The Mvengian Vision of Anthropological Pauperization: A Path for Philosophical Reflection on Ntu?
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In this book, we pay particular attention to a son of Africa who opened up to reflection, research and "armed himself with science to the teeth", to restore to Africa--without complacency or false modesty--its true image: Engelbert Mveng. Our approach, which focuses solely on his theory of anthropological pauperization, can be in our humble opinion--and probably is--a path for philosophical reflection on the ntu. Anthropological pauperization is a reflection of the African man, of the ntu, on his being-there and on his becoming.
“Kibangou presents a beautiful synthesis of Engelbert Mveng’s
innovative and intensely provocative but valuable sociopolitical
philosophy of anthropological pauperization. It is a complex
philosophy, but Kibangou does an impressive job of presenting it in
a manner that is accessible to the average reader. This book is an
important contribution to African philosophy and should be read by
anyone interested in philosophical reflections on African politics
and society.”
—Paulinus Chukwudi Nweke, University of Jos
“Kibangou presents Engelbert Mveng’s vision of anthropological
poverty. For the latter, the drama of Africa is essentially
anthropological. It is the loss of oneself, of one’s roots, of
one’s identity, with all its consequences, which creates a mal
d’être. This poverty has destructured the ntu, the
African being. Even if it remains to be completed, Kibangou gives
us here a beautiful synthesis of Engelbert Mveng’s theological
intuitions.”
—Paulin Poucouta, Catholic Institute of Yaoundé
- Title: The Mvengian Vision of Anthropological Pauperization: A Path for Philosophical Reflection on Ntu?
- Author: Hermann-Habib Kibangou
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666796216, 9781666737097, 9781666796209, 1666737097, 1666796204, 1666796212
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666796216
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-03-16T11:48:17Z
Hermann-Habib Kibangou is preparing a PhD in sociology at Laval
University (Quebec/Canada). He is the author of Social Stakes of
Privatizations in Cameroon: Case of the Cameroon Development
Corporation (CDC), 2018.