Māori philosophy : indigenous thinking from Aotearoa / Georgina Tuari Stewart.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Finding Māori philosophy. -- Defining Māori philosophy. -- Māori philosophy and World Philosophies: Writing this book. -- Sources and links to social and intellectual history. -- Te reo Māori: The Māori language in this book. -- The slippery path between imperialism and romanticism. -- Synopsis of chapters. -- Questions for discussion or research. -- 2. Theoretical concepts for researching Māori philosophy. -- Weak relativism. -- Weak Sapir-Whorf theory. -- Worldview theory. -- Critical theory. -- The differend, incommensurability and epistemological diversity. -- Cultural hybridity third space and liminality. -- Kaupapa Māori theory. -- Questions for discussion or research. -- 3. Still being Māori. -- Māori ideas about the 'self'. -- Māori origin stories. -- Māori ethnicity. -- Cultural difference in the contemporary world-system. -- Being the 'other': A politicised self, a mythologised self. -- Fractions of Māoriness - family skeletons. -- Questions for discussion or research. -- 4. Te ao Māori - the Māori world. -- Māori ideas about 'the world'. -- The geneaological Māori universe. -- The dipolar Māori cosmos. -- Contemporary Māori reality. -- Living in two worlds. -- Biculturalism and the hyphen. -- Questions for discussion or research. -- 5. Māori knowledge. -- Māori ideas about knowledge. -- The baskets of knowledge - ngā kete o te wānanga. -- Central concepts in Māori philosophy. -- Central Māori concepts and values. -- Whakapapa. -- Mana, tapu. -- Mauri, hau. -- Utu. -- Whanaungatanga. -- Manaaki, manaakitanga. -- Aroha. -- Some Māori knowledge terms and concepts. -- Mātauranga, mōhiotanga. -- Wānanga, kura . -- Tohunga, pūkenga. -- Aro/whakaaro, hua/whakahua, mahara/whakamahara. -- Ako/whakaako, mārama/whakamārama. -- Ariā, huatau, tautake. -- Māori philosophy and Western knowledge. -- Questions for discussion or research. -- 6. Writing with Māori philosophy. -- Powhiri in education and academia in Aotearoa New Zealand. -- The controversy over Washday at the Pā. -- Telling truth and stories. -- Come and get it! -- Get a real job. -- The way of the red mist. -- Questions for discussion or research. -- 7. Making philosophy Māori. -- Te kōhatu o te wānanga - philosophy's stone.

"This book is a concise introduction to Maori philosophy, covering the symbolic systems and worldviews of the indigenous people of Aotearoa, New Zealand. This book addresses core philosophical issues including Maori notions of the self, the world, epistemology, the form in which Maori philosophy is conveyed, and whether or not Maori philosophy has a teleological agenda. The book introduces key texts, thinkers and themes and includes pedagogical features including: A Maori-to-English glossary; Accessible English translations of primary source material; - Teaching notes, and reflections on how the studied material engages with contemporary debates - End-of-chapter discussion questions that can be used in teaching - Comprehensive bibliographies and guided suggestions for further reading. Maori Philosophy is an ideal text for students studying World Philosophies, or anyone who wishes to use indigenous philosophies or methodologies in their own research and scholarship"-- Provided by publisher.