January 2022

African philosophy: A nebulous label for demeaning indigenous philosophies of people of Africa

The dark complexioned African academics have written profusely about ‘African philosophy’ and are consequently causing some confusion in the philosophic realm. A continental tag implies homogeneity of the people on the continent which is not the case. Embracing a nebulous term, ‘African philosophy’ has a semblance of emotional reactivity. The dark complexioned African academics while in European...

Author(s): Zireva Davison  

March 2022

Neonaticide: A philosophical review of the killing of neonate twins in Things Fall Apart

Neonaticide in Things Fall Apart (TFA) had relative stands, mostly intentional yet mostly unwilful. In the shame of committing neonaticide, blame and responsibility is not easily placed between the earth goddess and the parents of the neonate twins. To uphold the common weal of the community, twins born in Umuofia and the other eight Igbo villages were to be destroyed according to the divine command. The interest of...

Author(s): Ferdinard Fosu-Blankson  

May 2022

Traditional authority, nation-building and decentralization in African States: A change in perspective

African states are generally inhabited by peoples of diverse historical, linguistic, cultural and religious backgrounds. This feature of diversity in African states, arguably, poses a challenge in creating social cohesion for such multinational and postcolonial contexts. African states such as Ghana have endeavored to redress this problem by pursuing nation-building through decentralization of the authority of central...

Author(s): Nancy Oppongwaa Myles, Seth Don Arthur and Deladem Tsagli