African Philosophy and its Association with Psychology and the Social Sciences

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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.