Mogobe B. Ramose’s area of research is philosophy, political
science and international relations. A focus of his work is ubuntu, the
southern African concept in which philosophy, ontology and ethics are combined.
He derives his views on reparations to be paid for crimes committed under
colonialism from ubuntu conceptions of justice. Ubuntu is a Nguni Bantu term meaning "humanity".
It is often also translated as "humanity towards others” but is often used
in a more philosophical sense to mean "the belief in a universal bond of
sharing that connects all humanity".
In Ramose’s view, the ubuntu African
understanding of justice as balance and harmony demands the restoration of
justice by reversing the dehumanizing consequences of colonial conquest and by
eliminating racism.
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| Professors Mogobe B Ramose and Boaventura de Sousa Santos |
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