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The Ethics of Development and Transformation

The Ethics of Development and Transformation. Transformation at the UFS: Responsible citizenship and the quest for a shared morality. JC van der Merwe, Philosophy Department. UNIVERSITEIT VAN DIE VRYSTAAT • UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE • YUNIVESITHI YA FREISTATA

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The Ethics of Development and Transformation

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  1. The Ethics of Development and Transformation Transformation at the UFS: Responsible citizenship and the quest for a shared morality. JC van der Merwe, Philosophy Department UNIVERSITEIT VAN DIE VRYSTAAT • UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE • YUNIVESITHI YA FREISTATA Tel (051) 401 2237 • E-mail: vdmjc.HUM@ufs.ac.za • www.ufs.ac.za

  2. Transformationat the UFS • Transformation fatigue • The ethics of transformation versus Transformational ethics • Accommodation and tolerance versus Imagination and participation

  3. Transformation at the UFS • Nature of a University • academic institution • Republic of South Africa • constitutional democracy • University of the Free State • Public not private

  4. Responsible citizenship • The ability to: • Critically examine opinions and traditions • Understand fellow citizens • Communicate with fellow citizens

  5. A shared morality • Religious paradigm vs Human Rights paradigm • Rights vs Values • Democratic Common Sense (Habermas) • Moral Sensitivity

  6. It would be catastrophic to become a nation of technically competent people who have lost the ability to think critically, to examine themselves, and to respect the humanity and diversity of others. - Martha Nussbaum

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