The prospects of the method of wide reflective equilibrium in contemporary African epistemology

Irikefe, Paul O. 2021. The prospects of the method of wide reflective equilibrium in contemporary African epistemology. South African Journal of Philosophy 40 (1) , pp. 64-74. 10.1080/02580136.2021.1891801

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Abstract

This article makes a case for wide reflective equilibrium in doing African epistemology. It argues that on the issue of formulating a viable theory of knowledge, such an approach is more promising than the extant dominant approaches, namely the method of ethno-epistemology and the method of particularistic studies. More specifically, wide reflective equilibrium articulates a proper balance between philosophy and culture and endows a theory of knowledge with multiple sources of normativity.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
ISSN:	0258-0136
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	6 September 2021
Date of Acceptance:	27 December 2020
Last Modified:	12 Feb 2024 08:29
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/143910

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