overcome division. But cultural divisions among the generations are just as much of a challenge as ethnic divisions, as the youth sometimes sideline the practices and worldviews of their elders, leaving people to wonder what binds people to each other as Kenyans? The idea of “national culture” has its pitfalls, bit seems necessary nevertheless, (...) Download Export citation Bookmark
Philosophic Sagacity and Intercultural Philosophy: Beyond Odera Oruka.Pius Mosima - 2011 - Leiden, Netherlands: African Studies Centre.details Download Export citation Bookmark
(2 other versions)Bâtir une « culture nationale » interethnique et Intergénérationnelle au Kenya.Gail Presbey - 2012 - Diogène n° 235-235 (3-4):62-80.details Pour édifier une communauté à partir d’une identité commune qui respecte aussi les différences, il faut traverser deux gouffres différents. Le premier est la division entre groupes ethniques, dont j’ai parlé plus haut ; le deuxième, la rupture entre les générations. Les jeunes Kényans d’aujourd’hui peuvent-ils bâtir une communauté avec leurs aïeux et parvenir à se comprendre mutuellement sur des questions telles que la valeur et l’identité ? Le problème n’est pas nouveau. C’est en fait un thème majeur qui revient (...) Download Export citation Bookmark

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