Philosophical racism and ubuntu: In dialogue with Mogobe Ramose
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2020
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Taylor & Francis
Abstract
This article discusses two complementary themes that play an important role in contemporary South African political philosophy: (1) the racist tradition in Western philosophy; and (2) the role of ubuntu in regaining an authentic African identity, which was systematically suppressed during the colonial past and apartheid. These are also leading themes in Mogobe Ramose’s African Philosophy Through Ubuntu. The first part concentrates on John Locke. It discusses the thesis that the reprehensible racism of many founders of liberal political philosophy has lethally infected liberal theory.
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Role of ubuntu, Political liberalism, African identity, Philosophical racism, Genesis and justification
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Maris , C . (2020). Philosophical racism and ubuntu: In dialogue with Mogobe Ramose. South African Journal of Philosophy.39(3), 308-326. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02580136.2020.1809124