History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China HAP 30 - Dualist Personality - Anton Wilhelm Amo
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Amo’s Return As Diviner
- Amo returned to Africa later in life to become a diviner or prophet, blending his philosophical and astrological knowledge.
- His academic lectures included divination and astrology, linking his scholarly and traditional roles.
Mind's Pure Activity in Amo's Dualism
- Amo argued that the mind is purely active and cannot be passively affected by the body.
- This strict dualism emphasizes distinctness between the immaterial mind and the physical body.
Amo's Active Mind and Empiricism
- Amo maintained that nothing is in the intellect that was not previously in the senses, emphasizing an empiricist theory.
- He explained that the mind actively forms intentions about sensed qualities without being passively affected.