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- Beauty in African Thought
- Title
- Beauty in African Thought
- Subtitle
- Critical Perspectives on the Western Idea of Development
- ISBN-10
- 1793630755
- EAN
- 9781793630759
- ISBN
- 9781793630759
- Release Date
- 03/15/2023
- Release Year
- 2023
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Contributor
- Olutoyin Mejiuni (Contributions by)
- Genre
- Philosophy & Spirituality
- Subject
- Aesthetics, Political, World / African
- Subject Area
- Philosophy, Political Science
- Publication Name
- Beauty in African Thought : Critical Perspectives on the Western Idea of Development
- Publisher
- Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Series
- African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 18.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 270 Pages
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Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
ISBN-10
1793630755
ISBN-13
9781793630759
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Number of Pages
270 Pages
Publication Name
Beauty in African Thought : Critical Perspectives on the Western Idea of Development
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Subject
Aesthetics, Political, World / African
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Political Science
Series
African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
18.8 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.2 in
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Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2022-056423
Reviews
This volume broaches a fresh and critical view of life in an Africa that is aspiring for a dignified and sustainable quality of life. The book redefines the beauty of African life with all its struggles and celebrations and adorns it with a rigorous intellectual mantle. It is an invitation for a deep and sophisticated understanding of life as lived in postcolonial Africa under the pressures of the Western ideology of development, Beauty in African Thought exemplifies contemporary African philosophy and how philosophical rigor can shed light on profound concerns in everyday life. The editors and their contributors have done a remarkable job of bringing to the fore the aesthetics of life among African peoples, revealing that development transcends economic efficiency. The volume addresses notions of beauty broadly understood, holistic spirituality and religion, agency and meaning-making, interdependence, and community in contrast to the individualism of Western metaphysics and political philosophy. This collection will be valuable for those with interests in African culture and thought and the development of African nations in the present era. Scholars pursuing issues of global development and environmental sustainability or of human flourishing and justice will unquestionably benefit from this excellent collection. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
111.8508996
Table Of Content
Part I: Conceptions of Beauty in African Thought Chapter 1: The Concept of Beauty and Environmental Conservation Diana-Abasi Ibanga Chapter 2: We live in Paradise: Beautiful Nature in African Tradition Pius Mosima, and Nelson Shang Chapter 3: African Ethics: Human Being is Beautiful Stanley Uche Anozie Part II: Development in Africa: Contested Terrains Chapter 4: African Metaphysics as a Basis of African Human and Economic Development Wilfred Lajul Chapter 5: Ubuntu Humanity and Community Building for Human Growth: Sustainable Development in Africa's Cultural Depiction Frans Dokman Chapter 6: Ubuntu Humanity and Sustainable Development Goals Dorine E. van Norren Chapter 7: Replacing Development: An Afro-Communal Approach to Distributive Justice Thaddeus Metz Chapter 8: Understanding Genuine Development: African Contexts Luke Amadi Part III: African Views of Development: Cultural and Spiritual Aspects Chapter 9: 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 Chapter 10: Art Traders and Spirits. Negotiating Values for Self-Determination in a Frame of Global Development Angela Roothaan Chapter 11: 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 Chapter 12: Spirituality, Capability, and Sustainable Development from an African Cultural Construction Aderemi Oladele
Synopsis
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., Beauty in African Thought: A Critique of the Western Idea of Development investigates how the concept of beauty in African philosophy and related qualitative social sciences may contribute to a richer intercultural exchange on the idea of development. While working within frameworks created in post-colonial and arguably neo-colonial times, African thinkers have reacted against the mainstream view that restricts the meaning and scope of good development to economic growth and western-style education. These thinkers have worked toward a critical self-understanding of the potentials inherent in cultural, spiritual, and political traditions since pre-colonial times. Edited by Bolaji Bateye, Mahmoud Masaeli, Louise Muller, and Angela Roothaan, this collection explores branches of thought from wisdom or oral traditions to political thought and philosophy of culture. This book is urgent reading material for any policy maker, scholar, or student wishing to attend to the voices of African(ist) thinkers who search for alternative approaches to global questions of development in a time of climate change and increasing socio-economic inequality., A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title Beauty in African Thought: A Critique of the Western Idea of Development investigates how the concept of beauty in African philosophy and related qualitative social sciences may contribute to a richer intercultural exchange on the idea of development. While working within frameworks created in post-colonial and arguably neo-colonial times, African thinkers have reacted against the mainstream view that restricts the meaning and scope of good development to economic growth and western-style education. These thinkers have worked toward a critical self-understanding of the potentials inherent in cultural, spiritual, and political traditions since pre-colonial times. Edited by Bolaji Bateye, Mahmoud Masaeli, Louise Müller, and Angela Roothaan, this collection explores branches of thought from wisdom or oral traditions to political thought and philosophy of culture. This book is urgent reading material for any policy maker, scholar, or student wishing to attend to the voices of African(ist) thinkers who search for alternative approaches to global questions of development in a time of climate change and increasing socio-economic inequality.
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BH221
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