African Philosophy and Deep Ecology (1) (Routledge Studies in African Philosophy)

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This book investigates African philosophical contributions to the concept of deep ecology, which advocates for rethinking human and non-human relationships within our ecosystems, by promoting the inherent and earned worth of all beings.With ecological crises impacting lives around the world, this book interrogates deep ecology thinking from African philosophical perspectives, highlighting the continent’s important ontological, epistemological, ethical, aesthetic, and broad philosophical contributions. The book investigates issues such as the eco-phenomenology of human / non-human animals’ relations, Ubuntu and the environment, the superiorist fallacy, environmental belongingness, the impact of colonization and modernity on non-human trauma, the politics of ecological narrative about African places, the question of moral status, African socialist perspectives, the question of degrowth, selective subordination, biodiversity loss, land ethics, the ontology of waste, and the concept of personhood in relation to global climate and ecological justice.Providing a significant intervention in our understanding of the ecological crises and our duties toward ecosystems and the non-human other in the twenty-first century, this book is an important read for researchers, advocates and other stakeholders working in the fields of environmental philosophy, climate change, indigenous studies, and African Studies.
Copyright:
2026

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
270 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040385098
Related ISBNs:
9781032770239, 9781003480914, 9781040385074
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Kenneth Uyi Abudu, Kevin Gary Behrens, and Elvis Imafidon
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Kenneth Uyi Abudu
Edited by:
Kevin Gary Behrens
Edited by:
Elvis Imafidon

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