1. Egyptian Antecedents to Greek Philosophy
Subsistence (herding) ï¬ Burial of the dead Cremation of Dead ï¬ Husband Brings Dowry Wife Brings Dowry ï¬ Matrilineal filiation Patrilineal filiation ï¬ Wife Keeps Totem Wife Loses name ï¬ Husband has no rights over children Husband Has rights to life and death Diop uses the difference in civilizations to justify the difference in approaches, Europeans having to hunt for their food made them more aggressive and the Egyptians being naturally passive, he makes the claim that passiveness is their weakness; he maintains th...
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