{"product_id":"ontologized-ethics-9780739185032","title":"Ontologized Ethics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOntologized Ethics is a collection of essays in meta-ethics with an emphasis on philosophical discourse in the African context. It focuses primarily on the extent to which metaphysical beliefs may or may not justify moral beliefs, thereby revisiting the issue of the âis-oughtâ relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Moral Tradition and Moral Revolution: A Conceptual Analysis Chapter 2: University of Morality – myth or reality Chapter 3: On the Ontological Foundation of a Social Ethic in African Traditions Chapter 4: Towards an African Relational Environmentalism Chapter 5: The Ethical Import in African Metaphysics: A Critical Discourse in Shona Environmental Ethics Chapter 6: A Re-Interpretation of Gender Power Play in the Metaphysics of Adultery and Moral Exclusionism of Married Males in an African Culture Chapter 7: Beyond Culpability: Approaching Male Impotency through Legitimated Adultery in Esan Metaphysics Chapter 8: Finding Common Grounds for a Dialogue between African and Chinese Ethics Chapter 9: Critical Reflection on Gyekye’s Humanism: Defending Supernaturalism Chapter 10: Life’s Origin in Bioethics: Implications of Three ontological Perspectives: Judeo-Christianity, Western Secularism and the African Worldview Chapter 11: Implicit Anachronism of the Concept of Eldership in African (Yoruba) Thought Chapter 12: The Nature of Moral Values in African Philosophy: A Foundation for African Development Chapter 13: Neo-Ontological Challenge to Negative Atheism: Feuerbach’s God of Secularism  Chapter 14: Questioning African Attempts to Ground Ethics on Metaphysics Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index Notes on Contributors","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037533831511,"sku":"9780739185032","price":91.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780739185032.jpg?v=1750936140","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ontologized-ethics-9780739185032","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}