Benoit Okolo Okonda

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Benoit Okolo Okonda (born June 2, 1947 in Lodja ) is a Congolese philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Kinshasa .

Life

Okolo Okonda studied philosophy at the Lubumbashi University and, after completing his doctorate, completed a two-year research course at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg .

Act

Okolo is one of the most prominent Congolese and African philosophers of the 20th century. His theory is based on hermeneutics and tradition. Okola justified his theory through his reception of Heidegger and Gadamer , which was almost exclusively limited to “ Being and Time ” and “ Truth and Method ”.

Publications

  • Tradition et Destin. Essai sur la philosophie herméneutique de Paul Ricoeur, Martin Heidegger et Hans-Georg Gadamer, Lubumbashi, 1979
  • Pour une philosophy de la culture et du développement. Recherches d'herméneutique et de praxis africaines, Kinshasa, Presses Universitaire du Zaïre, 1986
personal data
SURNAME Okolo Okonda, Benoit
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Okolo Okonda w'Oleko
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Congolese philosopher and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Lodja