African personhood and applied ethics / Motsamai Molefe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Molefe, Motsamai, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

Series:

African humanities series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, African.

Personalism.

Applied ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

polychrome

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Makhanda, South Africa : NISC (Pty) Limited, 2020.

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

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

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

Concerns and criticisms

2. Personhood and dignity in African moral-political thought

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

3. Personhood and theequality of women in African philosophy

Introduction

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

4. The place of animals in African moral philosophy

What is anthropocentrism?

Anthropocentrism in African philosophy

Wiredu's moral philosophy and animals

Metz on animals

Menkiti, personhood and animals

Gyekye, personhood and animals

Rethinking personhood's application to animals

5. Personhood and development in African philosophy

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

Bibliography

Index

Back cover

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

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Other Format:

Print version: Molefe, Motsamai. African Personhood and Applied Ethics.

ISBN:

9781920033705

192003370X

Publisher Number:

99984720181

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