Citation

Unah JI. African Journal of Applied Research 2020; 6(2): 63-78.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020)

DOI

10.26437/ajar.11.2020.05

PMID

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Abstract

A tsunami of social disintegration has inundated many societies today. Spiritual ambition, unending abstractions and the doctrines of "end time" propagated and promoted by the evangelizing and conquering religions now threaten collective suicide. The incipient relegation of matriarchal rationality by patriarchal creeds promoted by the scriptures has produced incremental aggressiveness which manifest in wanton destruction of lives and the abuse and rape of the womenfolk. Unfortunately, and contrary to what modern day feminism and affirmative action principle propagate, a return to matriarchal rationality with its simple, sentimental life-ways and its lack of capacity for rigorous thinking; largely preoccupying itself with caring and loving, is not even an option. Luckily, there is now a re-awakening and a call for a return to pristine African orientation of family ontology--a path not taken which should be taken--to save humanity from the embarrassing Western sociology that pitches children against parents in the guise of child right; thus envisaging a radical philosophical sociology of filial rationality that unites children with parents in bonded human community. © African Journal of Applied Research Arca Academic Publisher.

Language: en

Keywords

Patriarchy; bonded community; family ontology; filial rationality; matriarchy