Naslov
Ubuntu or Everything Is Connected. African Anthropological Humus for Fertile Global Ecology

Autori
Singbo, Odilon-Gbènoukpo

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Laudato si’ – prema klimatskoj i društvenoj pravdi. Laudato Si'-Towards Climate and Social Justice / Turza, Zoran ; Sršen, Andreja ; Kieβig, Sebastian ; Sertić, Marija ; Pardon, Đurica - Zagreb : Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište ; Veritas - Glasnik sv. Antuna Padovanskog, 2023, 99-109

ISBN
978-953-8014-84-0

Skup
Međunarodna znanstveno-stručna konferencija „Laudato si’ – prema klimatskoj i društvenoj pravdi“

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 04.06.2021. - 05.06.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
Ubuntu ; One Health ; global bioethics, responsible action, intercultural approach

Sažetak
The content of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, which united not only Church circles around the impending threat of climate change but also people of all sociopolitical strata, clearly testifies to ecological issues as fundamental anthropological issues. In this sense, every culture and every person becomes an active protagonist and participant in the process of preventing the dangers. In the encyclical, concepts can be found that emphasize not only the need for joint action but also explicitly and repeatedly stress how every local act resonates and affects the whole, that is, the entire planet. Therefore, it can be said that everything is truly interconnected—for better or for worse. African wisdom has a special term for this concept of inextricable interconnectedness: ubuntu. In the context of ecology, this concept starts from the fundamental cause of the ecological crisis—man. Ubuntu simply means I am because you exist ; I am because you are you. Ubuntu is the belief and faith in the unique and universal interconnectedness of the human species. This awareness dictates some social behaviors that affect not only the well-being of people but also of the environment. It is precisely for this reason that such wisdom enters the logic of global bioethics and can be synonymous with the promotion of singular health, although not in the spirit of biocentrism but rather in the responsible positioning of man in the created and God-given world. In connection with the pandemic and all the events around it, ubuntu clearly demonstrates that no one can save himself by himself and that we can only »save« the world as responsible co-creators and collaborators with each other, and all of us together with God. A prerequisite for the continuation and preservation of God’s work of creation is an awareness of our shared concern for our humanity as the foundation and starting point that requires synergetic and responsible behavior toward other creatures—animal and plant. Every nation and every individual has something to offer to this shared awareness and concern. In this sense, ubuntu becomes African wisdom with a universal ecological dimension.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija, Teologija

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