SAGACITY PHILOSOPHY: contributions to the teaching of philosophy and discussion of the ethnic-racial issue
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Abstract: This paper aims to analyze the sagacity philosophy and its contribution to the teaching and discussion of the ethnic-racial issue. The sagacity philosophy is a reflective analysis and consideration of the thinking of Africans known as guardians of wisdom, knowledge, and rigorous critical thinking. In this case, it does not involve customs, general worldviews, myths and folk tales. This philosophy arose from Oruka's reaction to the position that Europeans adopted on Africa, that is, Africans are not able to reflect in philosophical terms. In this framework, the sage philosophy aims to repudiate this belief. Although the work presents some tendencies of African philosophy, it problematizes the sagacity philosophy and its contribution to education. Thus, we conclude that the sagacity philosophy can be one of the instruments of resistance in the affirmation of the teaching of Afro-Brazilian culture in schools, contributing to a less hostile environment to teaching about Africa.
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