African Political Philosophy of Decolonization: De-Alienation and Emancipation for Transmodernity

Abstract

The present article aims to propose the concept of emancipation and de-alienation in African political philosophy of decolonization in the actual context of neoliberalism for transmodernity. That is, every culture can dialogue with another and they can create a new culture where they can recognize one another. After the criticism of postcolonial philosophy, African political philosophy is at present struggling against neocolonialism in its form of neoliberalism, which is alienating various dimensions of life. This condition of the African continent led Olúfémí Táíwò to speak of the necessity to criticize the concept of decolonization. As a result, it is becoming clear that a new critique of de-alienation is urgent. In this article, we reflect through the contribution of Frantz Fanon’s concept of de-alienation as humanism, Jean-Marc Ela’s criticism of neocolonialism, and finally the Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s concept of decolonization of the mind as cultural decolonization, connected with Kwasi Wiredu’s conceptual decolonization. First of all, the reflection will recognize the role of decolonization’s philosophy as emancipation and de-alienation. In this case the African political Philosophy is conceived as the way for epistemological, cultural, political, economic, conceptual and linguistic decolonization. Finally, we will reflect on colonialism and neocolonialism as coloniality.