Overview
- Explores the concept of human dignity in ethical theory from an African perspective
- Provides an opportunity for cross-cultural engagement around the universal concept of human dignity
- Brings together chapters that offer exposition, defense, and application of the concept of human dignity
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Reviews
“This volume provides a much-needed foray into the concept of dignity in African thought. Each chapter presents lively and original work, often interacting with influential thinkers beyond the African tradition. This means that not only will it be of interest to philosophers and political theorists working within the African tradition, but that it also cannot be ignored by scholars across the globe who are interested in dignity and rights.” Kirk Lougheed (LCC International University/University of Pretoria).
"The book Human Dignity in an African Context opens new intellectual vistas in relation to the mercurial concept of human dignity. It draws on indigenous intellectual resources from African cultures to contribute towards African interpretations, perspectives, dialogues and critiques of the concept of human dignity. It offers a novel philosophical attempt to both decolonize and Africanize the concept of human dignity." (Bernard Matolino, Professor of Philosophy, University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Motsamai Molefe is a senior researcher at the Centre for Leadership Ethics in Africa, at the University of Fort Hare, and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the South African Journal of Philosophy. He currently serves as an advisory council member for the Inclusive Society Institute and the Global Philosophy of Religion Project.
Christopher Allsobrook is the Director of the Centre for Leadership Ethics in Africa (CLEA) at the University of Fort Hare, where he also leads the Research Niche Area in “Democracy, Heritage and Citizenship”. He is an editor of Theoria and South African Journal of Philosophy.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human Dignity in an African Context
Editors: Motsamai Molefe, Christopher Allsobrook
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37341-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-37340-4Published: 08 November 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-37343-5Due: 09 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-37341-1Published: 07 November 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 307
Topics: Philosophy, general, Ethics