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Odera Oruka and the right to a human minimum : an African philosopher's defense of human dignity and environment / Michael Kamau Mburu.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mburu, Michael Kamau, author.
- Series:
- African philosophy (Lanham, Md.)
- African philosophy: critical perspectives and global dialogue
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oruka, H. Odera.
- Philosophy, African.
- Human rights.
- Dignity.
- Justice.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (159 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2022.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022]
- Summary:
- This book advances Oruka's argument that the right to a human minimum is the most basic and necessary (though not sufficient) means to ensuring human dignity, a precondition to functioning as a moral agent. It also defends and promotes an understanding of justice as ensuring both egalitarian and ecological fairness at the global level.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Legacy of H. Odera Oruka in Philosophy
- Oruka's Commitment to Practical Philosophy
- On Human Rights: A Possible Definition
- A Critique of the Current Human Rights Discourse
- The Human Minimum
- The Right to a Human Minimum
- Toward Global Justice
- Eco-philosophy and Parental Earth Ethics
- Humanism, Ecology, and Global Justice
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-9787-2092-0
- 1-7936-5003-9
- OCLC:
- 1333084345
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