Normative justification of a global ethic : a perspective from African philosophy / Uchenna B. Okeja.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Okeja, Uchenna B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, African.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book focuses on the normative questions raised by the postulation and declaration of a global ethic. Its scope covers the questions "why do we need a global ethic?", "what kind of global ethic do we need and what sort of normative justification does it imply?" The book considers the imperative of global ethic to be plausible because it demands consistency in the application of the rule or standard of moral behavior.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; 1 On the Concept of a Global Ethic; 2 The Context of the Normative Justification; 3 The Notion of African Ethics; 4 Reconstruction of the Global Ethic Project; 5 African Philosophy and the Normativity of a Global Ethic; 6 Normativity Beyond Sympathetic Impartiality; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes index and bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

1-283-89177-8

0-7391-7691-9

OCLC:

827236440