Chapter 15 Relational normative thought in Ubuntu and Neo-republicanism

Anglo-American and European normative philosophy is essentially individualist in character, while African philosophy is of a collectivist kind. Such general statements are common within the comparative literature on these philosophical traditions. Individualism considers the individual, taken separa...

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description Anglo-American and European normative philosophy is essentially individualist in character, while African philosophy is of a collectivist kind. Such general statements are common within the comparative literature on these philosophical traditions. Individualism considers the individual, taken separately, to be of sole and ultimate concern. Thaddeus Metz develops an alternative account based on the fundamental value of harmonious relationships without invoking any perfectionist underpinning. In fact, Metz’s approach does not pertain to character. Republicanism arguably formulates the most powerful challenge to liberalism within contemporary Anglo-American and European philosophy. The republican tradition is older than the liberal one, going back to Athens and Rome and the adaptation of ancient political thought in the early modern period. Proponents of the philosophy of Ubuntu consider humane relationships as the core concern of normative thought. Republicanism, by contrast, starts from a negative account of what kind of relationships should be avoided, namely relationships of domination.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1217032025-03-04T09:57:20Z Chapter 15 Relational normative thought in Ubuntu and Neo-republicanism Gädeke, Dorothea Africa, Bioethics, Black, Comparative, Cultural, Decolonial, Decolonizing, Language, Guilt, History, Identity, Philosophy, Politics, Race, Slavery, Anglo-American and European normative philosophy is essentially individualist in character, while African philosophy is of a collectivist kind. Such general statements are common within the comparative literature on these philosophical traditions. Individualism considers the individual, taken separately, to be of sole and ultimate concern. Thaddeus Metz develops an alternative account based on the fundamental value of harmonious relationships without invoking any perfectionist underpinning. In fact, Metz’s approach does not pertain to character. Republicanism arguably formulates the most powerful challenge to liberalism within contemporary Anglo-American and European philosophy. The republican tradition is older than the liberal one, going back to Athens and Rome and the adaptation of ancient political thought in the early modern period. Proponents of the philosophy of Ubuntu consider humane relationships as the core concern of normative thought. Republicanism, by contrast, starts from a negative account of what kind of relationships should be avoided, namely relationships of domination. 2023-11-17T08:28:09Z 2023-11-17T08:28:09Z 2023-09-07T09:47:24Z 2019 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/76156 9781138344952 9781138344969 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/121703 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/76156/1/9780429438189_10.4324_9780429438189-17.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/76156/1/9780429438189_10.4324_9780429438189-17.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/76156/1/9780429438189_10.4324_9780429438189-17.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9780429438189-17 10.4324/9780429438189-17 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Debating African Philosophy Universiteit Utrecht 626e72f0-c3c3-4cc5-8541-f623da772c05 9781138344952 9781138344969 Routledge 21 open access
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