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The Metaphysical and Epistemological Relevance of Ifa Corpus

Abstract

The focus of this paper is not to ascertain the reality of Ifa among the Yoruba, but to examine the philosophical relevance of Ifa corpus from epistemological and metaphysical points of view. The paper employs a critical and analytical methods to expose various philosophical issues in Ifa corpus. The paper argues that the metaphysical and epistemological relevance of Ifa corpus is enormous and the effect is fundamental in showing that true knowledge can be acquired through the empirical and transcendental means. The ability of Ifa corpus in this regard underscore the traditional claim of existence of basic relationship between epistemology and metaphysics.

Keywords: Epistemology, Ifa corpus, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Yoruba tradition

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37745/ijhphr.13

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