The role that the indigenous systems of governance in Africa play towards solving some of the social, political and economic problems cannot be overlooked. Contrary to the popular opinion suggesting that African indigenous ...

In this article, I consider how ancient Greek philosophical thinking might be approached differently if the environmental ethical import that is salient in it is critically considered. After pointing out how environmental ...

The social contract is one of the most influential political theories in Western philosophy. Although the social contract theory is mainly associated with a number of thinkers in the broad history of social and political ...

This study analyses the moral dimensions of Shona taboos. It argues that Shona taboos provide moral sanctions that help in shaping a person’s unhu (virtue) in the human community. It is through such inculcation of proper ...

The Shona environmental taboos foster a sustainable use of the environment. Among the Shona people, an unconscious appreciation of certain ‘environmental taboos’ informs an esoteric environmentally based knowledge that is ...

The institution of capital punishment has a long history. Despite growing consensus that the institution of capital punishment is not inherently sacrosanct and that it breaches fundamental human rights, the present Zimbabwean ...