| 词条 | Kocc Barma Fall |
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| region = African philosophy | era = | image = AmadouMakhtarMbayeBox.jpg | caption = "Théâtre en boîte" by the Senegalese artist Amadou Makhtar Mbaye. Depiction of philosopher Kocc Barma Fall's (right) visit to the Damel of Cayor (king of Cayor) | name = Birima Maxuréja Demba Xolé Faal (Kocc Barma Fall) | birth_date = 1586 | birth_place = | death_date = 1655 | death_place = | ethnicity = | school_tradition = | main_interests = ethics, politics and society | notable_works = | notable_ideas = | influences = Serer philosophy of Jom (honour) | influenced = Ousmane Sembene's film Guelwaar (1993), Senegambian ethnics and morality }}Kocc Barma Fall or Kotch Barma Fall[1], more commonly known as Kocc Barma, born Birima Maxuréja Demba Xolé Faal (1586-1655[1][3]) was a Senegalese philosopher and a member of the laman class.[3][2] During his lifetime, the modern day country of Senegal did not exist. The Gambia and Senegal had various kingdoms at the time. For more on this, see the History of the Gambia, History of Senegal and Senegambia. Kocc Barma was an Ajoor-Ajoor - a Serer demonym, meaning an inhabitant of the Kingdom of Cayor, now part of present day Senegal.[1] He is considered to be the greatest Senegalese thinker and philosopher and one of the prominent figures of African philosophy.[3] David Murphy states that "Kocc Barma's words and acts have passed into Senegalese folklore to such an extent that proverbs are often introduced by the phrase 'Kocc Barma said', whether this is true or not".[4] His fertile imagination, his quick wit and his metaphorical sayings are part of the universe of Wolof culture. During his lifetime he was particularly concerned about the injustice of Damels, whom he viewed as tyrannical.[2] In popular cultureIn Ousmane Sembène's film Guelwaar, the actor playing the role of Guelwaar recited one of Kocc Barma's proverbs in the film. In addressing the crowd celebrating the food aid they've been given by white people in the presence of the European delegation and the country's political elite, Guelwaar took to the stage voicing his repulsion and shame of what he had witnessed before his very eyes -, and reminded the crowd of the values of true African dignity and honour. In expressing his repulsion of the African leaders begging European powers for aid, and the humiliation and indignity thereof, he said: "Our ancestor Kocc Barma said:" "If you want to kill a proud man, give him what he needs to live everyday. In the long run you've made him a serf." Following that speech, the crowd refused to accept the food aid to the dismay of the country's political elite and the Western delegation on the stage. {{portal|Senegal|Gambia|Philosophy}}References1. ^1 2 Diagne, Léon Sobel, « Le problème de la philosophie africaine » (2004), p. 10 (archived by French Wikipedia) 2. ^1 Ware, Rudolph T., The Walking Qurʼan: Islamic Education, Embodied Knowledge, and History in West Africa, UNC Press Books (2014), p. 101, {{ISBN|9781469614311}}[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gRGpAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA101#v=onepage&q&f=false] 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.au-senegal.com/kocc-barma-fall-disait,6832.html?lang=fr|title=Kocc Barma Fall disait…|publisher=Au-senegal.com|accessdate=2 May 2015|language=French}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=Murphy|first=David|title=Sembene: Imagining Alternatives in Film & Fiction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G_oIFzaSWyEC&pg=PA63|date=1 January 2000|publisher=James Currey Publishers|isbn=978-0-85255-555-2|page=63}} Biography
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