RUDN Journal of PhilosophyRUDN Journal of PhilosophyВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Cерия: Философия2313-23022408-8900Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)11464ArticlesСтатьиAfrican Philosophy of Education in the Search of SenseАфриканская философия образования в поисках смыслаMikhalinaO AМихалинаОксана АлександровнаNovosibirsk State Pedagogical UniversityНовосибирский государственный педагогический университетсhairforeignlang@rambler.ru <mailto:сhairforeignlang@rambler.ru>Novosibirsk State Pedagogical UniversityНовосибирский государственный педагогический университет150320103NO3 (2010)№3 (2010)394612092016Copyright ©; 2010, Mikhalina O.A.Copyright ©; 2010, Михалина О.А.2010Mikhalina O.A.Михалина О.А.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/philosophy/article/view/11464In the article specificity and modern problems of African Philosophy of Education are presented. The special attention is given the concept «ubuntu», playing important role as in African Philosophy of Education as in African philosophical discourse.В статье рассматриваются специфика и современные проблемы африканской философии образования. Особое внимание уделяется понятию «ubuntu», играющему важную роль как в африканской философии образования, так и в африканском философском дискурсе.African philosophyeducationuniversalismparticularismафриканская философияобразованиеуниверсализмпартикуляризм[Гусинский Э.Н., Турчанинова Ю.И. Введение в философию образования. - М., 2001.][Колесников А.С. Африканская философия в поисках идентичности // Хора. - 2008. - № 2.][Babs Fafunwa A. History of Education in Nigeria. - London, 1974.][Bell R. Understanding African Philosophy: A Cross Cultural Approach to Classical and Contemporary Issues. - New York, 2002.][Busia K. A. Purposeful Education for Africa. - The Hague, 1964.][Hountondji P. African Philosophy. - Bloomington, 1983.][Ikuenobe P. The Parochial Universalist Conception of «Philosophy» and «African Philosophy» / P. Ikuenobe // Philosophy East and West. - 1997. - Vol. 47.][Le Roux J. The concept of «ubuntu»: Africa's most important contribution to multicultural education? // Multicultural Teaching. - 2000. - 18 (2).][Li, Huey-li. Multicultural Foundations for Philosophy of Education: A Propaedeutic // The Yearbook of Philosophy of Education Society (1998):195-202 // http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/ EPS/PES-yearbook/1998/li.html][Louw D.J. Ubuntu: An African Assessment of the Religious Other // http://www.bu.edu/ wcp/MainAfri.htm][Makgoba M.W. Mokoko: The Makgoba affair - a reflection on transformation. - Florida, 1997.][Maluleke T. The misuse of «ubuntu» // Challenge. - 1999. - № 53.][Mkabela N.Q. & Luthuli P.C. Towards an African Philosophy of Education. - Kagiso Tertiary, 1997.][Okonkwo C.E. Education and the African Novel: Perceptions of a Culture in Crisis // Journal of African Studies. - 1985. - Vol. 12. - N 2 (Summer).][Oruka H.O. Trends in Contemporary African Philosophy. - Nairobi, 1990.][Shutte A. Philosophy for Africa. - Rondebosch, South Africa, 1993.][Sogolo G. Foundations of African Philosophy: A Definitive Analysis of Conceptual Issues in African Though. - Ibadan, Nigeria, 1993.][Tedla E. Sankofa: African thought and education. - N.-Y., 1996.][Venter E. The Notion of Ubuntu and communalism in African educational discourse // Studies in Philosophy and Education. - 2004. - Vol. 23. - № 2-3.][Venter E. Philosophy of Education as a Means to Educate Humanity in a Diverse South Africa // http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Educ/EducVent.htm][Wiredu K. Philosophy and an African Culture: The Case of Akan. - Cambridge, 1980.]