African philosophy and otherness of albinism: white skin, black race
In: Routledge studies in African philosophy 1
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction: Albinism, difference and the philosophical turn -- 1. Albinism and African thick conceptualisations -- The biological understanding of albinism in persons -- Albinism as a disability -- Albinism as a thick and contested concept in African thought -- Peculiarities of albinism in Africa -- 2. The ontology of albinism in African traditions -- An African theory of being -- Categories of being in African ontology -- Persons with albinism as queer beings -- Questioning the ontological asumptions about albinism -- The linguistic turn: albinism and linguistic ableism -- 3. The epistemology of albinism in African traditions -- African theory of knowledge I: Knowledge as first-hand information -- African theory of knowledge II: Knowledge as consistency with established beliefs -- African theory of knowledge III: Knowledge as shared knowledge -- Processes of knowing -- Why do (false) beliefs persist? -- Ignorance and systemically produced falsehood -- 4. The ethics of albinism in African traditions -- An African theory of the good -- Does African moral theory justify harming persons with albinism? -- The duty to, and burden of, care -- Social justice, dignity and easing of the burden of care -- The challenge of an elitist virtue ethic -- 5. Albinism in Africa: Some existential issues -- Fear and dread -- Alienation, suicide contemplation and authentic living -- Peculiar feminine experience of albinism -- 6. Overcoming the violent othering of albinism in Africa today -- Reconstructive and awareness education and training for key social institutions -- Reconstructive and awareness education for persons with albinism -- Establishment of social structures and institutions.