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H. Odera Oruka and the Right to a Human Minimum: A Sagacious Quest for Global Justice
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H. Odera Oruka and the Right to a Human Minimum: A Sagacious Quest for Global Justice
Yazar:
Micheal, Mburu Kamau, author.
ISBN:
9780438014657
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1 electronic resource (247 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-10(E), Section: A.
Advisors: Ronald Polansky Committee members: Brian Cronin; Jay Lampert.
Özet:
This dissertation primarily aims at making contribution to the advancement of philosophy from the practical point of view. It does so by analytically and critically studying H. Odera Oruka (1944-1995), arguably one of the finest 20th century African philosophers. Thus, it identifies, expounds, and critiques Oruka's philosophical cum ethical commitment by situating him within various philosophical discourses touching such important global issues as justice, human rights, ethical duty, ecology, humanism and politics. It specifically advances Oruka's argument for "the right to a human minimum", establishing how that ethical principle can be applicable in addressing some distressing human conditions such as inequality, poverty, inhumanness and ecological degradation. It also attempts to borrow and apply some ethical value-systems or philosophies from Africa -- such as "ubuntu" (or humanness) - so as to clarify and philosophically defend the possibility of ensuring justice at the global level.
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School code: 0067
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