Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful: Discourse about Values in Yoruba Culture

by Barry Hallen

The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful
Discourse about Values in Yoruba Culture
Barry Hallen

Reveals everyday language as the key to understanding morals and ethics in Yoruba culture.

"This contrasts with any suggestion that in Yoruba or, more generally, African society, moral thinking manifests nothing much more than a supine acquiescence in long established communal values. . . . Hallen renders a great service to African philosophy."...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253214165
• ISBN13: 9780253214164
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher