Answer to Question #220455 in English for Thando

Question

The Struggle for Reason in Africa, Ramose makes the assertion that “To deny the existence of African philosophy is also to reject the very idea of philosophy.” Write an essay evaluating this claim in light of the reasoning he provides in the essay with regard to the “history of rationality” in Africa. In other words in light of is discussion about who was thought rational and why. You may also make use of your recommended source

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Answer 1

History of Rationality.

Rationality, shows the conformity of one’s reasons to believe, one’s beliefs and one’s action with reasons for these actions. This rationality was mainly shown in the era of Atwater. Their history is taken to represent certain aspects of the history of our world using a simplified model.

In the Atwater’s modern age, both psychology and philosophy gave a central notion of capacity or mental faculty. Some of the rationalists thought of a reason which enabled gaining of knowledge of substantive or deep truths through some intuition that was intellectual.

The era of, age of reason, was one in which there was great affection and rationality and traditional concepts of reason came under elevating strain. This new notion was different from previous models of rationality, in that it permitted reasonable belief to be based on probable grounds rather than demonstrative grounds.

Rationality came in different forms, instrumental rationality, which included life organization around relations of life to end. There was also substantive rationality, which is the orientation of life, too often less than fully formalizable values, and also towards non-instrumental values.

In conclusion, the concepts of rationality and reasons, must be jettisoned if it is psychologically possible. This is because they are derivates from survivals or survivals. From an earlier conception of philosophy and psychology which are only harmful without it and no longer survives.