Work

Botho/ubuntu: the Heart of African Ethics

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The tenets of botho/ubuntu analysed in this article demonstrate the interplay between individuals and their respective communities. A thorough but not exhaustive definition and description of ubuntu are given, indicating its indispensable elements, which are derived from African culture and religion. This article indicates that culture and religion are not static entities, that in this postmodernist and globalising world ubuntu could be enriched by taking cognisance of the values and principles of other cultures and religions.

Source: Scriptura

DOI: 10.7833/112-0-78

Author: Ramathate Dolamo

Institution: University of South Africa

Language: Spanish

Topic: African cultural and philosophical studies

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $391

Funders: Inyuvesi Yakwazulu-Natali, University of South Africa