Citation

Gianan N. Cultura 2011; 8(1): 63-82.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Versita Publications)

DOI

10.2478/v10193-011-0004-1

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The article aims to delve into the ethical dimension of Ubuntu philosophy, which is an African philosophy that reverberates in other cultures and in various forms, thus exemplifying its universality and universalizability. In this dimension, it tries to re-examine the notion of ethics in relation to morals/morality, including "is" and "ought", with reference to the human person. Moreover, Ubuntu philosophy is articulated and communicated in the maxim that is an essential component in the lived experiences of the Bantu-speaking African community: "A person is a person through other persons." With this, the article integrates some related European and Asian philosophies, considering the fact that Ubuntu philosophy endures as it is tenaciously upheld and edified alongside its implications.