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African Philosophy’s challenge to western reductionism
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 9:19 am
by thetrizzard
https://iai.tv/articles/african-philosophys-challenge-to-western-reductionism-auid-3525?fbclid=IwdGRleAQoj6hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEerJhLceuXHFxHPoynvmGtqbtFNkzUIrbrorK0Sjw7gurMyFqMpA9aNYZlWlo_aem_PS6gu8nxW3vZoqxSqmzr6g
African Philosophy’s challenge to western reductionism
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 10:18 am
by atreestump
[quote]thetrizzard wrote:
iai.tv
African philosophy's challenge to Western reductionism
In philosophies like Ubuntu, the whole is more real than its parts[/quote]
Doesn't differ much from D&G assemblages.
Re: African Philosophy’s challenge to western reductionism
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 11:01 am
by kFoyauextlH
I might not be able to get to that video for a while, and A.I. and I don't get along. Could any of you summarize what it is about or explain it to me or use A.I. to do so, like what is D&G Assemblage(s)? I bet I don't know about anything, I sort of doubt I ever will, but I'm open to trying.
African Philosophy’s challenge to western reductionism
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 12:01 pm
by atreestump
[quote]kFoyauextlH wrote:
I might not be able to get to that video for a while, and A.I. and I don't get along. Could any of you summarize what it is about or explain it to me or use A.I. to do so, like what is D&G Assemblage(s)? I bet I don't know about anything, I sort of doubt I ever will, but I'm open to trying.[/quote]
The article says:
[quote]relationships don’t connect pre-existing individuals, rather all things become what they are through their relations with other things.[/quote]
Which is the same as:
[quote=Wikipedia]Assemblage is a philosophical concept used when studying [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology]ontological[/url] diversity of [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency_(philosophy)]agency[/url], which means redistributing the capacity to act from an individual to a socio-material network of people, things, and narratives.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assemblage_(philosophy)#cite_note-:2-7][7][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assemblage_(philosophy)#cite_note-8][8][/url] Also known as a[i]ssemblage theory[/i][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assemblage_(philosophy)#cite_note-:1-3][3][/url] or [i]assemblage thinking,[/i][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assemblage_(philosophy)#cite_note-9][9][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assemblage_(philosophy)#cite_note-:2-7][7][/url] this philosophical approach frames social complexity through fluidity, exchangeability, and their connectivity.[/quote]