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Beauty in African thought : critical perspectives on the Western idea of development
Title
Beauty in African thought : critical perspectives on the Western idea of development / edited by Bolaji Bateye, Mahmoud Masaeli, Louise Müller, and Angela Roothaan.
ISBN
9781793630759
1793630755
9781793630766
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023]
Physical Description
viii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary
"This collection contributes to the understanding of the idea of development from Africa-based perspectives. African(ist) thinkers investigate the notion of beauty as a source for alternative approaches to pressing global issues such as poverty, inequality, and climate change"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Beauty in African thought Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2023
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 02, 2023
Series
African philosophy: critical perspectives and global dialogue
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
The Concept of Beauty and Environmental Conservation / Diana-Abasi Ibanga
We live in Paradise: Beautiful Nature in African Tradition / Pius Mosima, and Nelson Shang
African Ethics: Human Being is Beautiful / Stanley Uche Anozie
African Metaphysics as a Basis of African Human and Economic Development / Wilfred Lajul
Ubuntu Humanity and Community Building for Human Growth: Sustainable Development in Africa's Cultural Depiction / Frans Dokman
Ubuntu Humanity and Sustainable Development Goals / Dorine E. van Norren
Replacing Development: An Afro-Communal Approach to Distributive Justice / Thaddeus Metz
Understanding Genuine Development: African Contexts / Luke Amadi
A Reconsideration of African Spirituality in Agricultural Development Projects: Traditional Ecological Knowledge from Dagara Elders in Koro, Ghana / Birgit Boogaard, Bernard Yangmaadome Guri, David Ludwig, Daniel Banuoku
Art Traders and Spirits. Negotiating Values for Self-Determination in a Frame of Global Development / Angela Roothaan
Omolúàbí: Understanding the Yorùbá's Moral Obligations in Human Well-being and its Implications for Political Participation in Nigeria
Insights from Ikorodu / Oladosu Mudasiru Surajudeen, Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi and Abiodun Fatai
Spirituality, Capability, and Sustainable Development from an African Cultural Construction / Aderemi Oladele.
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