Beschreibung
Ubuntu is a dynamic and celebrated
concept in Africa. In the great Sutu-nguni family of
Southern Africa, being humane is regarded as the supreme
virtue. The essence of this philosophy of life,
called ubuntu or botho, is human
relatedness and dignity. The Shona from Zimbabwe articulate
it as: “I am because we are; I exist because the community
exists.” This volume offers twenty-two such reflections on
practicing ubuntu as it relates to justice,
personhood and human dignity both in Southern African as
well as in wider international contexts. This
work highlights the potential of ubuntu for
enriching our understanding of justice, personhood and human
dignity in a globalising world.
