Ruach Sarangarajan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3892219 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruach Sarangarajan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruach |
| FAMILY NAME | Sarangarajan |
| SIGNATURE | SARANGARAJAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1553-7911 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Adults aged 65 years and older in South Africa have a responsibility to vaccinate against influenza
In this article, we draw on the thinking about incompleteness and conviviality grounded in Afro‐communitarianism ethics from the Global South to argue that adults aged 65 years and above have a prima facie responsibility to vaccinate against influenza. Notably, adults aged 65 years and above have a duty of conviviality to act in ways that limit harm to them and others. This article is intrinsically valuable to promote epistemic justice, thereby c…
Does the South African government have a duty to fund influenza vaccination of adults 65 years and older
In this paper, we draw on the thinking about solidarity, reciprocity and distributive justice grounded in Afro-communitarian ethics from the Global South to argue for institutions, particularly the South African (SA) government, have a prima facie duty to foster influenza vaccine uptake for adults 65 years and older. Although we focus specifically on the South African government to defend our position, we believe that our argument extends to all …
Ubuntu Philosophy and Mandatory Measles Vaccinations for Children
This is a primarily normative paper that draws on the thinking about friendliness grounded in an Afro-communitarian (Ubuntu) philosophy to argue for measles vaccine mandates for children below 6 years old under the assumptions that measles vaccines are safe for children in this age group, are widely available, and that children in this age-group experiences two-tiered vulnerability. Suppose the ethic of friendliness grounded in this Afro-communit…
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Ubuntu Philosophy and Mandatory Measles Vaccinations for Children
This is a primarily normative paper that draws on the thinking about friendliness grounded in an Afro-communitarian (Ubuntu) philosophy to argue for measles vaccine mandates for children below 6 years old under the assumptions that measles vaccines are safe for children in this age group, are widely available, and that children in this age-group experiences two-tiered vulnerability. Suppose the ethic of friendliness grounded in this Afro-communit…
Does the South African government have a duty to fund influenza vaccination of adults 65 years and older
In this paper, we draw on the thinking about solidarity, reciprocity and distributive justice grounded in Afro-communitarian ethics from the Global South to argue for institutions, particularly the South African (SA) government, have a prima facie duty to foster influenza vaccine uptake for adults 65 years and older. Although we focus specifically on the South African government to defend our position, we believe that our argument extends to all …
Adults aged 65 years and older in South Africa have a responsibility to vaccinate against influenza
In this article, we draw on the thinking about incompleteness and conviviality grounded in Afro‐communitarianism ethics from the Global South to argue that adults aged 65 years and above have a prima facie responsibility to vaccinate against influenza. Notably, adults aged 65 years and above have a duty of conviviality to act in ways that limit harm to them and others. This article is intrinsically valuable to promote epistemic justice, thereby c…
Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (3 works) · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (3 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Population (2 works)