RELATED PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF UTUISM

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  • Simon Njuguna Waitherero

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https://doi.org/10.47941/ijcrs.325
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Utuism, Humanism, Ubuntu, Undugu and Ubinadamu

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This article provides a discussion on the Philosophy of Utuism and tries to relate the concepts with other philosophies. The main idea is to help in understanding in depth the interrelationships between the concepts which creates clear view and connections for better understanding of our theme of the study. The different philosophies discussed brings out the existing relationships and differences that outlays the actual meaning, existence and application of Utuism.

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Simon Njuguna Waitherero

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2021-09-10

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Waitherero, S. N. (2021). RELATED PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF UTUISM. International Journal of Culture and Religious Studies, 2(2), 20–40. https://doi.org/10.47941/ijcrs.325

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