Embodying Ubuntu, through the Physical Journal as an antidote to the effects of the Anthropocene.

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Abstract

This Article will explore, how embodying an interpretation of the South African concept of Ubuntu, through a praxis via my concept of the Physical Journal, can become an antidote to the alienating effects of the Anthropocene. The current effects of the Anthropocene, are underpinned by the ideology of liberal capitalism; which has been accelerating its economic indifference to the Eco-scene since the enlightenment. This much heralded period in the 18th century, saw people with my Yoruba cultural heritage, as commodities to be bought and sold. Thus, I would have been seen, at the time of the enlightenment, as a resource to be exploited along with the environment and livestock. As a consumable resource, I would not have been considered as having any rights to the lofty claims proposed by the enlightenment philosophers of equality and more specifically: life, liberty, and property.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberIssue: Volume 21 • 2022 • Volume 21
JournalBody, Space and Technology
VolumeVolume 21
Issue numberIssue: Volume 21
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Publication statusPublished - 14 Feb 2022

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