Life Examined: Foundational Themes in Ethical And Socio Political Thought

This book addresses the potential existence of shared foundational principles in the work of Immanuel Kant and a range of African political thought, as well as their suitability in facilitating just and fair cross-cultural dialogue. The book first establishes an analytical framework grounded in a Kantian approach to understanding shared human principles, suggesting that a drive to be self-law giving may underpin all human interactions regardless of cultural background.

Tracing the origins of modern political thought through three sets of arguments over history, morality, and freedom