Martin Versfeld A South African Philosopher in Dark Times / Ernst Wolff ; with contributions by Ruth Versfeld [and 4 others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolff, Ernst, author.

Versfeld, Ruth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Versfeld, Marthinus.

Philosophy, African--20th century.

Philosophy, African.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 EPUB unpaged)

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2021

Summary:

Martin Versfeld (1909-1995) is one of South Africa's greatest philosophers, appreciated by academics and activists, poets and the broader public. His masterful prose spans the tension between disquiet and joy. Detractor of the violent trends of modernity, a critic of apartheid from the first hour, he was among the first philosophers of ecology. At the same time he celebrated the generosity of the world and advocated an ethics of simplicity, drawing on mediaeval theology and Eastern wisdom. His philosophy offered food for thought in dark times of the 20th century, as it still does for us in the 21st century. This first book-length study on Versfeld is an invitation to think with him on justice and exploitation, cultural difference and human nature, religion and the environment, time and connectedness.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789461664143

9461664141

OCLC:

1280100524

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.11116/9789461664143