Ubuntu: An Ethic for a New South AfricaThis is a sequel to Augustine Shutte's previous book Philosophy for Africa. In that book he engages with some concepts central to traditional African thinking about human nature and society. In this book he offers a new interpretation of the chief ethical idea in African thought, Ubuntu. He argues that it complements the central European ethical notion of individual freedom, and shows how the two ideas can be combined to form an ethic based on a richer understanding of our humanity. He then applies this ethic to different spheres of life: gender relations, sex and family life, education, health care, work, politics and religion. In each sphere he tries to show how an ethic of Ubuntu can provide concrete guidance for our continuing struggle to make a multi-cultural South Africa a truly humane society. |
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Contents
Two The African Vision | 16 |
Three The European Discovery | 34 |
Four An Ethic for a New South Africa | 51 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ubuntu: An Ethic for a New South Africa |
| Author | Augustine Shutte |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Cluster Publications, 2001 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jun 12, 2009 |
| ISBN | 1875053239, 9781875053230 |
| Length | 228 pages |
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