Ontologized Ethics

New Essays in African Meta-Ethics
Herausgeber: Imafidon, Elvis; Bewaji, John Ayotunde Isola

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Produktbeschreibung

Ontologized Ethics is a collection of essays in meta-ethics with an emphasis on philosophical discourse in the African context. It focuses primarily on the extent to which metaphysical beliefs may or may not justify moral beliefs, thereby revisiting the issue of the 'is-ought' relationship.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 549g
• ISBN-13: 9780739185032
• ISBN-10: 0739185039
• Artikelnr.: 39339264

Autorenporträt

Elvis Imafidon teaches philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma Nigeria. He has published journal articles touching on issues in metaphysics, African philosophy, social philosophy, and philosophy of science. He is also the founding editor of Critical Essays: A Graduate Journal of Philosophy John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji is professor of philosophy at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica. He is a recipient of the Rhodes Visiting Lectureship in Philosophy and Simon Guggenheim Research Fellowship. He is the founding president of the International Society for African Philosophy and Studies (ISAPS), and editor of the Caribbean Journal of Philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Moral Tradition and Moral
Revolution: A Conceptual Analysis Chapter 2: University of Morality - myth
or reality Chapter 3: On the Ontological Foundation of a Social Ethic in
African Traditions Chapter 4: Towards an African Relational
Environmentalism Chapter 5: The Ethical Import in African Metaphysics: A
Critical Discourse in Shona Environmental Ethics Chapter 6: A
Re-Interpretation of Gender Power Play in the Metaphysics of Adultery and
Moral Exclusionism of Married Males in an African Culture Chapter 7: Beyond
Culpability: Approaching Male Impotency through Legitimated Adultery in
Esan Metaphysics Chapter 8: Finding Common Grounds for a Dialogue between
African and Chinese Ethics Chapter 9: Critical Reflection on Gyekye's
Humanism: Defending Supernaturalism Chapter 10: Life's Origin in Bioethics:
Implications of Three ontological Perspectives: Judeo-Christianity, Western
Secularism and the African Worldview Chapter 11: Implicit Anachronism of
the Concept of Eldership in African (Yoruba) Thought Chapter 12: The Nature
of Moral Values in African Philosophy: A Foundation for African Development
Chapter 13: Neo-Ontological Challenge to Negative Atheism: Feuerbach's God
of Secularism Chapter 14: Questioning African Attempts to Ground Ethics on
Metaphysics Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index Notes on Contributors