RESTORING HARMONY IN THE DISARRAYED NATION OF NIGERIA: PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, A VERITABLE ARBITER

Chukwuemeka Iloanya, Samuel Ifeanyi Mmoneke, Kenechukwu Makwudo

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It is only in a few countries in the world that there is no major unrest. Nonetheless, the disarray in some countries is much tense and far ravaging than in the others. Nigeria happens to be one of such deeply disarrayed countries. This lack of harmony in Nigeria has led to brokenness in almost every facet of its national existence. It has also been observed for a very long time that the three major reasons among many others for the turmoil in the country: violation of freedom, inequality and insecurity worsen as the day goes by. Based on the said observation, this paper seeks to proffer a solution with Philosophical Anthropology –a fundamental science of the essence and essential organizationof man, of his metaphysical essential origin, as well as his physical, mental and spiritual element in the world. It Places the value of man above every other value and places him as an end in itself instead of a means to an end. This paper believes that when this awareness is created, Nigerians will see insurmountable reasons for the need to respect the value of human life, hence addressing the major issues causing the persistent disarray in the nation. There will be an expose of some incidences that willaid in the understanding of the work.

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