Burley, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-7446-3564 (2025) Conceptual Decolonization, Conceptual Justice, and Religious Concepts. Mind, 134 (533). pp. 60-84. ISSN 0026-4423
Abstract
Calls for decolonization are on the rise in social and academic life, but ‘decolonization’ can mean various things. This article expounds and critically evaluates the programme of conceptual decolonization, chiefly as promulgated in relation to African philosophy by Kwasi Wiredu. The programme involves both resisting the unreflective acceptance of non-indigenous concepts and constructively utilizing indigenous conceptual resources to address philosophical questions. Examining recent objections from Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò and giving particular attention to Wiredu’s treatment of religious concepts, I concur with Wiredu that conceptual decolonization can encourage conceptual enlargement but argue that care is needed to avoid oversimplifying the non-indigenous concepts that are subjected to scrutiny.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2024. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs licence (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0). |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > Theology and Religious Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2024 16:11 |
Last Modified: | 11 Feb 2025 11:44 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/mind/fzae053 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:216375 |