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African personhood and applied ethics /

Recently, the salient idea of personhood in the tradition of African philosophy has been objected to on various grounds. Two such objections stand out -- the book deals with a lot more. The first criticism is that the idea of personhood is patriarchal insofar as it elevates the status of men and mar...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Molefe, Motsamai (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Makhanda, South Africa : NISC (Pty) Limited, 2020.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:African humanities series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover -- Dedication -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- The idea(s) of personhood in African philosophy -- What is applied ethics? -- Concepts and issues -- Structure of the book -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 1. Personhood as a moral theory -- Introduction -- Personhood as an agent-centred theory of value -- Implications of the agent-centred theory of value -- 1. The agent-centred approach to morality -- 2. Moral individualism -- 3. Moral egoism -- 4. Social relationships in personhood -- Personhood as a principle of right action 
505 8 |a Concerns and criticisms -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 2. Personhood and dignity in African moral-political thought -- Introduction -- The relationship between moral status and dignity -- The idea of dignity in African languages -- Ikuenobe's personhood-based view of dignity -- Objections against Ikuenobe's view of dignity -- Personhood and dignity in African philosophy -- Menkiti on moral status (dignity) -- Gyekye, personhood and moral status (dignity) -- Personhood, dignity and sympathy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3. Personhood and theequality of women in African philosophy -- Introduction 
505 8 |a Oyowe and Yurkivska's on personhood -- Oyowe's argument: Personhood, social power and egalitarianism -- Personhood and social egalitarianism -- Ontology or normativity? -- Normative personhood -- Personhood, moral status and social justice -- Direct response to Oyowe's criticisms -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4. The place of animals in African moral philosophy -- Introduction -- What is anthropocentrism? -- Anthropocentrism in African philosophy -- Wiredu's moral philosophy and animals -- Metz on animals -- Menkiti, personhood and animals -- Gyekye, personhood and animals 
505 8 |a Rethinking personhood's application to animals -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5. Personhood and development in African philosophy -- Introduction -- Development ethics as a framework for thinking about development -- Three questions of development ethics in the light of personhood -- Personhood and the good human life -- Personhood and a just society -- Personhood and the environment -- Personhood and the ethics of means -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back cover 
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