In defence of an autocentric account of Ubuntu

South African Journal of Philosophy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 364-368

  van Niekerk, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 60950581603     PISSN: 02580136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajpem.v26i4.31494     Document Type: Article

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