Premium
Materials Science in the Developing World: Challenges and Perspectives for Africa
Author(s) -
Rosei Federico,
Vayssieres Lionel,
Mensah Patrick
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200802222
Subject(s) - humanity , compassion , hospitality , aesthetics , materials science , environmental ethics , theology , philosophy , history , archaeology , tourism
“Africans believe in something that is difficult to render in English. We call it ubuntu or botho. It means the essence of being human. You know when it is there and when it is absent. It speaks about humanness, gentleness, hospitality, putting yourself out on behalf of others, being vulnerable. It embraces compassion and roughness. It recognizes that my humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together” (Desmond Tutu)