A relational moral theory : African ethics in and beyond the continent / Thaddeus Metz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Metz, Thaddeus, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, African.

Ethics--Africa.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 262 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

African ethics in and beyond the continen

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Thaddeus Metz draws on African philosophical traditions to provide a new answer to a perennial philosophical question: what do morally right actions have in common as distinct from wrong ones? The ethical theory that Metz offers in response focuses on harmonious or communal relationships between people.

Contents:

Introduction

I. Meta-ethics. African ethics without a metaphysical ground. Reconsidering ontology's relevance ; Analysing African ethics

II. Normative ethics. Communality as the ground of African morality. The common good ; Vital force ; Communal relationship ; A relational moral theory

III. Applied ethics. Communality as the ground of morality simpliciter. Environmental ethics ; Biomedical ethics ; Research ethics ; Education ethics ; Business ethics ; Conclusion

Epilogue.

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-256) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Metz, Thaddeus A Relational Moral Theory

ISBN:

0-19-106578-1

0-19-181158-0

0-19-106579-X