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Violence: South African Perspectives, 2021

It will be prudent to illuminate the title of this chapter, especially in terms of the title head... more It will be prudent to illuminate the title of this chapter, especially in terms of the title header: Have you asked the mountain. In the autumn of 1999, I found myself in Cody at the Whitney Western Art Museum. Whilst perusing the Plains Indian galleries, I became engaged in a conversation with a Pawnee gentleman, who was a roving guard at the exhibition. He recounted the following historical tale, unfortunately without traceable verification: Copper was discovered in a mountain that was a sacred site of a local American Indian tribe. A delegation from the government was dispatched to inform the tribe of the government's intent to exploit the copper and move the tribe to a nearby reservation. At the signing ceremony, the chief was plied with tobacco and alcohol, and finally asked to sign over the tribal lands. As he raised the quill to sign the document, he suddenly looked up, confused, and asked the officials: Have you asked the mountain?

Moral Issues in the Natural Sciences and Technologies, 2019

Peer review declaration The publisher (AOSIS) endorses the South African 'National Scholarly Book... more Peer review declaration The publisher (AOSIS) endorses the South African 'National Scholarly Book Publishers Forum Best Practice for Peer Review of Scholarly Books'. The manuscript was subjected to a rigorous two-step peer review prior to publication, with the identities of the reviewers not revealed to the author(s). The reviewers were independent of the publisher and/or authors in question. The reviewers commented positively on the scholarly merits of the manuscript and recommended that the manuscript should be published. Where the reviewers recommended revision and/or improvements to the manuscript, the authors responded adequately to such recommendations. Research Justification This book reflects academically on important and relevant natural scientific disciplines, important technologies and related media to determine and communicate the moral issues and challenges within those specific fields of study, and how to deal with them morally and from a multidimensional South African context. It aims to add scientific, technological and ethical value, locally and globally, by reflecting mainly from the viewpoint of specific scholars, writing about the most pressing moral issues or challenges raised by problems within their specific field of study. It is written mainly from a qualitative methodological perspective, including autobiographical and participatory views. The co-authors present in respective chapters their research systematically and intersectionally, based on profound theoretical analysis and reasoning. Current research in the basic and implied sciences and technologies requires sound ethical practice based on a defensible moral stance. Moral norms, in our view, are deeply grounded and evolved convictions about justice and injustice, right and wrong, good and bad. It is not about rules. This scholarly book combines the insights and expertise of established South African scholars from different disciplines and backgrounds. The contributors are all deeply committed to the value and validity of science and ethical practice across the moral spectrum. Open and responsible discussions around this topic can lead to the introduction of moral guidelines and regulations to protect the rights of individuals, animals and the environment, while simultaneously facilitating the growth of scientific practice. This collected work, with its very specific and carefully selected grouping of academic fields, aims to innovatively assist in alleviating the shortage of academic publications reflecting on the moral issues in these specific fields. Its target audience includes international scholars, peers, researchers and educators with an interest in the specific fields covered in this volume. As an open access publication, this book is meant to assist in countering the high costs of Western academic publications and directly benefit scholars in Africa. We can confirm that all the chapters are based on original research and that no part of the book was plagiarised from another publication or published elsewhere.

