Africa's Development: The Imperatives of Indigenous Knowledge and Values - Couverture souple

Ajei, Martin Odei

 
9783845431154: Africa's Development: The Imperatives of Indigenous Knowledge and Values
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3845431156 ISBN 13 : 9783845431154
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Since achieving ‘independence’, sub-Saharan African countries have suffered a stranglehold by models of progress and development inspired by Euro-American thought. This state of affairs underlies a ‘crises of development’ that has seen real livelihood conditions on the continent progressively deteriorate. This book proceeds from the perspective that an appropriate concept of development is necessarily contextually derived. Accordingly, it builds the case for an African-ethics based development model predicated on humaneness and solidarity, and defends the thesis that it is necessary for the success of a development model meant for application in Africa to be founded on indigenous African knowledge and values. At this moment of impasse reached by the rationality of foisted theories, such a vision can restore confidence to Africa and liberate its development efforts from the intoxicating prison of external persepctives and interests. The book stimulates insights on the relationship between philosophy, culture and experience. It should benefit theorists, policy makers and students of Africa’s development.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Since achieving ‘independence’, sub-Saharan African countries have suffered a stranglehold by models of progress and development inspired by Euro-American thought. This state of affairs underlies a ‘crises of development’ that has seen real livelihood conditions on the continent progressively deteriorate. This book proceeds from the perspective that an appropriate concept of development is necessarily contextually derived. Accordingly, it builds the case for an African-ethics based development model predicated on humaneness and solidarity, and defends the thesis that it is necessary for the success of a development model meant for application in Africa to be founded on indigenous African knowledge and values. At this moment of impasse reached by the rationality of foisted theories, such a vision can restore confidence to Africa and liberate its development efforts from the intoxicating prison of external persepctives and interests. The book stimulates insights on the relationship between philosophy, culture and experience. It should benefit theorists, policy makers and students of Africa’s development.

Biographie de l'auteur

Martin Odei Ajei is Lecturer in philosophy at the University of Ghana and Managing Director of Nimba Research and Consultancy Co. Ltd. His academic research focus and interests include African philosophy, philosophy of liberation, philosophical anthropology and epistemology. He obtained a D. Phil from the University of South Africa.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3845431156
ISBN 13 
9783845431154
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
204
Coordonnées du fabricant
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