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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="review-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Philosophy</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Philosophy</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Cерия: Философия</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-2302</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2408-8900</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">23098</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-2302-2020-24-1-134-142</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>SCIENTIFIC REVIEWS</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>НАУЧНЫЕ ОБЗОРЫ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Review Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">The problem of understanding and interpretation of African philosophy</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Проблема понимания и интерпретации африканской философии</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Chukwujekwu</surname><given-names>Ejike Sam-Festus</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Чуквуджекву</surname><given-names>Еджике Сэм-Фестус</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en">postgraduate student</bio><bio xml:lang="ru">аспирант кафедры истории философии</bio><email>chukvudzhekvu-es@rudn.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">RUDN University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2020-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><volume>24</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ИСЛАМСКАЯ ФИЛОСОФИЯ</issue-title><fpage>134</fpage><lpage>142</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2020-03-04"><day>04</day><month>03</month><year>2020</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2020, Chukwujekwu E.S.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2020, Чуквуджекву Е.С.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2020</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Chukwujekwu E.S.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Чуквуджекву Е.С.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/philosophy/article/view/23098">https://journals.rudn.ru/philosophy/article/view/23098</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en">This article is devoted to the problem of interpretation and understanding of African philosophy as a phenomenon of intercultural communication. It is a question of the presence of stereotypes in perception and assessments of African philosophy: from the assertion of its interiority and non-philosophical character to the propaganda of its primacy in the whole of world philosophy as the theorized core of spiritual life. The author also indentified the significant obstacle in the study of African philosophy and understanding of its status in the history of world philosophy. Also the article touched the importance of African revival, and the key factors to its revival, the idea of Afrocentrism was also been mentioned as the key solution for the African revival. In this work, ethnophilosophy is further considered as the source of the whole philosophy of Africa. Attention is also paid to the problem of misunderstanding and misinterpretation of African philosophy and culture in the framework of world or universal philosophy and science. Also in the article, issue of searching for African identity is being raised, the ideas and impacts of some African thinkers, also socio-political concepts such as Pan-Africanism, Negritude, African socialism, African humanism, Afrocentrism and others, which had a serious impact on African socio-political life were also identified. The diversity of ethnic cultures, and its roles in the black continent were mentioned, and as well, emphasis on ethical issues, religions representations and superstitions.</abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru">Статья посвящена проблеме интерпретации и понимания африканской философии как феномена межкультурной коммуникации. Поднимается вопрос о наличии стереотипов в восприятии и оценке африканской философии: от утверждения ее “внутреннего” и нефилософского характера до пропаганды первенства африканской философии во всей мировой философии как теоретического ядра духовной жизни. Автор также отметил значительное препятствие в изучении африканской философии и понимании ее статуса в истории мировой философии. Статья затронула важность африканского возрождения, ключевые факторы, идея афроцентризма была упомянута в качестве ключевого решения вопроса африканского возрождения. В данной работе этнофилософия рассматривается как источник всей философии Африки. Внимание также уделено проблеме непонимания и неверного толкования африканской философии и культуры в рамках мировой или универсальной философии и науки. Помимо этого, в статье выделена проблема поиска африканской идентичности. Кроме того, рассмотрены идеи и влияние некоторых африканских мыслителей и социально-политических концепций, таких как панафриканизм, негритюд, африканский социализм, африканский гуманизм, Убунту, афроцентризм и других, которые имели серьезное влияние на африканскую общественно-политическую жизнь. В работе затронут вопрос разнообразия этнических культур и его роли на черном континенте, а также сделан акцент на рассмотрение этических проблем, представление религий и суеверий.</trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>African philosophy</kwd><kwd>ethnophilosophy</kwd><kwd>ethnos</kwd><kwd>subethnos</kwd><kwd>identity</kwd><kwd>stereotypes</kwd><kwd>spiritual live</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>африканская философия</kwd><kwd>этнофилософия</kwd><kwd>этнос</kwd><kwd>субэтнос</kwd><kwd>идентичность</kwd><kwd>стереотипы</kwd><kwd>духовная жизнь</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Bell RH. Understanding African Philosophy. N.Y., London: Routledge, 2002. P. 204</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Nkrumah K. Consciencism: Philosophy and Ideology for De-Colonization. 1964. P. 68.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B3"><label>3.</label><mixed-citation>More MP. 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