Workineh Kelbessa
Biographic Data
| ID | 4199849 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Workineh Kelbessa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Workineh |
| FAMILY NAME | Kelbessa |
| SIGNATURE | KELBESSA W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Addis Ababa University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8429-2885 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Intercultural Philosophy and Environmental Justice between Generations
This anthology combines an intercultural approach with intergenerational ethics to address critical environmental challenges. Written by scholars from all over the world, including Canada, the US, New Zealand, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Japan, the UK, China, and Spain, this book offers new perspectives on how to foster sustainable societal practises that draw on the past and are fair to future generations. It introduces the Māori idea that views all thin…
The Oromo Doctrine of God
The Oromo of Ethiopia, the largest ethnic group, have their own indigenous religion known as Waaqeffanna. They believe in one Waaqa guraacha (black God) – the God who created the universe and the various forms of life. Waaqa has multiple attributes. Waaqa is He who is before everything else. Waaqa is Uumaa (a creator of everything in the world). Waaqa is hunda beekaa (omniscient). Waaqni gonkumaa kan hin Duune (God is immortal). Waaqa is hundaa t…
African Worldviews, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development
This paper explores the role of African worldviews in biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. African worldviews recognise the interdependence and interconnectedness of human beings, animals, plants and the natural world. Although it is not always the case that what one does depends on what one thinks and believes, indigenous African people's ideas and beliefs about the human–nature relationship have influenced what they have done …
Environmental Ethics
Robin Attfield discusses the environmental problems that humanity is facing today, and the contribution that environmental ethics can make to ethical and sustainable management of our environment. He argues that the human community has to act now—in a range of more or less radical ways—to avert environmental catastrophe. His primary aim is to establish the conclusion that human beings have a direct moral obligation to care for the environment. He…
Environmental Philosophy in African Traditions of Thought
Besides normative areas, African environmental philosophy should pay attention to the epistemological and metaphysical dimensions of the worldviews of the African people in order to understand the environmental attitudes and values in African traditions of thought. Unlike mainstream Western ethics, African environmental philosophy has renounced anthropomorphism, anthropocentrism, and ethnocentrism and recognizes the interconnectedness of human be…
African Environmental Ethics, Indigenous Knowledge, and Environmental Challenges
Can African Environmental Ethics Contribute to Environmental Policy in Africa
The Oromo Conception of Life
This article examines the Oromo conception of life. The Oromo believe that Waaqa is the creator of all things and the source of all life. Accordingly, the concept of “artificial life” does not exist in the Oromo worldview. Life is a sophisticated system and can only be created by a perfect being. Human beings are not above other creatures and cannot despoil them as they wish. They are part of the natural world that is given a special place in the…
Indigenous knowledge and its contribution to biodiversity conservation
The Rehabilitation of Indigenous Environmental Ethics in Africa
This article examines the rehabilitation of an indigenous environmental ethic and indigenous environmental ethics in Africa. It seeks to provide an understanding of how the many culture-specific African societies view their relationship to the natural world. It aims to contribute to the articulation of environmental ethics grounded in indigenous traditions and inspired by broad ecological perspectives. The article begins with a survey of modern e…
La réhabilitation de l'éthique environnementale traditionnelle en Afrique
Cet article étudie la réhabilitation de la dimension éthique dans les interactions de l’homme avec la nature, en utilisant des perspectives multiculturelles en Afrique. Une attention particulière sera accordée aux méthodes à utiliser pour garder viable l’éthique environnementale traditionnelle en Afrique. De nombreux scientifiques ont cherché à l’aveuglette un cadre éthique nouveau pour guider les relations entre les hommes et le reste de la natu…
Indigenous knowledge and its contribution to biodiversity conservation
The Rehabilitation of Indigenous Environmental Ethics in Africa
This article examines the rehabilitation of an indigenous environmental ethic and indigenous environmental ethics in Africa. It seeks to provide an understanding of how the many culture-specific African societies view their relationship to the natural world. It aims to contribute to the articulation of environmental ethics grounded in indigenous traditions and inspired by broad ecological perspectives. The article begins with a survey of modern e…
Environmental Philosophy in African Traditions of Thought
