Afrikology and Transdisciplinarity: A Restorative Epistemology

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Contents Contents Introduction. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 1 A. Restorative movement. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .3 B. What is justice?. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .6 1. Theoretical Problems Revealed By The Research . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 9 2. The Central Problem: A Fragmented, Polarised Worldview. . .. . 19 A. The historical origin of the problem .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .19 B. A hermeneutic attempt to resolve the problem .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .25 3. Quantamisation And Transdisciplinarity.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 30 A. The quantum leap . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .30 B. The transdisciplinary manifesto .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .33 4. Research, Method And Methodology. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 45 A. The building blocks .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .45 B. Natural Sciences and the Social Sciences: The problem of epistemology .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .47 C. Hermeneutics and the sciences. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .50 (i) Cognitive psychology and the schema theory . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .55 (ii) Geometry and ‘triangulation’ .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .57 (iii) Simulation and modelling .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .59 (iv) Relational theory and philosophy.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .60 5. Science, Non-Science And Co-Evolution . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 70 6. Afrikology And Research . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 78 A. Continuity and the word . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .78 B. The spiritual and ethical foundations of the word.. . .. . .. . .. . .. .81 7. Transdisciplinarity And The Word .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 85 A. A reconvergence of man and nature .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .85 B. Towards a theory of collective action . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .90 C. Social innovation . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..100 D. Integral innovation .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..103 E. Social constructivism . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..106 F. Agricology and a global green economy.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..109 8. Deconstruction Of The Hegemonic Undirectional Scholarship 117 A. The recovery of ancient egypt as african civilisation .. . .. . .. . .. 117 B. Anthropology .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..120 C. History.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..127 D. African studies . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..143 E. African women and feminist-gender studies . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..149 F. African philosophy. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 151 9. Research, Language And Epistemology . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 159 10. Indigenous Knowledge Systems And Afrikology . .. . .. . .. . .. .171 11. Against Transhumanism. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .176 Conclusion .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .191 References .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 194 ...