Ethics and time: ethos of temporal orientation in politics and religion of the Niger Delta
Ethics and Time investigates how temporal orientation influence social-ethics. Re-conceptualizing temporal orientation as the production of new temporalities that allow humans to manifest their potentialities and creatively resist obstacles that impede their flourishing, it shows how a social group&...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lexington Books
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Time Moral and ethical aspects Nigeria Niger River Delta B Time Moral and ethical aspects (Nigeria) (Niger River Delta) B Religion B Kalabari (African people) Social life and customs B Nigeria ; Niger River Delta B Social Ethics B Time Moral and ethical aspects Niger River Delta Nigeria B Social Ethics Nigeria Niger River Delta B Christian Ethics B RELIGION ; Christian Theology ; Ethics B Social Ethics Niger River Delta Nigeria B Social Ethics (Nigeria) (Niger River Delta) B Philosophy |
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| Summary: | Ethics and Time investigates how temporal orientation influence social-ethics. Re-conceptualizing temporal orientation as the production of new temporalities that allow humans to manifest their potentialities and creatively resist obstacles that impede their flourishing, it shows how a social group's orientation to time frames, informs, and drives its politics and religion. It uses an African culture as a practical case study to concretely illustrate the form and dynamics of the interconnections |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record |
| ISBN: | 0739150308 |