Day: October 16, 2026

In contemporary philosophical and psychological discussions, the definition of the human person defaults to a Eurocentric paradigm of isolated self-consciousness, which can be characterized as selfishness. We picture the self as an autonomous, self-contained ego navigating the world independently, where identity is primarily an internal achievement of mind and private will. However, if we were … Read more

Honestly, non-Western philosophies and critics often view communal societies as entirely deterministic, where the individual is submerged within the group and stripped of personal agency. However, the indigenous Igbo worldview, vividly brought to life through Chinua Achebe’s literary art, refutes this simplistic dichotomy. At the very center of individual identity and self-actualization lies one of … Read more