Marcien Towa (January 5, 1931 – July 2, 2014) was a Cameroonian philosopher.[1] He is considered one of the icons of African philosophy in the twentieth century.[2][3][4][5]

Marcien Towa
Born(1931-01-05)January 5, 1931
Endama, Cameroon
DiedJuly 2, 2014(2014-07-02) (aged 83)
Yaoundé, Cameroon

References edit

  1. ^ "5 ans après : Marcien Towa aux oubliettes". Actu Cameroun (in French). 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  2. ^ Samuel Oluoch Imbo, "Marcien Towa: Philosophy with a Pragmatic Flavour", in An Introduction to African Philosophy, Rowman & Littlefield, 1998, p. 30-32 (ISBN 9780847688418)
  3. ^ "Marcien Towa, le départ d'un libre penseur". Journal du Cameroun (in French). 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  4. ^ Bâ, Cheik Moctar (November 2012). "The Concept of Active Consciousness in Marcien Towa". Diogenes. 59 (3–4): 13–24. doi:10.1177/0392192114538920. S2CID 147629907. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  5. ^ Apologie de la raison : hommages à Marcien Towa (1931-2014) = The apology of reason : homages to Marcien Towa. Nordhausen. 2015. ISBN 978-3-86945-503-7. OCLC 909906750.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)