African Ethics: A Guide to Key Ideas

Synopsis

This is the first comprehensive exploration of African ethics covering everything from normative ethics and applied ethics, to meta-ethics and methodology, as well as the history of its evolution.African Ethics provides an in-depth exploration of Ubuntu ethics which is defined as a set of values based on concepts such as reciprocity, mutual respect, and working towards the common good. Ubuntu ethics also strongly emphasize the place of human dignity. The book engages with both theory and practice and how these ethical ideas impact upon the actual lived experience of Africans. It also includes important political considerations such as the impact of imperialism, colonialism, and capitalism on African ethics as well as the negative impact of apartheid and the renaissance made possible by the 'The Truth and Reconciliation Commission' whose work was premised heavily on African ethical ideas.This book is not just a wide-ranging and incisive introduction but also a reformulation of key concepts and current debates in African ethics. Crucially, African Ethics is an inclusive text, one that speaks from an African perspective and contributes to the decolonizing of contemporary ethics.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781350191808

Related ISBNs:

9781350191785

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing

Date of Addition:

08/24/22

Copyrighted By:

Jonathan O. Chimakonam, Luís Cordeiro-Rodrigues, and Contributors

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Reference, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy

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Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Jonathan O. Chimakonam

Edited by:

Luis Cordeiro-Rodrigues