PHIL 421 — Philosophy of Development
Philosophy and Classics · University of Ghana
Critical analysis of policies set by the United Nations, international agencies, and multi-lateral organisations based on competing definitions of human well-being. Considers the roles of economics and culture in the measurement of social progress. Evaluates reflections of influential African philosophers and global doctrines of the genre including the modernisation school, dependency theory, neo-liberalism, the people‘s development approach, the statist perspective.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
Other courses on this programme
- CLAS 401 — The Philosophy of Plato
- CLAS 402 — Roman Philosophy and Science
- CLAS 403 — Greek Literature and Society
- CLAS 404 — Roman Literature and Society
- CLAS 405 — Leaders of Ancient Greece
- CLAS 406 — Leaders of Ancient Rome
- CLAS 407 — Greek Historiography
- CLAS 408 — Roman Historiography
- CLAS 409 — The Sophists
- CLAS 410 — Themes in Classical Studies
- CLAS 411 — Law, Individual, and Society in Ancient Greece
- CLAS 412 — Law, Individual, and Society in Ancient Rome
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).