Besides normative areas, African environmental philosophy should pay attention to the epistemological and metaphysical dimensions of the worldviews of the African people in order to understand the environmental attitudes and values in African traditions of thought. Unlike mainstream Western ethics, African environmental philosophy has renounced anthropomorphism, anthropocentrism, and ethnocentrism and recognizes the interconnectedness of human be…
African Environmental Ethics, Indigenous Knowledge, and Environmental Challenges
Can African Environmental Ethics Contribute to Environmental Policy in Africa
The Oromo Conception of Life
This article examines the Oromo conception of life. The Oromo believe that Waaqa is the creator of all things and the source of all life. Accordingly, the concept of “artificial life” does not exist in the Oromo worldview. Life is a sophisticated system and can only be created by a perfect being. Human beings are not above other creatures and cannot despoil them as they wish. They are part of the natural world that is given a special place in the…
La réhabilitation de l'éthique environnementale traditionnelle en Afrique
Cet article étudie la réhabilitation de la dimension éthique dans les interactions de l’homme avec la nature, en utilisant des perspectives multiculturelles en Afrique. Une attention particulière sera accordée aux méthodes à utiliser pour garder viable l’éthique environnementale traditionnelle en Afrique. De nombreux scientifiques ont cherché à l’aveuglette un cadre éthique nouveau pour guider les relations entre les hommes et le reste de la natu…
The Rehabilitation of Indigenous Environmental Ethics in Africa
This article examines the rehabilitation of an indigenous environmental ethic and indigenous environmental ethics in Africa. It seeks to provide an understanding of how the many culture-specific African societies view their relationship to the natural world. It aims to contribute to the articulation of environmental ethics grounded in indigenous traditions and inspired by broad ecological perspectives. The article begins with a survey of modern e…
The Oromo Conception of Life
This article examines the Oromo conception of life. The Oromo believe that Waaqa is the creator of all things and the source of all life. Accordingly, the concept of “artificial life” does not exist in the Oromo worldview. Life is a sophisticated system and can only be created by a perfect being. Human beings are not above other creatures and cannot despoil them as they wish. They are part of the natural world that is given a special place in the…
Indigenous knowledge and its contribution to biodiversity conservation
Can African Environmental Ethics Contribute to Environmental Policy in Africa
African Environmental Ethics, Indigenous Knowledge, and Environmental Challenges
Environmental Philosophy in African Traditions of Thought
Besides normative areas, African environmental philosophy should pay attention to the epistemological and metaphysical dimensions of the worldviews of the African people in order to understand the environmental attitudes and values in African traditions of thought. Unlike mainstream Western ethics, African environmental philosophy has renounced anthropomorphism, anthropocentrism, and ethnocentrism and recognizes the interconnectedness of human be…
Environmental Ethics
Robin Attfield discusses the environmental problems that humanity is facing today, and the contribution that environmental ethics can make to ethical and sustainable management of our environment. He argues that the human community has to act now—in a range of more or less radical ways—to avert environmental catastrophe. His primary aim is to establish the conclusion that human beings have a direct moral obligation to care for the environment. He…
African Worldviews, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development
This paper explores the role of African worldviews in biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. African worldviews recognise the interdependence and interconnectedness of human beings, animals, plants and the natural world. Although it is not always the case that what one does depends on what one thinks and believes, indigenous African people's ideas and beliefs about the human–nature relationship have influenced what they have done …
The Oromo Doctrine of God
The Oromo of Ethiopia, the largest ethnic group, have their own indigenous religion known as Waaqeffanna. They believe in one Waaqa guraacha (black God) – the God who created the universe and the various forms of life. Waaqa has multiple attributes. Waaqa is He who is before everything else. Waaqa is Uumaa (a creator of everything in the world). Waaqa is hunda beekaa (omniscient). Waaqni gonkumaa kan hin Duune (God is immortal). Waaqa is hundaa t…
Intercultural Philosophy and Environmental Justice between Generations
This anthology combines an intercultural approach with intergenerational ethics to address critical environmental challenges. Written by scholars from all over the world, including Canada, the US, New Zealand, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Japan, the UK, China, and Spain, this book offers new perspectives on how to foster sustainable societal practises that draw on the past and are fair to future generations. It introduces the Māori idea that views all thin…
Sociology (9 works) · Environmental ethics (8 works) · Philosophy (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics (8 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (7 works) · Indigenous (6 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Geography (4 works)