Paul M.W. Hackett, Mirian Ngozi Alike, Ava Godley-Smith, Husein Inusah - African Philosophy and its Association with Psychology and the Social Sciences, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

African Philosophy and its Association with Psychology and the Social Sciences

Av Paul M.W. Hackett, Mirian Ngozi Alike, Ava Godley-Smith, Husein Inusah

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Beskrivning

African Philosophy and its Association with Psychology and the Social Sciencesis a symposium of leading voices addressing philosophical questions and considerationsthat psychological and other forms of social science research andpractice raise.In doing so, it offers a unique introduction to the philosophical understandingof the methods of social science research from the perspective of a range of Africanphilosophers. There are many features of predominantly qualitative researchthat will be presented and considered in this book, forming a repository of Africanphilosophical writings that consider the nature and processes involved inqualitative, psychological, and social science research. The questions addressedinclude, but are not limited to, fundamental metaphysical questions, questionsabout the nature of the data or information that will be gathered and how thisis collected, the types of enquiries being engaged and the form those enquiriesmay take, the position of the researcher within the research process coupledwith reflexivity. African Philosophy and its Association with Psychology andthe Social Sciences is an up‑to‑date collection of chapters on the relationshipbetween philosophy and the social sciences from the perspective of philosophythat has developed and exists in Africa.This book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students andresearchers in psychology, African studies, philosophy and social science.

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Utgivningsdatum: 2026-09-24
Mått: 152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt: 650 g
Format: Inbunden
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 240
Förlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN: 9781032487892

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Paul M.W. Hackett has wide experience in social science and humanities research and is the originator of the declarative mapping approach to qualitative research. His research interests span many aspects of behaviour and experience focusing upon the investigation of ontologies and epistemologies that have originated in the African continent.Husein Inusah is a Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Classics and Philosophy at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He earned his PhD from the University of Ghana in 2014 and received the 2015/16 University of Ghana Vice-Chancellor's Award for the Most Outstanding PhD Dissertation in the Humanities Category.Ava Gordley-Smith is a PhD candidate at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Outside of her PhD research, Gordley-Smith focuses more broadly on both theoretical and applied methodologies in the social sciences, creative disciplines and communication studies.Mirian Ngozi Alike, PhD, is a lecturer in the Philosophy Department at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria and Fellow of the Ife Institute of Advanced Studies. Her areas of expertise include metaphysics and African philosophy, with a special interest in cultural studies and artificial intelligence. Currently, she is researching on gender issues, sustainable pre-colonial religious beliefs and racism against Africans.

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