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Philosophy of Violence: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

By Sanni, John Sodiq

Philosophy of Violence: A Multidisciplinary Perspective Law

Philosophy of Violence: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

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This volume explores the role of violence generally but with specific reference to African concepts and themes, and the significance they have for social redress. The contributors interpret African concepts and themes to include accounts of violence, explicitly or implicitly construed from indigenous axiological resources like Ubuntu or personhood and from those works that are not African in origin but have become central in African moral, political and legal thought, such as Hannah Arendt's On Violence and Walter Benjamin's Critique of Violence. The volume contributes to moral philosophy, social philosophy, African philosophy, and political philosophy/theory. It situates itself within the Global South, specifically the African perspective, to explore, articulate, and defend (or even critique) African conceptions of violence. This volume also takes seriously the need to tap into the intellectual resource of the African and diasporic African episteme thru thinkers such as Steve Biko, Frantz Fanon and Reiland Rabaka. It appeals to students and researchers working in philosophy and related disciplines on violence in Africa and the postcolonial context.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
216
Release Date:
2025-04-25
Publication Date:
2025-04-25
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3031558839
ISBN13:
9783031558832
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
335 g
Height:
155 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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