Ubuntu philosophy for ecological education and environmental policy formulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11952069 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Kyei–Nuamah (0000-0003-2780-3412, East China Normal University, corresponding author), Zhengmei Peng (0000-0002-6085-9461, East China Normal University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 540-561 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Philosophy of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8249 • E-ISSN: 1467-9752 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jopedu/qhae034 |
| OpenAlex | W4394804460 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 27 |
A world faced with global climate change needs actionable ways to curb its effects. We suggest that Ubuntu philosophy is a way to achieve peaceful coexistence between humans and the ecosystem. From an African perspective, we use Ubuntu philosophy’s concepts to understand how humans can create environmental policies and environmental education pedagogy. We use historical ecology and document review to explore the connections between humans, ecology, and Ubuntu philosophy. An understanding of how philosophy and ecology relate is proposed to fill the gap in the cosmological premise between the African person and ecology. The study first sets out a relational model of humans and the ecosystem, then applies the ecology of education to environmental policy formulation. The research demonstrates that humanness with humaneness and collectivism, afro-eco-communitarianism, Ubuntu consensus politics, and Ubuntugogy are concepts underlying how the essence of Ubuntu philosophy can inform an ecofriendly society. The ethno-philo-cological underpinnings help conceptualize these concepts of community. Finally, the study’s conclusion shows how the concepts of Ubuntu philosophy suggest ways to improve environmental education and policy formulation. Climate concerns can be resolved by handing responsibility to the community
Biology · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental education · Environmental ethics · Environmental resource management · Higher education · Pedagogy · Philosophy of education · Political science · Social science · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Ecology · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |