Animals and African Ethics. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kai Horsthemke.
• Authors: Horsthemke, Kai
• Contents: Introduction. Ethics On The African Continent; 1. African Philosophy; 2. Religion And Ethics In Africa; 3. African Creation Myths And The Hierarchy Of Beings; 4. The African Ritual Of Animal Slaughter; 5. Traditional African Perceptions And Current Practices – Taboos, Totemism And Spiritualism; 6. Ubuntu/ Botho/ Hunhu And Non-Human Animals; 7. Ukama And African Environmentalism; 8. Animals And The Law In East, West And Southern Africa; 9. Environmental Justice; 10. From Anthropocentrism Towards A Non-Speciesist Africa?
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (200 pages)
• Subjects: Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Political; General; Philosophy; Non-Western philosophy; Ethics & moral philosophy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137504067; 1137504064
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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