In Search of Commonalities: Ubuntu and the Transcultural Approach

Yolande Steenkamp () and Willem Fourie
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Yolande Steenkamp: University of Pretoria
Willem Fourie: University of Pretoria

A chapter in A Relational View on Cultural Complexity, 2023, pp 49-65 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter develops the view that the relational turn in the social sciences finds a dialogue partner in the relational ontologies of some more collectivistic cultures. Ubuntu, as such a relational ontology from some regions and traditions in Africa, considers human beings to be relationally constituted, rather than seeing relations as a secondary result of individual agency or societal systems. While cautioning against uncritical readings of Ubuntu, the chapter explores the relational approach to cultural commonalities in relation to the African value of Ubuntu. Specifically, the desire to explore and create cultural commonalities for the purpose of enhancing cooperation in contexts of diversity is discussed from a collective perspective on commonalities, viewing Ubuntu as a relational ontology with a resulting ethic.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27454-1_3

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