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Inasmuch as ìfægbôntáayé«e concerns itself with the betterment of society, ethics and values are an active part of this discussion: part of the advancement of society in the Yorùbá world is a move toward a more ethical community. While these definitions will be points of contention through the chapter, ethics generally refers to an absolute, ‘universal,’ abstract set of behavioral principles, while the word ‘values’ here signals a more individual application of abstract principles.
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Odom, G. (2015). Values Beyond Ethics: From Stella Dia Oyedepo to Tess Onwueme. In: Yorùbá Performance, Theatre and Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137492791_5
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