Enyimba’s Notion of Madukaku and The Question of Anthropocentricism In African Environmental Ethics

Samuel BASSEY; Thomas PİMARO

Makale detayları

Enyimba’s Notion of Madukaku and The Question of Anthropocentricism In African Environmental Ethics

Yazarlar:

Samuel BASSEY | Thomas PİMARO

Yayıncı:

Yasin Akın AYTURAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Ekoloji

Dergi:

International Journal of Environmental Pollution and Environmental Modelling 2019 Vol.2 Issue 3, pp.129-136

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000463356

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2618-6128

Özet:

 

The purpose of this study is to scrutinize Enyimba’s theory of Madukakism as a philosophy of being human within the African framework and to show its implication to African environmental ethics. Enyimba’s theory Madukakism as a philosophy of being human is founded on the notion of Madukaku. Drawn from the Igbo ontological worldview, Madukaku avers that “man is supreme”, as such, possess strong anthropocentric implication on African worldview. Enyimba Maduka’s position seems logical as it draws its inspiration from the place of humans in the ecosystem and African ontology. This paper argues that although human occupies a central position to preserve, care and tend nature for the unity and balance of the ontology and ecosystem, it is perceived as anthropoholism. It is anthro-poholism because, despite man’s central role (Anthropo), man is just a part of the (whole) environment, as such cannot exist outside the environment, and cannot be understood without allusion to the environment (Holism). This research is carried out with the philosophical method of analysis.

Makale detayları

Enyimba’s Notion of Madukaku and The Question of Anthropocentricism In African Environmental Ethics

Yazarlar: Samuel BASSEY | Thomas PİMARO

Yayıncı: Yasin Akın AYTURAN

Ana Başlıklar: Ekoloji

Dergi: International Journal of Environmental Pollution and Environmental Modelling 2019 Vol.2 Issue 3, pp.129-136

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000463356

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2618-6128

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Samuel BASSEY | Thomas PİMARO

Yayıncı:

Yasin Akın AYTURAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Ekoloji

Dergi:

International Journal of Environmental Pollution and Environmental Modelling 2019 Vol.2 Issue 3, pp.129-136

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000463356

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2618-6128