An African Approach to Population Ethics
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An African Approach to Population Ethics offers an important and long-overdue shift away from Western, individualistic models of population ethics, grounding its analysis in Indigenous African communal ethics. The contributors explore a wide range of historical and contemporary issues affecting African population dynamics. They critically examine urgent questions of procreation, resource allocation, and environmental sustainability, from the ethics of climate change to the reinterpretation of traditional fertility proverbs. By prioritizing African voices and experiences, the book establishes a unique and much-needed framework for addressing population challenges with respect for African needs and priorities. It is an essential resource for scholars, policymakers, and all readers focused on Africa's future.
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Part 1: Foundations of African Population Ethics.- 1. Introduction: Giving a Voice to African Ethics and Views in the Discourse on Population Ethics.- 2. African Ethics and Population Issues.- 3. Rethinking Traditional Akan Proverbs on Fertility in the Context of Modern Population Challenges.- Part 2. Cultural and Philosophical Perspectives.- 4. Meaning of Life and Population Issues from an African Perspective.- 5. Tension between Procreation as a Duty and Individual Right in African Population Ethics.- 6. Rethinking Procreation in the Era of Climate Crisis: An Ethico-Cultural Critique.- Part 3. Challenges and Implications.- 7. Necroeconomic Population Policy, Racialised Capitalist World and the Surplus Population of Disposable Beings.- 8. Rethinking Population Ethics and Environmental Sustainability through African Communitarian Thought.- 9. Population Ethics and the Environment: Addressing the Impact of Global Warming for the Well-being of African Peoples.- 10. Population Boom versus Scarcity of Resources in Malawi: An African Historical-Ethical Critique.- Part 4.- Case Studies and Contemporary Issues.- 11. An ethical exploration of young people's perception of human population growth in contemporary South Africa.- 12. Global Capitalism, Overpopulation in Africa, and African Population Ethics .- 13. Xenophobia and Migration in South Africa: An Afro-Communitarian Approach to Population Ethics.