Question 1

What is the best book to start with?

Accepted Answer

Philosophy and an African Culture, the essay 'How not to compare African thought with Western thought'. It shows both edges of his method at once.

Question 2

What is the most famous quote?

Accepted Answer

This library does not measure fame, and it does not rank lines by how often they are shared. The first line it files for Kwasi Wiredu that is not marked Questionable or Misattributed is “Before you accept a philosophical concept that came through a colonial language, state it in your own and see whether it still makes sense.” (Cultural Universals and Particulars (1996), 'Conceptual decolonization', summary, Summary).

Question 3

What is the most misquoted line?

Accepted Answer

None of the lines this library files for Kwasi Wiredu is marked Misattributed or Questionable. That is a fact about these cards, not a certificate that every popular sentence is theirs.

Question 4

What is one key idea, in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Conceptual decolonisation: Do not take a framework for granted because it came in English. Try it in your own language and see if it survives.