Applying his philosophical ideas to the critical issues of democracy, culture and development in Africa today, Paulin J. Hountondji uses autobiographical material and theoretical analysis to further the discussion of the African philosophy he pioneered in the late 1960s and 1970s.
The Struggle for Meaning is a landmark publication by one of African philosophy's leading figures, Paulin J. Hountondji, best known for his critique of ethnophilosophy in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In this volume, he responds with autobiographical and philosophical reflection to the dialogue and controversy he has provoked.
