Hubert Mono Ndjana (3 November 1946 – 16 November 2023) was a Cameroonian academic and philosopher.[1] Additionally, he was a writer, publishing numerous books on political leaders.[2]
Hubert Mono Ndjana | |
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 Ndjana in 2006 | |
| Born | 3 November 1946 |
| Died | 16 November 2023 (aged 77) Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Education | University of Tours Academy of Sciences of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Occupation(s) | Professor philosopher |
Biography
editBorn in Ekabita on 3 November 1946, Ndjana studied in Cameroon and in France at the University of Tours.[3] Back home, he held various positions in academia. He also tried his hand at politics, in which he was unsuccessful. He was one of the first intellectuals in Cameroon to support President Paul Biya, who came to power in 1982. During the beginning of Cameroon's multiparty political system in the 1990s, he became deputy secretary-general of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, the ruling party led by Biya. In 1990, he published a doctoral thesis at the Academy of Sciences of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[citation needed]
On 5 February 2003, Ndjana became the first Cameroonian to obtain a philosophical degree and headed the philosophy department at the University of Yaoundé I.[3] In 2016, he was president of the jury for the Grand Prix of Literary Associations.[4] After his retirement from the university, he continued to teach domestically and internationally.
Hubert Mono Ndjana died in Yaoundé on 16 November 2023, at the age of 77, following a traffic accident.[5]
Publications
editPhilosophical works
edit- Paradoxes. Essai sur les contradictions du sens commun (1981)
- La philosophie en raccourci (1981)
- Considérations actuelles sur l’Afrique (1983)
- L'idée sociale chez Paul BIYA (1985)
- De l'ethnofascisme dans la l'ittérature politique camerounaise (1987)
- Pour comprendre le libéralisme communautaire de Paul BIYA (1988)
- Révolution et création. Essai sur la philosophie du Djoutché (1988)
- L’écume des tontines. Dissertation sur la crise économique et sociale (1993)
- Les proverbes de Paul BIYA (1997)
- A la tombée du jour. Problématique, théorie et pratique de la philosophie africaine (2000)
- Beauté et vertu du Savoir. Esquisse d'une épisteméthique (1999)
- L’Essentiel (Quand on a tout oublié) (2006)
- Histoire de la philosophie africaine (2009)
- Panorama la philosophie camerounaise (2014)
Literature
edit- Echec et chèque (1974)
- Vice versa (1975)
- La revenante (1980)
- Onambele et Magaptche (2002)
- Les gosses endiablés
- Un détournement
- Regard sur , pays mystérieux de l’Orient
- La prisonnière
- Les Vampires du Godstank (2006)
References
edit- ^ Mawel, Arnaud Nicolas (16 November 2023). "Cameroun : le Pr. Hubert Mono Ndjana est mort". Journal du Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Laburthe-Tolra, Philippe (1994). L’Encyclopedie philosophique universelle le qualifie de « spécialiste de la pensée des hommes politiques » (in French). Paris: P.U.F.
- ^ a b Nkam IV, Hiondi (17 January 2016). "CAMEROUN :: Hubert Mono Ndjana : Grandeur et misères d'un philosophe :: CAMEROON". Camer.be (in French). Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Tientchu, Marchelo (11 March 2017). "L'écrivain Sankie Maimo est le Grand Prix de la Mémoire des GPAL 2016". Le bled parle (in French). Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Hubert Mono Ndjana : vie et mort d'un philosophe émérite". Le bled parle (in French). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.