Human Dignity in an African Context
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"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)
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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 .Content
1. Introduction to Human Dignity in African Thought.- 2. Defending a Communal Account of Human Dignity.- 3. An African Communal Approach to Punishment with Moral Dignity.- 4. African Personhood, Metaphysical Capacities and Human Dignity.- 5. Human dignity, Ubuntu and Global Justice.- 6. Moderate Communitarianism and Human Dignity.- 7. An African Communitarian Conception of Dignity in Mutual Recognition.- 8. African Conceptions of Human Dignity and Violence Against Women in South Africa.- 9. Intrinsic or Instrumental Value? African Philosophical Conceptions of Dignity.- 10. Un/Re-covering the Concept of Dignity in an African Thought Scheme Through Igbo Proverbs on Greatness, Nobility and Honour.- 11. Conceptions of Human Dignity in African and European Legal Systems: Consonance or Dissonance?.- 12. Motho Ha Se Ntja Ha Lahloe : The Philosophy of Human Dignity in Sesotho Culture.- 13. Wiredu on the Humanistic Orientation of Akan Morality.