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| International Standard Book Number |
9789401786256 (electronic bk.) |
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9401786259 (electronic bk.) |
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9789401786249 |
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9401786240 (print) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9789401786249 (print) |
| 024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER |
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| Standard number or code |
10.1007/978-94-017-8625-6 |
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GW5XE |
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eng |
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GW5XE |
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| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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MAIN |
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| Classification number |
174.2 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Chuwa, Leonard Tumaini, |
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author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
African indigenous ethics in global bioethics : |
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interpreting Ubuntu / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Leonard Tumaini Chuwa. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
1 online resource (258 pages). |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Advancing Global Bioethics ; |
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volume 1. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
This book educates whilst also challenging the contemporary schools of thought within philosophical and religious ethics. In addition, it underlines the fact that the substance of ethics in general and bioethics/healthcare ethics specifically, is much more expansive and inclusive than is usually thought. Bioethics is a relatively new academic discipline. However, ethics has existed informally since before the time of Hippocrates. The indigenous culture of African peoples has an ethical worldview which predates the western discourse. This indigenous ethical worldview has been orally transmitted over centuries. The earliest known written African text containing some concepts and content of ethics is the Declaration of Innocence written in 1500 B.C., found in an Egyptian text. Ubuntu is an example of African culture that presents an ethical worldview. This work interprets the culture of Ubuntu to explain the contribution of a representative indigenous African ethics to global bioethics. Many modern scholars have written about the meaning of Ubuntu for African societies over centuries. Some scholars have viewed Ubuntu as the greatest contribution of African cultures to other world cultures. None of the scholars, however has explored the culture of Ubuntu as providing a representative indigenous ethics that can contribute to global bioethics as discussed in this book. |
| 538 ## - SYSTEM DETAILS NOTE |
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Available electronically via the Internet. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Bioethics |
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Africa |
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History. |
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Ubuntu (Philosophy) |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics |
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Bioethics. |
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Ubuntu (Philosophy) |
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Africa. |
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Electronic books. |
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History. |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Electronic books. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| Display text |
Print version: |
| Main entry heading |
Chuwa, Leonard. |
| Title |
African indigenous ethics in global bioethics. Interpreting Ubuntu |
| International Standard Book Number |
9789401786249 |
| Record control number |
(OCoLC)871243754. |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
Advancing global bioethics ; |
| Volume number/sequential designation |
v.1. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://0-link.springer.com.library.vu.edu.au/10.1007/978-94-017-8625-6">http://0-link.springer.com.library.vu.edu.au/10.1007/978-94-017-8625-6</a> |
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Full-text via Springer English/International eBooks 2014 - Full Set |
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E-Book |