Practical Philosophy: In Search of an Ethical MinimumEast African Publishers, 1997 - 309 pages |
Contents
Truth and Belief | 3 |
A Critique of Wiredus Thesis | 12 |
On God and Divine Omnibenevolence | 26 |
Ideology and Truth | 38 |
A Critique of the Rejection | 55 |
The Future of Philosophy and Religion | 71 |
Achievements of Philosophy and One Current Practical | 94 |
Justice as Egalitarian Fairness | 115 |
A Philosophical Conception of Cultural Development | 191 |
Obstacles in Philosophical Dialogue | 196 |
Africa and the World in Philosophy | 212 |
Philosophy and Other Disciplines | 218 |
Philosophy in Eastern Africa and the Future of Philosophical Research in Africa | 229 |
PHILOSOPHY ETHICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT | 241 |
An Essay on Environmental Ethics | 243 |
Tradition and Modernity in the Scramble for Africa | 255 |
Philosophy and Humanity Today | 126 |
Philosophy and Humanism in Africa | 138 |
Parental Earth Ethics | 146 |
AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY AND THE PROBLEM OF CULTURE | 153 |
Claude Sumner As an African Philosopher | 155 |
The Price and Gain of a Debate | 164 |
Sage Philosophy Revisited | 181 |
John Mbitis Contribution to African Philosophy | 187 |
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