Abstract
In our world today, what is meant to be human is shrouded in mystery as a result of two major factors. The first being globalization and its attendant Information Communication Technology (ICT). The second having to do with the universal drive towards economic achievements and material acquisition. Following these, the essence, worthiness and self-authenticity of the human person is almost eroded. This paper presents Madukakism as a philosophy of being human in contemporary Africa. It makes the claim that, the idea of Madukakism when imbibed by all and sundry, will restore human dignity and worth as well as foster global peace. The philosophical methods of conversationalism, exposition, conceptual clarification and deduction were employed to show that Madukakism is drawn from the word Madukaku, which is an Igbo concept that represents, explicates and exposes the true nature of human being. Madukaku connotes the quality and value, which the being
Highlights
Ifeanyi Menkiti and Kwame Gyekye have articulated different notions of being human in African thought
While recognizing the merit of some of their propositions, this paper has gone further to present the position that the concrete nature of being human in Africa is encapsulated in the idea of Madukaku, which is that a person or being is human because he/she is worth more in quality and essence than other things
The approach of conceptual clarification is employed to explicate and expose the meaning of Madukaku and Madukakism, while employing deduction to arrive at the conclusion that Madukaku is the basis of being human in contemporary Africa
Summary
Ifeanyi Menkiti and Kwame Gyekye have articulated different notions of being human in African thought. It is argued that personhood is the intrinsic ontological virtue of a person that distinguishes him/her as a human being. The approach of conceptual clarification is employed to explicate and expose the meaning of Madukaku and Madukakism, while employing deduction to arrive at the conclusion that Madukaku is the basis of being human in contemporary Africa. This paper is both practically and theoretically significant, in that it aids in solving the problem of misguided self and the search for self-identity or authenticity which are at the root of racial bigotry, and crisis of human relations in the globe. The fact, that an embrace of Madukakism as a philosophy of being human, restores man’s dignity and worth and fosters global peace, justifies this research
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