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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.
Opsomming
Daar word gesê dat ubuntu, die morele filosofie eie aan Afrika, die gemeenskap bo die individu stel. Ons voer aan dat ubuntu waarde aan die gemeenskap heg in dié mate wat dit individue in staat stel om hul volle potensiaal te bereik. Ter stawing van hierdie siening voer ons ook aan dat ubuntu waarde heg aan die erkenning van individue. Om hierdie siening uit te bou, bied ons ‘n kreatiewe en kritiese hersiening van bestaande ubuntu-literatuur tesame met ‘n noukeurige blik op die huldeblyke aan Mandela wat ná sy dood in Engelse hoofstroomkoerante in Suid-Afrika gepubliseer is.