Odera Oruka and the right to a human minimum
Subtitle: an African philosopher's defense of human dignity and environment
By: Michael Kamau Mburu
Series: African philosophy: critical perspectives and global dialogue; African philosophy (Lanham, Md.)
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2022
Place of publication: Lanham, Maryland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9781793650030
Subjects: African Philosophy; Human rights; Dignity; Justice
Description: "This book advances Oruka's argument that the right to a human minimum is the most basic and necessary (though not sufficient) means to ensuring human dignity, a precondition to functioning as a moral agent. It also defends and promotes an understanding of justice as ensuring both egalitarian and ecological fairness at the global level"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The Legacy of H. Odera Oruka in Philosophy; title: Oruka's Commitment to Practical Philosophy; title: On Human Rights: A Possible Definition; title: A Critique to the Current Human Rights Discourse; title: The Human Minimum: Towards an Ethical Standard of Living; title: The Right to A Human Minimum; title: Toward Global Justice; title: Eco-philosophy and Parental Earth Ethics; title: Humanism, Ecology and Global Justice.