The pantheistic view of nature enshrined in African traditional religious beliefs and thought sys... more The pantheistic view of nature enshrined in African traditional religious beliefs and thought system has propelled a myriad of African scholars to hold that human-nature relations is environmentcentered. This is a result of the ineptitude of some scholars to critically analyze the complexity involved in the discourse on human-nature relations in traditional African religious beliefs. An in-depth understanding of African traditional religious environmental ethics requires a full grasp of African ontology. On this note, to clear this age-old misconception about traditional African notions on humannature relations, this research aims at simplifying the complexity or ambiguity surrounding the discourse. The paper argues vehemently that African religious belief in human-nature relations is absolutely anthropocentric.
International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI), 2019
Violent stories are often sale outs on local news outlets, while many locals longs to hear it. Ho... more Violent stories are often sale outs on local news outlets, while many locals longs to hear it. However, experiencing violence increases our fears and becoming a victim results heightens our mistrust of others. This phenomenon has lead many philosophers to speculate on how to reaction and manage conflict. Some answers we seek for on how to respond to violence are grounded in the praxis of Jesus as depicted in different historical books. There is, however, a tension in the account of Matthew, between Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount and the violent endings of some of the parables, some of His actions and speeches. This paper seeks to expose Jesus non violence and violent response to conflict situations.
OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal, Jul 19, 2018
What occupies a conspicuous stead among the multifarious concatenation of issues that stir the mi... more What occupies a conspicuous stead among the multifarious concatenation of issues that stir the mind about philosophy is the question: how do human beings become conscious of their belief in the supra-sensible being? As an appendage enquiry, one might ask further: do they become conscious of them through the senses? Or, are they revealed to them intuitively through the rational faculty? Even more seriously, are these beliefs generated from their daily experiences? Many scholars have attempted to grapple with these questions. However, within the clime of Annang philosophy, belief in “Obot” shows that everyone is endowed with knowledge from birth. But, John Locke in the modern era of British philosophy argues in contradistinction to this basic belief among the Annang, by maintaining that the mind at birth is completely empty, and hitherto likened to a clean slate (a tabula rasa). This Locke an thesis, once placed at par with the sagacity of some traditional beliefs, would seem not to hold much water. To this end, our study presents the belief in “Obot” among the Annang people of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, as a fecund reasonable, philosophical model for the question of belief in its religious epistemological dimension. Again, as a defensible metaphysical model, the belief in “Obot” shows that the outcome of what we know or become in life is a product of our innate endowment at birth. The deterministic character and the rationalistic coloration of the belief in “Obot” among the Annang people shows that nature plays a vital role in knowledge acquisition. All we know in the world has its root in nature; and it is under this clime that children are said to possess knowledge innately. Armed with the nitty-gritty of these permutations, this study attempts to x-ray the belief in “Obot” among the Annang people as a vestige to the rejection of Locke’s critique of innatism for a belief in “Obot”. Keywords: Innatism, obot, belief, annang philosophy, empiricism Cite this Article Samuel Akpan Bassey, Nelson Robert Enang, John Gabriel Mendie. Innatism in Locke and the Belief in “OBOT”: A Contrastive Study. OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal. 2018; 8(2): 10–17p.
International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI)
Violent stories are often sale outs on local news outlets, while many locals longs to hear it. Ho... more Violent stories are often sale outs on local news outlets, while many locals longs to hear it. However, experiencing violence increases our fears and becoming a victim results heightens our mistrust of others. This phenomenon has lead many philosophers to speculate on how to reaction and manage conflict. Some answers we seek for on how to respond to violence are grounded in the praxis of Jesus as depicted in different historical books. There is, however, a tension in the account of Matthew, between Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount and the violent endings of some of the parables, some of His actions and speeches. This paper seeks to expose Jesus non violence and violent response to conflict situations.
The pantheistic view of nature enshrined in African traditional religious beliefs and thought sys... more The pantheistic view of nature enshrined in African traditional religious beliefs and thought system has propelled a myriad of African scholars to hold that human-nature relations is environmentcentered. This is a result of the ineptitude of some scholars to critically analyze the complexity involved in the discourse on human-nature relations in traditional African religious beliefs. An in-depth understanding of African traditional religious environmental ethics requires a full grasp of African ontology. On this note, to clear this age-old misconception about traditional African notions on humannature relations, this research aims at simplifying the complexity or ambiguity surrounding the discourse. The paper argues vehemently that African religious belief in human-nature relations is absolutely anthropocentric.
International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI), 2019
Violent stories are often sale outs on local news outlets, while many locals longs to hear it. Ho... more Violent stories are often sale outs on local news outlets, while many locals longs to hear it. However, experiencing violence increases our fears and becoming a victim results heightens our mistrust of others. This phenomenon has lead many philosophers to speculate on how to reaction and manage conflict. Some answers we seek for on how to respond to violence are grounded in the praxis of Jesus as depicted in different historical books. There is, however, a tension in the account of Matthew, between Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount and the violent endings of some of the parables, some of His actions and speeches. This paper seeks to expose Jesus non violence and violent response to conflict situations.
OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal, Jul 19, 2018
What occupies a conspicuous stead among the multifarious concatenation of issues that stir the mi... more What occupies a conspicuous stead among the multifarious concatenation of issues that stir the mind about philosophy is the question: how do human beings become conscious of their belief in the supra-sensible being? As an appendage enquiry, one might ask further: do they become conscious of them through the senses? Or, are they revealed to them intuitively through the rational faculty? Even more seriously, are these beliefs generated from their daily experiences? Many scholars have attempted to grapple with these questions. However, within the clime of Annang philosophy, belief in “Obot” shows that everyone is endowed with knowledge from birth. But, John Locke in the modern era of British philosophy argues in contradistinction to this basic belief among the Annang, by maintaining that the mind at birth is completely empty, and hitherto likened to a clean slate (a tabula rasa). This Locke an thesis, once placed at par with the sagacity of some traditional beliefs, would seem not to hold much water. To this end, our study presents the belief in “Obot” among the Annang people of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, as a fecund reasonable, philosophical model for the question of belief in its religious epistemological dimension. Again, as a defensible metaphysical model, the belief in “Obot” shows that the outcome of what we know or become in life is a product of our innate endowment at birth. The deterministic character and the rationalistic coloration of the belief in “Obot” among the Annang people shows that nature plays a vital role in knowledge acquisition. All we know in the world has its root in nature; and it is under this clime that children are said to possess knowledge innately. Armed with the nitty-gritty of these permutations, this study attempts to x-ray the belief in “Obot” among the Annang people as a vestige to the rejection of Locke’s critique of innatism for a belief in “Obot”. Keywords: Innatism, obot, belief, annang philosophy, empiricism Cite this Article Samuel Akpan Bassey, Nelson Robert Enang, John Gabriel Mendie. Innatism in Locke and the Belief in “OBOT”: A Contrastive Study. OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal. 2018; 8(2): 10–17p.
International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI)
Violent stories are often sale outs on local news outlets, while many locals longs to hear it. Ho... more Violent stories are often sale outs on local news outlets, while many locals longs to hear it. However, experiencing violence increases our fears and becoming a victim results heightens our mistrust of others. This phenomenon has lead many philosophers to speculate on how to reaction and manage conflict. Some answers we seek for on how to respond to violence are grounded in the praxis of Jesus as depicted in different historical books. There is, however, a tension in the account of Matthew, between Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount and the violent endings of some of the parables, some of His actions and speeches. This paper seeks to expose Jesus non violence and violent response to conflict situations.
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