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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337691403321

Autore

Molefe Motsamai

Titolo

An African Philosophy of Personhood, Morality, and Politics / / by Motsamai Molefe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

9783030155612

3030155617

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 pages)

Disciplina

128

199.6

Soggetti

Philosophy, Modern

Ethnology - Africa

Culture

African literature

Philosophical Traditions

African Culture

African Literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1: Introduction -- 2: A Conceptual Mapping of Personhood -- 3: An Exposition of Personhood as Moral Theory -- 4: Personhood: Partiality or Impartiality -- 5: Personhood and Options in African Moral Thought -- 6: Personhood and Dignity in African Philosophy -- 7: Personhood as a Political Theory of Duties.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the salient ethical idea of personhood in African philosophy. It is a philosophical exposition that pursues the ethical and political consequences of the normative idea of personhood as a robust or even foundational ethical category. Personhood refers to the moral achievements of the moral agent usually captured in terms of a virtuous character, which have consequences for both morality and politics. The aim is not to argue for the plausibility of the ethical and political consequences of the idea of personhood. Rather, the book showcases some of the moral-political content and consequences of



the account it presents.