IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IJSSMR )

E-ISSN 2545-5303
P-ISSN 2695-2203
VOL. 9 NO. 10 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijssmr.v9.no10.2023.pg125.134

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The Significance and Possible Shortcomings of African Philosophy: A Look at Ekwuru, Emeka George Afrizealotism

Oko, Agha Christopher, Yahaya Abubakar,

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Abstract

African philosophy’s and its attendant development in the twentieth century is relatively recent, traceable to some seminal texts, and ancient, drawing on cultural forms that stretch back in time and space. Since its inception in the mid-20th century, African Philosophy has become a full-fledged academic discipline. Many readers and anthologies, introductions, and other pedagogical publications have been published, along with a great number of texts striving to give an overview of the field, often in comparison with Western philosophy or with philosophies from other regions of the world. However, the discipline and pursuit is bedevilled with issue around relevance as many school of thought and scholars have not question its existence but also what its stand to achieve. Hence, in this paper, we will be examining the significance of African philosophy, and highlighting its possible shortcomings. The paper will also recommend possible solutions to the decline of African philosophy.

keywords:

Africa, Philosophy, African Philosophy, Afrizealotism

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References:

Asiwaju, A.I, (1984) Partitioned Africans, ethnic relation across Africa’s International
Boundaries 1884-1984 (Lagos: Lagos University Press) .13

Ekwuru, E.G. (2011) The Dynamics of Afriraciogenesis, the dialectics of Afrizealotism,
(Owerri: Totan Publishers) 423.

Eluwa, G I C et al, (2005) Africa and the Wider World since 1800 A.D, Enugu: Africana First
Publishers Limited. 229.

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