An African perspective on the partiality and impartiality debate: Insights from Kwasi Wiredu's moral philosophy. Issue 4 (24th November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Molefe, Motsamai
• Is Part Of: South African journal of philosophy. Volume 36:Issue 4(2017)
• Page Start: 470
• Page End: 482
• Publication Date: 2017-11-24
• Subjects: Philosophy -- Periodicals; Philosophy; Periodicals; 105
• DOI: 10.1080/02580136.2017.1342465
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0258-0136

Abstract

Abstract : In this article, I attempt to bridge the gap between partiality and impartiality in moral philosophy from an oft-neglected African perspective. I draw a solution for this moral-theoretical impasse between partialists and impartialists from Kwasi Wiredu's, one of the most influential African philosophers, distinction between an ethic and ethics. I show how an ethic accommodates partiality and ethics impartiality. Wiredu's insight is that partialism is not concerned with strict moral issues.