Ubuntu: Cocreated Connectedness in Organizations

J. Goosby Smith and Josie Bell Lindsay

Chapter Chapter 2 in Beyond Inclusion, 2014, pp 7-16 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The French quote “Je pense, donc je suis,” more commonly recognized in its Latin translation, “Cogito ergo sum,” is attributed to seventeenth-century French philosopher and mathematician Rene Descartes—the father of modern Western philosophy. One of his major contributions was transcending the philosophies of Aristotle to define a dualism between mind and body.1 This dualism is clearly reflected in the opening quote of this paragraph which means, “I think therefore I am.” Though brief, this quote posits that: (1) the “I” exists, (2) the “I” engages in thinking, and, most important for our purposes, (3) the causative proposition: “I” exists because “I” thinks. This notion of existence is wholly self-contained—somewhat the epitome of individualism and self-determination.

Keywords: Diversity Issue; Instant Message; African Language; African Philosophy; Latin Translation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137385420_2

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