Discourse on African Philosophy

This book explores the influence of ubuntu on South Africa's post-apartheid transitional justice mechanism, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), and-in contrast to ethnophilosophy-takes differences, historical developments, and social contexts seriously.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. African Philosophy for Change
3. Transitional Justice in South Africa
4. The South African TRC and Ubuntu
5. Ethnophilosophy: The Myth of Shared Static Ideas
6. The Diversity and Development of Ubuntu Ideas
7. Ubuntu, History, and Politics
8. Postscript
Bibliography