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The Philosophical Epistemologies of Asante Proverbs in Ghana’s Biodiversity Conservation

机译：加纳生物多样性保护中阿桑特谚语的哲学认识论

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One of the vibrant ancient vehicles for instructing indigenous Asantes on their cultural values and the accepted behavioural patterns is proverbs. Asante proverbs are artistic expressions or products of the wisdom of the ancestors passed on from one generation to the other orally by the old indigenes in various local communities in the Ashanti region of Ghana. They were created from personal experiences, observations and information of the Asante forebears about natural phenomena (Awuah-Nyamekye, 2013). These wise maxims are embedded with rich and proactive values that are indispensable in human efforts to salvage our problems such as biodiversity depletion. The study was therefore conducted in three localities in the Ashanti region of Ghana where most of the biosphere areas and resources have been conserved using the ecological wisdom in the proverbs propounded by the Asante forebears. These areas are Kumawu, Akropong and Asante Bekwai where there are high taxas of the bio-resources in the areas conserved in their pristine forms using the Asante proverbs. It was realized that the wise maxims by the Asante forebears greatly regulated and impacted positively on the moral behaviours of the indigenes towards the biodiversity resources in their environments. The researcher purposively sampled the traditional authorities, traditional priests and priestesses, spokespersons in the traditional courts and elders who are the direct custodians of the traditional epistemologies and are very instrumental in its delivery as well as its interpretations. Also, the old indigenes and some youths were also randomly selected and interviewed. Descriptive and narrative research methods under the qualitative research approach were adopted for the study to vividly portray the significant roles these wise sayings play in Ghana’s biodiversity. Direct observation and interviews (Focus Group Discussions and Personal) were the main instruments for soliciting for the data for the research. The interpretivist philosophical paradigm was implemented to help the researchers understand the philosophical underpinnings behind these proverbs to ascertain their conservational values to Ghana’s biodiversity. The paper unveils the philosophical epistemologies behind twenty six (26) Asante proverbs and their ecological importance to biodiversity conservation in Ghana. The findings of the study revealed the weight and quintessential role that proverbs play in biodiversity conservation and the need for their revival, preservation and more importantly, their incorporation into modern biodiversity conservation strategies and policies to be implemented in Ghana. This would aid in conserving the biodiversity resources that are wantonly destroyed today in Ghana as a result of negative behavioural patterns.
机译：谚语是向土著阿桑特人传授其文化价值和公认的行为方式的生机勃勃的古老工具之一。 Asante谚语是加纳阿散蒂地区各地社区中古老的indigenes通过口头传承的祖先的​​艺术表达或智慧产物。它们是根据阿桑特前人关于自然现象的亲身经历，观察和信息创建的（Awuah-Nyamekye，2013年）。这些明智的格言蕴含着丰富而积极的价值观，这在人类为挽救我们的问题如生物多样性枯竭而付出的努力中是必不可少的。因此，这项研究是在加纳阿散蒂地区的三个地方进行的，该地区的大部分生物圈地区和资源都利用阿桑特前辈提出的谚语中的生态智慧得到了保护。这些地区是库玛乌（Kumawu），阿克罗蓬（Akropong）和阿散特（Asante Bekwai），在这些地方，使用阿散特（Asante）谚语以原始形式保存的生物资源的分类单元很高。人们认识到，阿桑特前辈的明智准则极大地调节了土著人对他们环境中生物多样性资源的道德行为，并产生了积极影响。研究人员有目的地抽样了传统权威，传统的神父和女祭司，传统法院的代言人和长者，这些人是传统认识论的直接保管人，在交付和解释过程中发挥了重要作用。此外，还随机选择了老的印第安人和一些年轻人进行了采访。本研究采用定性研究方法下的描述性和叙述性研究方法，生动地描绘了这些明智的谚语在加纳生物多样性中所起的重要作用。直接观察和访谈（焦点小组讨论和个人访谈）是征集研究数据的主要工具。诠释主义哲学范式的实施是为了帮助研究人员了解这些谚语背后的哲学基础，以确定其对加纳生物多样性的保护价值。该论文揭示了二十六个（26）Asante谚语背后的哲学认识论及其对加纳生物多样性保护的生态重要性。该研究结果揭示了谚语在生物多样性保护中所起的重要作用和典型作用，以及对其进行复兴，保存以及更重要的是将其纳入加纳要实施的现代生物多样性保护战略和政策的需要。这将有助于保护由于负面行为模式而今天在加纳肆意破坏的生物多样性资源。

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