ABSTRACT

This chapter examines the axiological differences between secular and religious versions of ubuntu separately from the current axiology of theism literature. I thereby develop a number of arguments for anti-Traditional African Religion, including ones based on the existence of witchcraft and magic, life force, and on being assigned a (bad) fate. I conclude that these arguments are more promising than ones that can be developed for pro-Traditional African Religion. I thereby conclude that this is evidence to favour a secular understanding of ubuntu even outside of the context of the already established arguments in the axiology of theism literature.