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Author:

Metz, Thaddeus, author.

Title:

A relational moral theory : African ethics in and beyond the continent / Thaddeus Metz.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

xv, 262 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Ethics--Africa.
Philosophy, African.
Morale--Afrique.
Philosophie africaine.
Ethics.
Philosophy, African.
Africa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-256) and index.

Contents:

Introduction --I. Meta-ethics. African ethics without a metaphysical ground. Reconsidering ontology's relevance ; Analysing African ethics -- II. Normative ethics. Communality as the ground of African morality. The common good ; Vital force ; Communal relationship ; A relational moral theory -- III. Applied ethics. Communality as the ground of morality simpliciter. Environmental ethics ; Biomedical ethics ; Research ethics ; Education ethics ; Business ethics ; Conclusion -- Epilogue.

Summary:

"A Relational Moral Theory" draws on neglected resources from the Global South and especially the African philosophical tradition to provide a new answer to a perennial philosophical question: what do all morally right actions have in common as distinct from wrong ones?" -- back cover.

ISBN:

9780198748960
0198748965

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1259584719

LCCN:

2021949745

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)