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Ubuntu as Social Ethics

Conatus - Journal of Philosophy
This paper explores the indigenous African philosophy of Ubuntu and its implications as both a worldview and social ethics. It argues that Ubuntu not only describes the African understanding of personhood, emphasizing connectedness, interdependency, and
Solomon Eyesan
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Reading Ubuntu relationality through a Levinasian lens

Acta Academica
Ubuntu philosophy is a moral framework rooted in African traditions, emphasising interconnectedness, community, and a shared humanity that is based on a relational conceptualisation of the subject.
Benda Hofmeyr
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A critical analysis of ubuntu as the nexus of identity development in present-day Africa

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
In African society today, ubuntu as a notion of African humanism has been, and still is, subject to critical discussion. In African literature, philosophy, ethics, anthropology and theology, ubuntu plays a vast role and scholars in Africa and globally ...
Benson O. Anofuechi, John S. Klaasen
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A meta-theory of ubuntu: Implications for responsible leadership in Africa

South African Journal of Business Management
Purpose: This study provides an outline of a meta-theory of ubuntu to illuminate how responsible leadership might be understood and enacted in African settings.
Crispen Sachikonye, Ronnie Ramlogan
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Pengembangan Distribusi Luxpati Berbasis Ubuntu Sebagai Penunjang Proses Belajar Mengajar di Jurusan Pendidikan Teknik Informatika

Jurnal Nasional Pendidikan Teknik Informatika (JANAPATI), 2015
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk pengembangan Distribusi Luxpati Berbasis Ubuntu Sebagai Penunjang Proses Belajar Mengajar Mengajar di Jurusan Pendidikan Teknik Informatika.
Kadek Jeny Femila Devi, I Ketut Resika Arthana, I Gede Mahendra Darmawiguna   +2 more
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Is Ubuntu distinctly African? A comparative study of communal values in sub-Saharan Africa and the Anglo world

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
Orientation: Ubuntu is often presented as an emic value system unique to sub-Saharan Africa, emphasising communalism and solidarity. It is typically contrasted with the individualism associated with the Anglo cultural cluster.
Renier Steyn, Pumela Msweli
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Using Ubuntu as a Research Paradigm to Unpack How Ghanaian Novice Teachers and Their Collaborators Engaged Virtually in Collaborative International Qualitative Research

International Journal of Qualitative Methods
The article details how Ubuntu was incorporated into each step of the research project, shares the authors’ experiences and key learnings, and provides recommendations for researchers utilizing Ubuntu as a research paradigm.
Adeline M. Borti, Rakesh K. Maurya, Ivy S. Jones-Mensah, Thilina I. Wickramaarachchi   +3 more
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Ubuntu as a Dramaturgical Tool for Building Community in Protests [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
In this paper, ubuntu is proposed as a dramaturgical lens for analysing social phenomena, particularly focusing on the 2015 Wits Student Protest (#FeesMustFall). The purpose of this study was to explore how ubuntu, as an epistemological and dramaturgical
Refiloe Lepere, Tebogo Radebe
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Using Mobile-based Social Media to Facilitate Interaction and Build Communities through the lens of Ubuntu in Distance Education

Journal of Learning for Development, 2019
This paper examines how WhatsApp can be used to build learning communities and facilitate interaction, through the lens of Ubuntu – an African concept of humanness, which means that an individual person owes his or her existence to the existence of ...
Mpine Makoe, Thulile P. Shandu
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Discovering and exploring ubuntu-language in the dialogue between the Dutch Reformed Church and the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2015
Discussions with members of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) and the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA) in Ohrigstad illustrate the possibilities of ubuntu-language in overcoming racism and prejudice.
Lieze Meiring
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