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Journal of World Philosophies, 2016 I respond to Jonathan Chimakonam’s paper in which he presents an approach to dialogue in philosophical space, and raises questions about my own approach. I raise four questions to his understanding of conversation.
Bruce janz
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Arụmarụka, 2021 Jonathan Chimakonam’s advocacy of conversational thinking has taken African philosophy by storm. It is not an exaggeration to say that no one working in African philosophy, today, can say they are unaware of the so-called Conversational Society of ...
Bernard Matolino
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Arụmarụka, 2022 Until recently, there have only been what are considered to be moral beliefs/worldviews/cultural practices as moral justification for actions in African ethics.
Zubairu BAMBALE
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Personhood: An emergent view from Africa and the West. [PDF]
Dev World BioethAbstract African understandings of personhood are complex, with different accounts emphasizing distinct aspects of what it means to be a person. Some accounts stress excellence of character and performing well in social roles and relationships, while others focus on innate moral qualities of individuals independent of their conduct and character.
Jecker NS, Atuire CA.
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Filosofia Theoretica, 2016 In this short conversation, I will engage Jonathan Chimakonam’s essay entitled “The knowledge Question in African Philosophy: A Case for Cogno-Normative (Complementary) Epistemology” published as the chapter four of [Atuolu Omalu: Some Unanswered Questions in Contemporary African Philosophy].
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Ezumezu: African Perspectives on Logic, Transhumanism and AI EthicsNo people can lay claim to possessing a philosophic tradition without a clearly formulated method, and no method is possible unless anchored on a background logic. This is the bold and revolutionary purpose pursued in Jonathan Chimakonam's book Ezumezu: A System of Logic for African Philosophy and Studies, which sought to provide the basis for settling
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Addressing fragmented human–nonhuman interactions through an ubuntu ‘mixed’ ethics
The Philosophical Forum, Volume 54, Issue 1-2, Page 79-101, Summer 2023., 2023 Abstract In this paper, I address human‐induced environmental ills we face using an ubuntu‐inspired ethical lens. I follow ubuntu scholars to stress the significance for moral agents to embody virtues. Virtue development is essential to carry out obligations and address human impacts on the environment. Thaddeus Metz, in particular, has drawn attention
Olusegun Steven Samuel
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African Philosophy of Religion: Concepts of God, Ancestors, and the Problem of Evil
Philosophy Compass, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2022., 2022 Abstract There has recently been an increased interest in debates on the nature of God, supernatural entities, and the problem of evil outside the Western tradition and there is a growing realisation that philosophical scholarship should go beyond Western perspectives in order to properly address issues in the philosophy of religion that arise in non ...
Luís Cordeiro‐Rodrigues, Ada Agada
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African Ethics, Respect for Persons, and Moral Dissent
Theoria, Volume 88, Issue 3, Page 666-678, June 2022., 2022 Abstract This paper examines the ethic of respect for dignity within African relational ethics. Following an introduction to African relational ethics (in Section 1), Section 2 introduces two ways of respecting dignity associated with two strands of African communitarianism: strong and moderate.
Nancy S. Jecker
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