The African Ethic of "Ubuntu/Botho": Implications for Research on Morality

Autor/inn/en	Metz, Thaddeus; Gaie, Joseph B. R.
Titel	The African Ethic of "Ubuntu/Botho": Implications for Research on Morality
Quelle	In: Journal of Moral Education, 39 (2010) 3, S.273-290 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7240
Schlagwörter	African Culture; Ethics; Moral Development; Group Membership; Perspective Taking; Western Civilization; Interpersonal Relationship; Antisocial Behavior; Family Relationship; Resource Allocation; Health Services; Cross Cultural Studies; Ethical Instruction; Models; World Views + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; Ethik; Moralische Entwicklung; Gruppenzugehörigkeit; Zukunftsperspektive; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Ressourcenallokation; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; Analogiemodell; World view; Weltanschauung
Abstract	In this article we provide a theoretical reconstruction of sub-Saharan ethics that we argue is a strong competitor to typical Western approaches to morality. According to our African moral theory, actions are right roughly insofar as they are a matter of living harmoniously with others or honouring communal relationships. After spelling out this ethic, we apply it to several issues in both normative and empirical research into morality. With regard to normative research, we compare and contrast this African moral theory with utilitarianism and Kantianism in the context of several practical issues. With regard to empirical research, we compare and contrast our sub-Saharan ethic with several of Lawrence Kohlberg's views on the nature of morality. Our aim is to highlight respects in which the African approach provides a unitary foundation for a variety of normative and empirical conclusions that are serious alternatives to dominant Western views. (Contains 6 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10