Authors
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Ukwuoma, Ikeagwuchi Ikechukwu
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
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George Ohabuenyi Abah, PhD
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
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Anayochukwu Kingsley Ugwu
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
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Abstract
It has been argued that the African life is best described as communitarian and thus different from the western life which tends towards individualism. This African communitarian lifestyle is what Okolo designates with the term, ‘being-with’. It is a socio-ontological attitudinal disposition that portrays the interconnectedness of reality in the African worldview. But today, factors have emerged which lead to the emergence of strands of communitarianism; hence this paper sets out to interrogate Okolo’s version of communitarianism. However, the problem associated with Okolo’s communitarianism ranges from the question and security of the rights and freedom of individuals, imposition of the term ‘African’ to non-Africans, etc. Nonetheless, the thesis of this paper is that communitarianism best describes the African life. Expectations from this paper are exposition of both the strengths and weaknesses of Okolo’s thesis, a new communitarian conception that allows the individual rights and freedom. The methods adopted are critical, content analysis and hermeneutics.
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Author Biographies
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Ukwuoma, Ikeagwuchi Ikechukwu, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Ukwuoma, Ikeagwuchi Ikechukwu is a BA and MA holder and both were obtained from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is also a Human Resource Management Professional. He has major interests in
Existential Phenomenology, African Philosophy, Development Studies and Ethics.
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George Ohabuenyi Abah, PhD, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Abah, George Ohabuenyi, PhD is a lecturer in both Philosophy and Bioethics Departments, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He obtained his B/Phil and B/TH from Pontifical Urban University, Rome, his
Professional Diploma in Education (PDE) from College of Education, Nsukka, Nigeria, his MA and PhD in Moral Philosophy from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He has many publications on diverse
disciplines most of which centre on his areas of interest, namely; Environmental Ethics, Virtue Ethics, African Philosophy, and Philosophy of Education.
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Anayochukwu Kingsley Ugwu, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Ugwu, Anayochukwu Kingsley obtained his BA in Philosophy from Madonna University, Nigeria, Masters from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he is currently a PhD student. He is an Editor
with Premier Publishers Organization, a member of Editorial Board of Integrity Journal of Arts and Humanities. He has many publications in his name which tell volume of his areas of interest. They include Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Existentialism, Philosophy of Education and African Philosophy.
