
Paulin J. Hountondji
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 82 |
Date of birth | April 11,1942 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Abidjan |
Cote D’Ivoire | |
Nationality | Beninois |
Job | Politician |
Philosopher | |
Education | École normale supérieure |
Awards | Prince Claus Awards |
Books | African philosophy |
The struggle for meaning | |
African Philosophy, Second Edition: Myth and Reality | |
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ID | 1367056 |
Paulin J. Hountondji Life story
Paulin Jidenu Hountondji is a Beninese philosopher, politician and academic considered one of the most important figures in the history of African philosophy. Since the 1970s he has taught at the Université Nationale du Bénin in Cotonou, where he is Professor of Philosophy.