Motsamai Molefe,
Christopher Allsobrook
Springer International Publishing
e druk, 2021
9783030644956
Towards an African Political Philosophy of Needs
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Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Springer International Publishing |
e druk, 2021
ISBN13: 9783030644956
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
This book focuses on the domains of moral philosophy, political philosophy, and political theory within African philosophy. At the heart of the volume is a call to imagine African political philosophy as embodying a needs-based political vision. While discourses in African political philosophy have fixated on the normative framework of human rights law to articulate demands for social and global justice, this book charts a new frontier in African political thought by turning from ‘rights’ to ‘needs.’ The authors aim to re-orient discourses in African philosophy beyond the impasse of rights-based confrontations to shift the conversation toward needs as a cornerstone of African political theory.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9783030644956
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Springer International Publishing
Inhoudsopgave
<p>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. </p><p> </p>