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Human Dignity in African Philosophy

A Very Short Introduction

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Authors:
  1. Motsamai Molefe

    1. Centre for Leadership Ethics in Africa, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa

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  • Throws a spotlight on under-explored African conceptions of human dignity
  • Reflects on select applied ethics themes in light of an oft neglected African perspective
  • Lays a foundation for cross-cultural reflection on human dignity

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy (BRIEFSPHILOSOPH)

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Table of contents (3 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction to Human Dignity in African Philosophy

    • Motsamai Molefe
    Pages 1-16

  3. Theories of Dignity in African Philosophy

    • Motsamai Molefe
    Pages 17-46

  4. African Theories of Human Dignity: Euthanasia, Animal Ethics and Disability

    • Motsamai Molefe
    Pages 47-72

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 73-75
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About this book

This book throws a spotlight on the under-explored African perspective on the mercurial concept of human dignity. To do so, it employs two strategies. In the first instance, it considers African theories of human dignity: (1) vitality; (2) community; (3) Personhood. Secondly, it explores the plausibility of these theories by applying them to select applied ethics themes, specifically: animal ethics, disability ethics and euthanasia. The aim of this book is not to argue for the plausibility of these African theories, but to familiarize the global audience of philosophy, ethics and related disciplines (legal studies, sociology, bioethics and so on) with a neglected African perspective on this vital concept. The books is aimed at scholars of philosophy interested in non-European and specifically African perspective.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Leadership Ethics in Africa, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa

    Motsamai Molefe

About the author

Motsamai Molefe holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy, where he specializes in African philosophy, African and Western Ethics, Applied Ethics, African and Western Social and Political philosophy. He is currently a senior researcher at the Centre for Leadership in Ethics in Africa [CLEA] at the University of Fort Hare. He is the author of four books: [1] An African Philosophy of Personhood, Morality and Politics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019; [2] African Personhood and Applied Ethics, NISC, 2020 and [3] An African Ethics of Personhood and Bioethics: A Reflection on Abortion and Euthanasia, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. Partiality and Impartiality in African Philosophy, Lexington, 2021. Recently, co-edited Towards an African Political Philosophy of Needs, Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. He is a fellow of the prestigious Ubuntu Dialogues (2021) hosted by Stellenbosch University and Michigan University. He is an advisory board member of The Global Philosophy of Religion Project.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Human Dignity in African Philosophy

  • Book Subtitle: A Very Short Introduction

  • Authors: Motsamai Molefe

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93217-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-93216-9Published: 02 March 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-93217-6Published: 01 March 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2211-4548

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-4556

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 75

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Ethics, Philosophy, general, Human Geography, African History

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