{"product_id":"beauty-in-african-thought-critical-perspectives-on-the-western-idea-of-development-9781793630759","title":"Beauty in African Thought: Critical Perspectives on the Western Idea of Development","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Outstanding Academic Title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeauty in African Thought: A Critique of the Western Idea of Development\u003c\/i\u003e 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 M?ller, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBolaji Bateye\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Obafemi Awolowo University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMahmoud Masaeli\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of human rights studies at Iran Academia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise F. Müller\u003c\/b\u003e is senior research fellow at the University of KwaZulu Natal and secretary of the Dutch OZSW research network in African Intercultural Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Roothaan\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of philosophy at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525976822034,"sku":"9781793630759","price":120.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_619fe778-bda1-4689-b4bd-e589f0441c06.jpg?v=1731252417","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beauty-in-african-thought-critical-perspectives-on-the-western-idea-of-development-9781793630759","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}