Social philosophy in postcolonial africa: Some preliminaries concerning communalism and communitarianism

South African Journal of Philosophy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 332-339

  Wiredu, Kwasi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 71549160046     PISSN: 02580136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajpem.v27i4.31522     Document Type: Article

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