Moral Issues in the Natural Sciences and Technologies, 2019

Peer review declaration The publisher (AOSIS) endorses the South African 'National Scholarly Book... more Peer review declaration The publisher (AOSIS) endorses the South African 'National Scholarly Book Publishers Forum Best Practice for Peer Review of Scholarly Books'. The manuscript was subjected to a rigorous two-step peer review prior to publication, with the identities of the reviewers not revealed to the author(s). The reviewers were independent of the publisher and/or authors in question. The reviewers commented positively on the scholarly merits of the manuscript and recommended that the manuscript should be published. Where the reviewers recommended revision and/or improvements to the manuscript, the authors responded adequately to such recommendations. Research Justification This book reflects academically on important and relevant natural scientific disciplines, important technologies and related media to determine and communicate the moral issues and challenges within those specific fields of study, and how to deal with them morally and from a multidimensional South African context. It aims to add scientific, technological and ethical value, locally and globally, by reflecting mainly from the viewpoint of specific scholars, writing about the most pressing moral issues or challenges raised by problems within their specific field of study. It is written mainly from a qualitative methodological perspective, including autobiographical and participatory views. The co-authors present in respective chapters their research systematically and intersectionally, based on profound theoretical analysis and reasoning. Current research in the basic and implied sciences and technologies requires sound ethical practice based on a defensible moral stance. Moral norms, in our view, are deeply grounded and evolved convictions about justice and injustice, right and wrong, good and bad. It is not about rules. This scholarly book combines the insights and expertise of established South African scholars from different disciplines and backgrounds. The contributors are all deeply committed to the value and validity of science and ethical practice across the moral spectrum. Open and responsible discussions around this topic can lead to the introduction of moral guidelines and regulations to protect the rights of individuals, animals and the environment, while simultaneously facilitating the growth of scientific practice. This collected work, with its very specific and carefully selected grouping of academic fields, aims to innovatively assist in alleviating the shortage of academic publications reflecting on the moral issues in these specific fields. Its target audience includes international scholars, peers, researchers and educators with an interest in the specific fields covered in this volume. As an open access publication, this book is meant to assist in countering the high costs of Western academic publications and directly benefit scholars in Africa. We can confirm that all the chapters are based on original research and that no part of the book was plagiarised from another publication or published elsewhere.

Africa at a Crossroads, 2018

Climax tree species normally would fulfill the ultimate function at the end of the succession cha... more Climax tree species normally would fulfill the ultimate function at the end of the succession chain when land is rehabilitated. In the natural forest such trees would eventually be the veterans of the primary forest that usually replace pioneer trees of the secondary forests. Exotic trees, ...

Violence: South African Perspectives, 2021

It will be prudent to illuminate the title of this chapter, especially in terms of the title head... more It will be prudent to illuminate the title of this chapter, especially in terms of the title header: Have you asked the mountain. In the autumn of 1999, I found myself in Cody at the Whitney Western Art Museum. Whilst perusing the Plains Indian galleries, I became engaged in a conversation with a Pawnee gentleman, who was a roving guard at the exhibition. He recounted the following historical tale, unfortunately without traceable verification: Copper was discovered in a mountain that was a sacred site of a local American Indian tribe. A delegation from the government was dispatched to inform the tribe of the government's intent to exploit the copper and move the tribe to a nearby reservation. At the signing ceremony, the chief was plied with tobacco and alcohol, and finally asked to sign over the tribal lands. As he raised the quill to sign the document, he suddenly looked up, confused, and asked the officials: Have you asked the mountain?

