This book analyzes the concepts of moral status and human dignity in African philosophy and applies them to the moral problems associated with death. The book first challenges the criticism and rejection of moral status in African philosophy and then continues to consider how moral personhood is defined in African ethical theories, investigating which entities have full moral status or moral personhood and are therefore worthy of full ethical consideration. It then applies this theory to the problems associated with death. In the medical context, will an African theory of moral status permit or forbid euthanasia? Do we have moral obligations towards dead human bodies? Overall, the book provides an important African axiological contribution to debates on global ethics and moral philosophy. Providing an important overview of the ethical problems associated with the biological fact of death, this book will be of interest to researchers across the fields of philosophy and African studies.
| ISBN: | 9781032658407 |
| Publication date: | 12th December 2023 |
| Author: | Motsamai Molefe, Elphus Muade |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 116 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in African Philosophy |
| Genres: |
Ethics and moral philosophy Development studies Personal and public health / health education Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge Sociology: death and dying Religious ethics Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritual beliefs Social and political philosophy Social groups, communities and identities Cultural studies |