Persons in Community

African Ethics in a Global Culture

Ronald Nicolson

• Publisher: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
• Year: 2008
• Print ISBN: 9781869141332
• eBook ISBN: 9781869144920
• Topic: Philosophy
• Subtopic: Ethics & Moral Philosophy

Is there a distinctive African perspective on right and wrong? Do ethical frameworks differ across cultures? Is there such a thing as a common global ethic? Do traditional African ethical views have anything to contribute to this global ethic? Can traditional African ethics survive in a world increasingly dominated by a single global economy? The contributors to this book show that there are distinctive common strands in African ethical views, although these need to be examined and challenged. They apply these strands to very different contexts: the worlds of business, medicine, government, political change and gender relationships. The authors reveal that despite being rooted in a traditional past, African ethics are in a continuous state of development and change. There can be no doubt that they ave a considerable contribution to make to an emerging global ethic. This book demands that the African voice is heard.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Imprint Page
• Contents
• INTRODUCTION: Persons in Community: Ubuntu in the Global Village
• Chapter 1: African Ethics in a Globalising World
• Chapter 2 Ubuntu and Harmony: An African Approach to Morality and Ethics
• Chapter 3: Religious Ethics, HIV and AIDS and Masculinities in Southern Africa
• Chapter 4: Reflections on Reconciliation and Ubuntu
• Chapter 5: On African Ethics and the Appropriation of Western Capitalism Cultural and Moral Constraints to the Evolution of Capitalism in Post-colonial Africa
• Chapter 6: Ethics, African Societal Values and the Workplace
• Chapter 7: Africa’s Healing Wisdom: Spiritual and Ethical Values of Traditional African Healthcare Practices
• Contributors
• Index
• Back Cover