Moral Issues in the Natural Sciences and Technologies, 2019

Peer review declaration The publisher (AOSIS) endorses the South African 'National Scholarly Book... more Peer review declaration The publisher (AOSIS) endorses the South African 'National Scholarly Book Publishers Forum Best Practice for Peer Review of Scholarly Books'. The manuscript was subjected to a rigorous two-step peer review prior to publication, with the identities of the reviewers not revealed to the author(s). The reviewers were independent of the publisher and/or authors in question. The reviewers commented positively on the scholarly merits of the manuscript and recommended that the manuscript should be published. Where the reviewers recommended revision and/or improvements to the manuscript, the authors responded adequately to such recommendations. Research Justification This book reflects academically on important and relevant natural scientific disciplines, important technologies and related media to determine and communicate the moral issues and challenges within those specific fields of study, and how to deal with them morally and from a multidimensional South African context. It aims to add scientific, technological and ethical value, locally and globally, by reflecting mainly from the viewpoint of specific scholars, writing about the most pressing moral issues or challenges raised by problems within their specific field of study. It is written mainly from a qualitative methodological perspective, including autobiographical and participatory views. The co-authors present in respective chapters their research systematically and intersectionally, based on profound theoretical analysis and reasoning. Current research in the basic and implied sciences and technologies requires sound ethical practice based on a defensible moral stance. Moral norms, in our view, are deeply grounded and evolved convictions about justice and injustice, right and wrong, good and bad. It is not about rules. This scholarly book combines the insights and expertise of established South African scholars from different disciplines and backgrounds. The contributors are all deeply committed to the value and validity of science and ethical practice across the moral spectrum. Open and responsible discussions around this topic can lead to the introduction of moral guidelines and regulations to protect the rights of individuals, animals and the environment, while simultaneously facilitating the growth of scientific practice. This collected work, with its very specific and carefully selected grouping of academic fields, aims to innovatively assist in alleviating the shortage of academic publications reflecting on the moral issues in these specific fields. Its target audience includes international scholars, peers, researchers and educators with an interest in the specific fields covered in this volume. As an open access publication, this book is meant to assist in countering the high costs of Western academic publications and directly benefit scholars in Africa. We can confirm that all the chapters are based on original research and that no part of the book was plagiarised from another publication or published elsewhere.

Moral Issues in the Natural Sciences and Technologies, 2019

Peer review declaration The publisher (AOSIS) endorses the South African 'National Scholarly Book... more Peer review declaration The publisher (AOSIS) endorses the South African 'National Scholarly Book Publishers Forum Best Practice for Peer Review of Scholarly Books'. The manuscript was subjected to a rigorous two-step peer review prior to publication, with the identities of the reviewers not revealed to the author(s). The reviewers were independent of the publisher and/or authors in question. The reviewers commented positively on the scholarly merits of the manuscript and recommended that the manuscript should be published. Where the reviewers recommended revision and/or improvements to the manuscript, the authors responded adequately to such recommendations. Research Justification This book reflects academically on important and relevant natural scientific disciplines, important technologies and related media to determine and communicate the moral issues and challenges within those specific fields of study, and how to deal with them morally and from a multidimensional South African context. It aims to add scientific, technological and ethical value, locally and globally, by reflecting mainly from the viewpoint of specific scholars, writing about the most pressing moral issues or challenges raised by problems within their specific field of study. It is written mainly from a qualitative methodological perspective, including autobiographical and participatory views. The co-authors present in respective chapters their research systematically and intersectionally, based on profound theoretical analysis and reasoning. Current research in the basic and implied sciences and technologies requires sound ethical practice based on a defensible moral stance. Moral norms, in our view, are deeply grounded and evolved convictions about justice and injustice, right and wrong, good and bad. It is not about rules. This scholarly book combines the insights and expertise of established South African scholars from different disciplines and backgrounds. The contributors are all deeply committed to the value and validity of science and ethical practice across the moral spectrum. Open and responsible discussions around this topic can lead to the introduction of moral guidelines and regulations to protect the rights of individuals, animals and the environment, while simultaneously facilitating the growth of scientific practice. This collected work, with its very specific and carefully selected grouping of academic fields, aims to innovatively assist in alleviating the shortage of academic publications reflecting on the moral issues in these specific fields. Its target audience includes international scholars, peers, researchers and educators with an interest in the specific fields covered in this volume. As an open access publication, this book is meant to assist in countering the high costs of Western academic publications and directly benefit scholars in Africa. We can confirm that all the chapters are based on original research and that no part of the book was plagiarised from another publication or published elsewhere.

Africa at a Crossroads, 2018

Climax tree species normally would fulfill the ultimate function at the end of the succession cha... more Climax tree species normally would fulfill the ultimate function at the end of the succession chain when land is rehabilitated. In the natural forest such trees would eventually be the veterans of the primary forest that usually replace pioneer trees of the secondary forests. Exotic trees, ...