TITLE:
The Place of Symbols in African Philosophy
AUTHORS:
Bonachristus Umeogu
KEYWORDS:
African Philosophy; Symbols; Communication Symbolism
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Philosophy,
Vol.3 No.1A,
February
25,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Communication cannot do without symbols. There always comes a time when one runs out of words and symbols step in where words have failed. Civilization has changed many aspects of people’s culture, beliefs and actions. In African philosophy and within the African culture, this paper tries to mirror the place of symbols within African philosophy.