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Beauty in African Thought: Critical Perspectives on the Western Idea of Development

Beauty in African Thought: Critical Perspectives on the Western Idea of Development

Bateye, Bolaji
Masaeli, Mahmoud
Müller, Louise

Hardcover

Series: African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogu

PhilosophyGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1793630755
ISBN13: 9781793630759
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Mar 22 2023
Pages: 270
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title

Beauty in African Thought: A Critique of the Western Idea of Development investigates how the concept of beauty in African philosophy and related qualitative social sciences may contribute to a richer intercultural exchange on the idea of development. While working within frameworks created in post-colonial and arguably neo-colonial times, African thinkers have reacted against the mainstream view that restricts the meaning and scope of good development to economic growth and western-style education. These thinkers have worked toward a critical self-understanding of the potentials inherent in cultural, spiritual, and political traditions since pre-colonial times. Edited by Bolaji Bateye, Mahmoud Masaeli, Louise Müller, and Angela Roothaan, this collection explores branches of thought from wisdom or oral traditions to political thought and philosophy of culture. This book is urgent reading material for any policy maker, scholar, or student wishing to attend to the voices of African(ist) thinkers who search for alternative approaches to global questions of development in a time of climate change and increasing socio-economic inequality.

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