BOTHO/UBUNTU: THE HEART OF AFRICAN ETHICS

Authors

  • Ramathate Dolamo University of South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7833/112-0-78

Keywords:

Botho/Ubuntu, Culture, Religion, Communalism, Individualism, Ethics

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.

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Author Biography

Ramathate Dolamo, University of South Africa

 Department of Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology

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Published

2014-01-14

How to Cite

Dolamo, R. (2014). BOTHO/UBUNTU: THE HEART OF AFRICAN ETHICS. Scriptura: Journal for Biblical, Theological and Contextual Hermeneutics, 112, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.7833/112-0-78

Issue

Vol. 112 (2013)

Section

Voice and Voicelessness Conference (New York, Oct. 2012)

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