Politique africaine 2000/1 No 77
Journal article

Democracy in Africa: The Platonic forefather

Pages 72 to 89

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  • NZINZI, Pierre,
2000. Democracy in Africa: The Platonic forefather. Politique africaine, 2000/1 No 77, p.72-89. DOI : 10.3917/polaf.077.0072. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-politique-africaine-2000-1-page-72?lang=en.
  • Nzinzi, Pierre.
« Democracy in Africa: The Platonic forefather ». Politique africaine, 2000/1 No 77, 2000. p.72-89. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-politique-africaine-2000-1-page-72?lang=en.
  • Nzinzi, P.
(2000). Democracy in Africa: The Platonic Forefather. Politique africaine, No 77(1), 72-89. https://doi.org/10.3917/polaf.077.0072.

https://doi.org/10.3917/polaf.077.0072

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Cite this article

  • Nzinzi, P.
(2000). Democracy in Africa: The Platonic Forefather. Politique africaine, No 77(1), 72-89. https://doi.org/10.3917/polaf.077.0072.
  • Nzinzi, Pierre.
« Democracy in Africa: The Platonic forefather ». Politique africaine, 2000/1 No 77, 2000. p.72-89. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-politique-africaine-2000-1-page-72?lang=en.
  • NZINZI, Pierre,
2000. Democracy in Africa: The Platonic forefather. Politique africaine, 2000/1 No 77, p.72-89. DOI : 10.3917/polaf.077.0072. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-politique-africaine-2000-1-page-72?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/polaf.077.0072

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This article maintains that democracy in Africa has developed in accordance with the principles of political “Neoplatonism,” which is characterized by the primacy of form over content and denies the sovereignty of the people. Thus, the democratic challenge has a cultural foundation, but this is not specifically African. To the contrary, it is part of the old anti-humanist, Platonic foundations of both African and Western powers.

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https://doi.org/10.3917/polaf.077.0072

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