SREL 395 — African Traditional Ethics
Philosophy and Classics · University of Ghana
Diversity and uniformity of Values in Traditional African Societies. The moral standard. Survey of moral ideals and practices in African societies. Virtues and Vices. Critical study of methods of moral education and enforcement of morality. The place of community, tradition and religion in morals. Study of the works of selected writers on African ethics. Modernism and traditional values and practices. Reform. Discussion of some contemporary social problems from the traditional perspective.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- CLAS 301 — Presocratic Philosophy
- CLAS 302 — Socratic Philosophy
- CLAS 303 — Greek Epic and Drama
- CLAS 304 — Roman Epic and Drama
- CLAS 305 — Africa in the Ancient Greek World
- CLAS 306 — Africa in the Ancient Roman World
- CLAS 307 — History of the Archaic and Classical Periods
- CLAS 308 — Slavery in Graeco-Roman Antiquity
- CLAS 309 — Arts of Government in Ancient Greece
- CLAS 311 — History of the Hellenistic Period
- CLAS 312 — Republican Rome
- CLAS 313 — Hellenistic Philosophy and Science
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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).