Towards an African Political Philosophy of Needs

Motsamai Molefe is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Leadership Ethics in Africa, at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa.Christopher Allsobrook is Director of the Centre for Leadership Ethics in Africa at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa, where he is also leader of the Humanities Research Niche Area in ‘Democracy, Heritage and Citizenship.’

• 1. Introduction to African Political Theory of Needs.- 2. The Need for Others in Public Policy: An African Approach.- 3. Afro-Communitarianism Personhood and the Political Philosophy of Needs.- 4. Personhood, Dignity, Duties and Needs in African Philosophy.- 5. Social Persons and the Normativity of Needs.- 6. Understanding and (Re)configuring Personhood Contra Systematic Dehumanization.- 7. Uncovering Needs in African Thought Through Igbo Proverbs on Lack, Care and Duty.- 8. Prioritization of Clashing Needs in African Politics.- 9. Needs, Representation and Institutional Change in Africa.- 10. Duty to Human Needs from African Rights.