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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Otros Autores: Wariboko, Nimi 1962- (Otro)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: Lanham, Md Lexington Books ©2010
En:Año: 2010
Críticas:Ethics and Time: Ethos of Temporal Orientation in Politics and Religion of the Niger Delta (2012) (Browning, Melissa, 1977 - 2021)
Otras palabras clave:B Electronic books Electronic books
B Time Moral and ethical aspects Nigeria Niger River Delta
B Time Moral and ethical aspects (Nigeria) (Niger River Delta)
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 Religión
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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Sumario: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
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
Descripción Física:Online Ressource (xiv, 178 pages)
ISBN:0739150308