Well-Being in African Philosophy

Insights for a Global Ethics of Development

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

Av Bolaji Bateye, Mahmoud Masaeli, Louise Müller, Angela Roothaan, Louise Muller

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Well-Being in African Philosophy: Insights for a Global Ethics of Development, edited by Bolaji Bateye, Mahmoud Masaeli, Louise Müller, and Angela Roothaan, explores the notion of well-being in African and intercultural philosophy and its insights into global ethics of development. Drawing from longstanding debates on communitarianism in the context of personhood in African philosophy, as well as those in intercultural philosophy, the diverse contributors present manifold ways to philosophize about well-being from African contexts. Hailing from sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, they address questions of human well-being related to the major global challenges of our time, such as climate change and socio-economic, gender, and racial inequality in society, education, and organization. This collection, building on the work of African independence philosophers as well as oral traditions from a critical development studies perspective, offers fresh views on well-being, development, and morality, thus contributing to global ethics from an African vantage point.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-10-24
Mått159 x 236 x 22 mm
Vikt594 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAfrican Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue
Antal sidor288
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793630780

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Bolaji Bateye is associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Obafemi Awolowo University.Mahmoud Masaeli is professor of human rights studies at Iran Academia.Louise Müller is senior research fellow at the University of KwaZulu Natal and a guest scholar at the Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) at Leiden University.Angela Roothaan is associate professor of philosophy at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

IntroductionPart I: Conceptions of Well-Being in African(a) Intercultural PhilosophyChapter One: Human Well-Being in Intercultural Philosophical Perspective: A Focus on the Akan Philosophy of Wiredu, Gyekye, and Appiah, by Louise MüllerChapter Two: This Thing Called Communitarianism or Why We Should Not Be afraid of the Community, by Nimrod Kahn Chapter Three: Being-in-Community as the Basis of Well-Being in African Philosophy, by Pius MosimaChapter Four: Personhood, Well-Being, and Ethical Maturity in African Philosophy, by Alloy S. IhuahPart II: Well-Being in African ContextsChapter Five: Social Ethics and Human Well-Being in Igbo Society, by J Chidozie ChukwuokoloChapter Six: Religion, Education, and the Well-Being of Citizens of Nigeria, by Olutoyin Mejiuni and Bolaji Olukemi BateyeChapter Seven: A Non-Individualistic Notion of the Common Good, by Abdoulaye BaChapter Eight: The Pursuant of Well-Being in Contemporary Africa, by Beatrice Okyere-Manu, Ovett Nwosimiri, and Stephen Nkan

This book titled, Well-being in African Philosophy: Insights into Global Ethics of Development, is a timely academic contribution to the ongoing discourse regarding the role of African philosophy in enhancing well-being, upholding ethical values, as well as precipitating holistic development. Contributors, not only from Africa, but globally, engage into enlivening discussions on the interface between African philosophical principles, holistic health and well-being, moral and ethical living, and sustainable development. This is a welcome academic piece which ignites philosophical reflections from scholars, students, policymakers, and development practitioners.