Normative justification of a global ethic : a perspective from African philosophy

Normative justification of a global ethic : a perspective from African philosophy / Uchenna B. Okeja.

This book focuses on the normative questions raised by the postulation and declaration of a global ethic. Its scope covers the questions "why do we need a global ethic?", "what kind of global ethic do we need and what sort of normative justification does it imply?" The book consi...

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Main Author: Okeja, Uchenna B., 1983-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2013]
Subjects:
Normativity (Ethics)
Globalization > Moral and ethical aspects.
Golden rule.
Ethics > Africa.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > Social.
Ethics
Globalization > Moral and ethical aspects
Golden rule
Africa
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. On the concept of a global ethic
  • 2. The context of the normative justification
  • 3. The notion of African ethics
  • 4. Reconstruction of the global ethic project
  • 5. African philosophy and the normativity of a global ethic
  • 6. Normativity beyond sympathetic impartiality.

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