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Utuism: The African Definition Of Humanism

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  • Njuguna Waitherero

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Then human person is the only created being who can transcend the limits of his very being, to comprehend, grasp and appreciate the Creator and even investigate the Being qua Being. In this venture, man realizes that even he himself is a complex reality that is fused into a Metaphysical World. We therefore investigate ourselves concisely. What is the reality underlying our very being? Is the reality that defines and/or composes an individual common to all humanity, and if yes, what is the nature of that reality? This paper expounds on the background of Utuism in relation to humanism from the African perspective. The paper further provides prejudices from earlier scholars that helps in understanding the human person. Further, a review of human person from Western and African Philosophers is also provided.

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  • Njuguna Waitherero, 2019. "Utuism: The African Definition Of Humanism," Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Religion, IPRJB, vol. 2(1), pages 45-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:bdu:ojjpcr:v:2:y:2019:i:1:p:45-66:id:972
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