The concept of Botho and HIV & AIDS in Botswana /

The concept of Botho and HIV & AIDS in Botswana / Concept of Botho and HIV and AIDS in Botswana Concept of Botho and HIV/AIDS in Botswana edited by Joseph B.R. Gaie, Sana K. Mmolai. - Eldoret, Kenya : Zapf Chancery, 2007. - 1 online resource (xiv, 133 pages)

Includes bibliographical references.

Botho and HIV & AIDs : a theological reflection / The Setswana concept of Botho : unpacking the metaphysical and moral aspects / The maid, Botho, and HIV & AIDS infections : the economic and ethical perspectives / The significance of cultural and religious understanding in the fight against HIV & AIDS in Botswana / Methods used to combat HIV & AIDS in Botswana : implications for Botho / The role of religious education in promoting Botho : implications for the fight against HIV & AIDS / Should prospective students be tested for HIV/AIDS prior to overseas scholarship grants? : a moral perspective / Dumi Oafeta Mmualefhe -- Joseph B.R. Gaie -- Innocent S. Botshelo -- Abel B. Tabalaka -- Sana K. Mmolai -- Joseph H.C. Mfuni -- Joseph B.R. Gaie.

Ever since the publication of Placide Tempel's epoch-making work Bantu Philosophy, African philosophers have worked to dispel the myth that there is no metaphysics in Africa. In the East African context we remember the names of Joseph Nyasmi and Odera Oruka, and in the West African context, Pauline Hotoundji and Kwesi Wiredu have made monumental contributions to elucidate African metaphysics. This compendium, presented by a group of scholars from the University of Botswana, seeks to build bridges between the seemingly estranged disciplines of African metaphysics, existential philosophy, and ec.

9789966040411 9966040412

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AIDS (Disease)--Botswana.
AIDS (Disease)--Religious aspects.--Botswana
HIV infections--Botswana.
HIV infections--Religious aspects.--Botswana
Bioethics--Botswana.
Medical ethics--Botswana.
Philosophical anthropology--Botswana.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--AIDS & HIV.
MEDICAL--AIDS & HIV.
AIDS (Disease)
AIDS (Disease)--Religious aspects.
Bioethics.
HIV infections.
Manners and customs.
Medical ethics.
Philosophical anthropology.
Religion
AIDS.
PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics


Botswana--Social life and customs.
Botswana.
Botswana


Electronic books.

RA643.86.B55 / C66 2007eb

362.19697920096883

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