A response to Metz's reply on the end of ubuntu

Matolino, Bernard

doi:10.1080/02580136.2015.1035857

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“…From the above explanations, both relationality and locatedness provide a strong foundation for understanding ethics since the others we interact with in each site have a stake in how our interactions within the site impact them. However, relationality must not be understood in the restrictive sense where the emphasis is on kinship or familial relationships (see Matolino, 2015). The reason is that both kinship and family relationships are based on affinity between us and certain others, which might prompt moral bias against distanced people and beings if we draw upon them for evaluating our moral life and what counts morally.…”

Section: Ubuntumentioning

confidence: 99%

Addressing fragmented human–nonhuman interactions through anubuntu‘mixed’ ethics

Samuel

2023

The Philosophical Forum

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In this paper, I address human‐induced environmental ills we face using an ubuntu‐inspired ethical lens. I follow ubuntu scholars to stress the significance for moral agents to embody virtues. Virtue development is essential to carry out obligations and address human impacts on the environment. Thaddeus Metz, in particular, has drawn attention to how embodying ubuntu virtues of humility and friendliness can prompt moral agents to be other‐regarding. The view I developed in this paper differs from his ubuntu‐inspired account in at least two significant ways. First, humans cannot be in harmonious relationships with some species such as Black Mambas, Hyenas and sea urchins even if they can interact. Second, we must acknowledge the consequentialist dimension of ubuntu ethics and prioritise the different aspects of ubuntu ‘mixed’ ethics, ranking them to offer possibilities for a more realistic recommendation to change our moral life. This paper demonstrates that the three dimensions of ubuntu ‘mixed’ ethics are fundamental because we need to think about moral consequences, right action and our virtue in accounting for our actions.

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Section: Ubuntumentioning

confidence: 99%

Addressing fragmented human–nonhuman interactions through anubuntu‘mixed’ ethics

Samuel

2023

The Philosophical Forum

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“…Matolino and Kwindingwi (2013) triggered a conversation among readers of African philosophy when they published an article in the South African Journal of Philosophy tilted “The end of Ubuntu.” to the article emphatically concluded that Ubuntu as an ethical project is a failure on two ground: (a), that contemporary conditions in the world do not support the framing of an ethic linked to Ubuntu, and (b), that those who appeal to ubuntu like the political elites do so for nefarious functions. Thaddeus Metz (2014) provided a rejoinder to the argument in the same journal titled: “Just the beginning for ubuntu: reply to Matolino and Kwindingwi,” a development that Matolino (2015) immediately responded with another article in 2015, “Metz's reply on the end of ubuntu”. Intervening in the interchanges, (Chimakonam, 2016) published in the same journal an article he titled “The end of Ubuntu or its beginning in Matolino‐Kwindingwi‐Metz debate: an exercise in conversational philosophy.”…”

Section: Ubuntu a Theory In A Theatre Of “Conversation”mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thaddeus Metz (2014) provided a rejoinder to the argument in the same journal titled: "Just the beginning for ubuntu: reply to Matolino and Kwindingwi," a development that Matolino (2015) immediately responded with another article in 2015, "Metz's reply on the end of ubuntu". Intervening in the interchanges, (Chimakonam, 2016) published in the same journal an article he titled "The end of Ubuntu or its beginning in Matolino-Kwindingwi-Metz debate: an exercise in conversational philosophy.…”

Section: Ubuntu a Theory In A Theatre Of " Conversation"mentioning

confidence: 99%

Ubuntu and climate change governance: Moving beyond conceptual conundrum

Okoliko

David

2020

Journal of Public Affairs

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Discussions on the utility of Ubuntu in resolving modern challenges remain inconclusive, as some have argued that ubuntu is out of sync with modern realities. Similarly, lingering political disagreements on human‐induced climate change have continued to negatively affect climate change governance (CCG). The recent philosophical conversation among Matolino, Kwindingwi, Metz and Chimakonam are reminiscent of the first issue. Likewise, sustainable CCG is being undermined by political languages that pose a threat to already overdue global action towards curbing climate change. President Trump's poignant stand toward the issue and the reluctance of some members of the G20 in taking decisive actions are typical. These incidences have direct implication for Africa whose contribution in the CCG debate has hitherto remained minimal. Juxtaposing these two serious issues, this study critically engages the debate on Ubuntu as a viable ethical theory vis‐à‐vis the climate change governance (CCG) challenges. Invigorated by the philosophical “conversation,” this study argues that Ubuntu provides a robust alternative framework to address global common problems such as climate change. It also concedes that the “conversation” on the status of Ubuntu is a necessity for the project of developing an African contribution to practical global issues.

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“…Debate around this classification has caused significant controversies among certain scholars. [10,22,60,[85][86][87] In other words, disagreement exists among scholars regarding the classification of ubuntu as a narrative of return. What 'return' means here is also a source of controversy: while some scholars believe the phrase implies a return to some glorious past (the era of destination being the precolonial period), others argue that the phrase implies retrieving values from the past and adapting them to address contemporary issues.…”

Section: Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu: Meaning and Range Of Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%