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African Philosophy and Environmental Conservation (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,468
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African Philosophy and Environmental Conservation (Paperback): Jonathan Chimakonam

African Philosophy and Environmental Conservation (Paperback)

Jonathan Chimakonam

Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies

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African Philosophy and Environmental Conservation is about the unconcern for, and marginalisation of, the environment in African philosophy. The issue of the environment is still very much neglected by governments, corporate bodies, academics and specifically, philosophers in the sub-Saharan Africa. The entrenched traditional world-views which give a place of privilege to one thing over the other, as for example men over women, is the same attitude that privileges humans over the environment. This culturally embedded orientation makes it difficult for stake holders in Africa to identify and confront the modern day challenges posed by the neglect of the environment. In a continent where deep-rooted cultural and religious practices, as well as widespread ignorance, determine human conduct towards the environment, it becomes difficult to curtail much less overcome the threats to our environment. It shows that to a large extent, the African cultural privileging of men over women and of humans over the environment somewhat exacerbates and makes the environmental crisis on the continent intractable. For example, it raises the challenging puzzle as to why women in Africa are the ones to plant the trees and men are the ones to fell them. Contributors address these salient issues from both theoretical and practical perspectives, demonstrating what African philosophy could do to ameliorate the marginalisation which the theme of environment suffers on the continent. Philosophy is supposed to teach us how to lead the good life in all its forms; why is it failing in this duty in Africa specifically where the issue of environment is concerned? This book which trail-blazes the field of African Philosophy and Environmental Ethics will be of great interest to students and scholars of Philosophy, African philosophy, Environmental Ethics and Gender Studies.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies
Release date: March 2019
First published: 2018
Editors: Jonathan Chimakonam
Dimensions: 234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 978-0-367-26306-5
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics
Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Regional geography
Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General
Books > Philosophy > General
LSN: 0-367-26306-8
Barcode: 9780367263065

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