Discourse on African Philosophy - A New Perspective on Ubuntu and Transitional Justice in South Africa

This book explores the influence of ubuntu on South Africa's post-apartheid transitional justice mechanism, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), and-in contrast to ethnophilosophy-takes differences, historical developments, and social contexts seriously.

Sommario

Foreword
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. African Philosophy for Change
3. Transitional Justice in South Africa
4. The South African TRC and Ubuntu
5. Ethnophilosophy: The Myth of Shared Static Ideas
6. The Diversity and Development of Ubuntu Ideas
7. Ubuntu, History, and Politics
8. Postscript
Bibliography

Info autore

By Christian B. N. Gade - Foreword by Michael Onyebuchi Eze

Riassunto

This book explores the influence of ubuntu on South Africa’s post-apartheid transitional justice mechanism, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), and—in contrast to ethnophilosophy—takes differences, historical developments, and social contexts seriously.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christian B Gade, Christian B. Gade, Christian B. N. Gade
• Con la collaborazione di: Eze Michael Onyebuchi (Prefazione)
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781498512251
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-1225-1
• Pagine: 120
• Serie: African Philosophy: Critical P; African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue; African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Sistema politico; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Republic of South Africa, Western philosophy from c 1800, Social and cultural anthropology, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law