Towards an indigenous African bioethics
Towards an indigenous African bioethics
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DOI：
10.7196/sajbl.255
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发表时间：
2013-06-01
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0.9
通讯作者：
Behrens, K. G.
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作者：
Behrens, K. G.
针对南非和非洲所感受到的道德危机，我认为，有必要寻求恢复非洲人民尊严的途径，他们的价值观、信仰和文化在过去遭到诋毁。方法之一是非洲生物伦理学家开始将非洲本土的哲学、思想和价值观应用于伦理问题。这一项目的重要性在于：（i）恢复尊严;（ii）基于土著思想的生物伦理学更有可能为非洲人所接受;（iii）这些思想可以丰富生物伦理学的讨论。强调非洲思想的关系，社区和和谐的关系的核心重要性，我的结论是，我们应该通过一个修订版的原则主义，将这些突出的非洲道德观念。
In response to a perceived moral crisis in South Africa and Africa, I argue that there is a need to seek ways to restore the dignity of the people of Africa, whose values, beliefs and cultures were denigrated in the past. One way is for African bioethicists to begin to apply indigenous African philosophy, thought and values to ethical issues. This project is important (i) to restore dignity; (ii) because a bioethics grounded in indigenous ideas is more likely to be accepted by Africans; and (iii) because such ideas can enrich bioethical discourse. Highlighting the central importance of relationality, community and harmonious relationships in African thought, I conclude that we should adopt a revised version of principlism that incorporates these salient African moral conceptions.