Native American and African Ethics: We, You, I, Them, and Everyone

Both Western and Asian ethical thought have offered a variety of well-known approaches designed to guide moral thought and action, but there is a lack of research in the literature about how Native American and African thought can contribute to what it means to live an ethical life. In this chapter, I show how the communitarian approaches of Native American and African moral traditions emphasize being ethical for the sake of the community, which in turn benefits the individual. I further show how these approaches can be integrated into business and educational practices.