1.1 Communitarianism
(a) Definition
Communitarianism is the “doctrine that advocates a regime in which personal property is absent (it is distinguished from communism by its personal character).”
(b) Source
Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa Kindle edition (Porto Editora 2013) location 47704.
(c) Meaning
This doctrine focuses on the community rather than the individual. Property does not belong anyone specific, but is to and is accessible to all equally - similar to socialism, different from communism. The individual works for the common good, his identity is the community’s; conflict is resolved by the community and ancestors and future generations are immediate family.
1.2 Ubuntu
(a) Definition
Ubuntu: “the idea that people are not only individuals, …show more content…
If a certain philosophy is defended as an African philosophy, ALP values will be used to classify it.
ALP values are characterised by the emphasis on the common good, conflicts is considered destructive and have to be solved, the community is more important than the individual, and members of the community (must) use their skills for the benefit of the whole community. The individual's humanity is not in jeopardy because the interests of the individual are those of the community and vice-versa.
There are three types of ALP that can be paired with the major historical events in the African continent: ethnophilosophy (pre-colonial), sage philosophy (colonial) and nationalistic-ideological philosophy (post-colonial). Ethnophilosophy is an intuitive philosophy that concentrates on collective thought, culture, and oral tradition of the community and mysticism. Sage philosophy concentrates on the individual thought about ethical and legal matters, where individuals with great wisdom and political for the good of the community. As for the nationalistic-ideological philosophy, it arose from the need for political organization of Africa in order to sever the colonial (and any neo-colonialism) bonds and find a way to put the principles of ALP back into society in the era of globalization and the New World
(a) Definition
Communitarianism is the “doctrine that advocates a regime in which personal property is absent (it is distinguished from communism by its personal character).”
(b) Source
Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa Kindle edition (Porto Editora 2013) location 47704.
(c) Meaning
This doctrine focuses on the community rather than the individual. Property does not belong anyone specific, but is to and is accessible to all equally - similar to socialism, different from communism. The individual works for the common good, his identity is the community’s; conflict is resolved by the community and ancestors and future generations are immediate family.
1.2 Ubuntu
(a) Definition
Ubuntu: “the idea that people are not only individuals, …show more content…
If a certain philosophy is defended as an African philosophy, ALP values will be used to classify it.
ALP values are characterised by the emphasis on the common good, conflicts is considered destructive and have to be solved, the community is more important than the individual, and members of the community (must) use their skills for the benefit of the whole community. The individual's humanity is not in jeopardy because the interests of the individual are those of the community and vice-versa.
There are three types of ALP that can be paired with the major historical events in the African continent: ethnophilosophy (pre-colonial), sage philosophy (colonial) and nationalistic-ideological philosophy (post-colonial). Ethnophilosophy is an intuitive philosophy that concentrates on collective thought, culture, and oral tradition of the community and mysticism. Sage philosophy concentrates on the individual thought about ethical and legal matters, where individuals with great wisdom and political for the good of the community. As for the nationalistic-ideological philosophy, it arose from the need for political organization of Africa in order to sever the colonial (and any neo-colonialism) bonds and find a way to put the principles of ALP back into society in the era of globalization and the New World