Ubuntu : a comparative study of an African concept of justice / edited by Paul Nnodim and Austin Okigbo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nnodim, Paul, 1971- editor.

Okigbo, Austin, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ubuntu (Philosophy).

Justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Path to Open

Place of Publication:

Leuven (Belgium) : Leuven University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Ubuntu is an African philosophical tradition that embodies the ability of one human being to empathize with another. It is the quintessence of African humanism, communalism, and belonging. As the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu anticipated, Ubuntu resonated with the moral intuition of the majority of black South Africans in the 1990s. As a result, it became the foundational ethical basis for articulating a new post-apartheid era of reconciliation and forgiveness in the face of a history marked by brutal racial violence. Yet Ubuntu, as a philosophy or ethical practice which has arguably come to represent African humanism and communalism, has not been sufficiently assimilated into contemporary philosophical scholarship.This anthology weaves interdisciplinary perspectives into the discourse on African relational ethics in dialogue with Western normative ideals across a wide range of issues, including justice, sustainable development, musical culture, journalism, and peace. It explains the philosophy of Ubuntu to both African and non-African scholars. Comprehensively written, this book will appeal to a broad audience of academic and non-academic readers."-- Provided by the publisher.

Contents:

Ubuntu: Meaning, Context, and the Conception of Justice / Austin Okigbo and Paul Nnodim

Ubuntu, Liberal individualism, and Justice / David Lutz

Justice as Fairness and Ubuntu: Conceptualizing Justice Through Human Dignity / Paul Nnodim and Austin Okigbo

Relational Normative Economics: an African Approach to Distributive Justice / Thaddeus Metz

Ubuntu and Sustainable Development: Mobilizing Capacity / Leyla Tavernaro-Haidarian

Ubuntu: The Articulation of African Values as an Ethical Framework for Global Journalism / Emmanuel-Lugard Nduka

Gbenopo in Ogu Musical Culture: an Ethnography of Social Capital in Badagry / Joseph Kunnuji

Gganga had a Narrow Escape: Punishment and Forgiveness in Kiganda Court Song / Damascus Kafumbe

Interfacing Ubuntu and Palaver in a Justice System / Levi U.C. Nkwocha

We are Because You are Silenced: Searching for Memory in the Temporalities of Morocco's Transitional Justice / Brahim El Guabli

Post-Conflict Justice in South Sudan Local Communities: The Contribution of the Morality of "African-Communitarianism" to Peace / Aboubacar Dakuyo

Ubuntu: Opportunities and Challenges for Africa and the World / Paul Nnodim and Austin Okibgo.

Notes:

Title from online title page (viewed on July 11, 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9789461665386

9461665385

OCLC:

1423742481

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.