Human Dignity in African Philosophy - Motsamai Molefe

Human Dignity in African Philosophy

A Very Short Introduction

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
X, 75 Seiten
2022 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-93216-9 (ISBN)
69,54 inkl. MwSt
This book throws a spotlight on the under-explored African perspective on the mercurial concept of human dignity. To do so, it employs two strategies. In the first instance, it considers African theories of human dignity: (1) vitality; (2) community; (3) Personhood. Secondly, it explores the plausibility of these theories by applying them to select applied ethics themes, specifically: animal ethics, disability ethics and euthanasia. The aim of this book is not to argue for the plausibility of these African theories, but to familiarize the global audience of philosophy, ethics and related disciplines (legal studies, sociology, bioethics and so on) with a neglected African perspective on this vital concept. The books is aimed at scholars of philosophy interested in non-European and specifically African perspective.

lt;p>Motsamai Molefe holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy, where he specializes in African philosophy, African and Western Ethics, Applied Ethics, African and Western Social and Political philosophy. He is currently a senior researcher at the Centre for Leadership in Ethics in Africa [CLEA] at the University of Fort Hare. He is the author of four books: [1] An African Philosophy of Personhood, Morality and Politics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019; [2] African Personhood and Applied Ethics, NISC, 2020 and [3] An African Ethics of Personhood and Bioethics: A Reflection on Abortion and Euthanasia, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. Partiality and Impartiality in African Philosophy, Lexington, 2021. Recently, co-edited Towards an African Political Philosophy of Needs, Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. He is a fellow of the prestigious Ubuntu Dialogues (2021) hosted by Stellenbosch University and Michigan University. He is an advisory board member of The Global Philosophy of Religion Project.

Preface.- Dedication.- Chapter 1. Introduction to Human Dignity in African Philosophy.- Chapter 2. Theories of Dignity in African Philosophy.- Chapter 3. African Theories of Human Dignity: Euthanasia, Animal Ethics and Disability.- Index.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie SpringerBriefs in Philosophy
Zusatzinfo X, 75 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 150 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Allgemeines / Lexika
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
Schlagworte African Philosophy • Animals in African culture • Applied Ethics • Disability in philosophy • euthanasia • Human dignity • Personhood • Vitality in African philosophy
ISBN-10 3-030-93216-8 / 3030932168
ISBN-13 978-3-030-93216-9 / 9783030932169
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