Together in the world!: Postfoundationalism re-discovered in Ubuntu
This article investigates two questions: (1) What is the significance of a typical western philosophical concept like postfoundationalism for the African context? (2) Can Ubuntu be the key or the bridge between two seemingly distant philosophical worlds? I have been involved in two major research pr...
| Subtitles: | Wentzel van Huyssteen Festschrift |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Univ.
2021
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| In: |
Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2021, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-6 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Philosophy
/ Ubuntu (Philosophy)
/ Africa
/ Ethnografika
/ Colonialism
/ Holism
/ Interdisciplinary research
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| IxTheo Classification: | FA Theology |
| Further subjects: | B
Ubuntu
B Postfoundationalism B philosophical worlds B Van Huyssteen, J. Wentzel 1942-2022 B African Context B western philosophical concept |
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| Summary: | This article investigates two questions: (1) What is the significance of a typical western philosophical concept like postfoundationalism for the African context? (2) Can Ubuntu be the key or the bridge between two seemingly distant philosophical worlds? I have been involved in two major research projects: firstly, the exploration of the postfoundationalist paradigm and the significance of it for practical theology; secondly, a study of Ubuntu and its value for human and social development in Africa. Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article is an ethnographic journey in which I revisit and reflect on those two projects and the link between them. The reflection focuses on four concepts: interdisciplinary practice, colonialism and whiteness, fiction and research, and holism. |
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| ISSN: | 2074-7705 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Verbum et ecclesia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4102/ve.v42i2.2300 |