TY - JOUR
T1 - Ubuntu Values Individuals
T2 - An Analysis of Eulogies of Mandela
AU - Rodny-Gumede, Ylva
AU - Chasi, Colin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 JLS/TLW.
PY - 2017/10/2
Y1 - 2017/10/2
N2 - Summary: It has been said that the quintessentially African moral philosophy of ubuntu values community over individuals. We argue that ubuntu values community to the extent that community enables individuals to be the most that they can be. In substantiation of this view, we also contend that ubuntu values recognition of individuals. To develop this view, we present a creative and critical review of existing literature on ubuntu coupled with a close reading of eulogies of Mandela published in the mainstream English-language South African newspapers following his death.
AB - Summary: It has been said that the quintessentially African moral philosophy of ubuntu values community over individuals. We argue that ubuntu values community to the extent that community enables individuals to be the most that they can be. In substantiation of this view, we also contend that ubuntu values recognition of individuals. To develop this view, we present a creative and critical review of existing literature on ubuntu coupled with a close reading of eulogies of Mandela published in the mainstream English-language South African newspapers following his death.
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U2 - 10.1080/02564718.2017.1403727
DO - 10.1080/02564718.2017.1403727
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85038587161
SN - 0256-4718
VL - 33
SP - 106
EP - 123
JO - Journal of Literary Studies
JF - Journal of Literary Studies
IS - 4
ER -