Ubuntu and personhood / edited by James Ogude.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ogude, James, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ubuntu (Philosophy).

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Philosophy, African.

Social groups--Philosophy.

Social groups.

Physical Description:

viii, 272 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Trenton, New Jersey : Africa World Press, [2018]

Summary:

"This book examines the relationship between Ubuntu and the idea of personhood. Ubuntu in its broadest sense is rooted in the belief that the full development of personhood comes with shared identity and the idea that an individual's humanity is fostered in a network of relationships: I am because you are; we are because you are. The chapters in this book seek to interrogate this relational quality of personhood embodied in Ubuntu. The book further seeks to examine whether we can talk about relational personhood without running the risk of essentialism. It argues that no human society is possible without a network of relations, which involves, among other elements, communication and interaction between individuals. It is a critical engagement with how Ubuntu shapes those ethical values of connectedness and interdependence within society. The book also asks whether we can find relevance in Ubuntu as an ethical value system, which is likely to mediate our daily activities and the social institutions, which serve communities in post-colonial societies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Self-constitution and agency / D. A. Masolo

Becoming a person: personhood and its preconditions / Anke Graness

Personhood without Ubuntu / Mpho Tshivhase

The primacy of the personal / Augustine Shutte

Mwalimu Julius Nyerere: the power of his moral vision and legacy / Aloo Majola

The role of South African churches in the revitalisation of Ubuntu values in society / John L.B. Eliastam and Wonke Buqa

When we know, and refuse to know: J N Makumbi's Kintu / Garnette Oluoch-Olunya

Antjie Krog's exploration of Ubuntu / Jacomien Van Niekerk

Religious and indigenous forms of reconciliation: the Ugandan experience / Dominic Dipio

Revisiting current nursing ethics: can Ubuntu foster an environment for ethics of care? / Fhumulani M. Mulaudzi, Ramadimetja S. Mogale & Mogomme A. Masoga

Reflections on personhood through the eyes of A.C. Jordan's The wrath of ancestors / James Ogude.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781569025819

1569025819

9781569025826

1569025827

OCLC:

1045639776

Publisher Number:

99978864815