A Philosophical Analysis of Emergent Issues in Art, Religion and Culture for Educational Development in Africa
Anselm Adodo1,Paul Jackson Ireyefoju2,Benedicta Ehi Momodu3
Citation : Anselm Adodo,Paul Jackson Ireyefoju,Benedicta Ehi Momodu, A Philosophical Analysis of Emergent Issues in Art, Religion and Culture for Educational Development in Africa International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education 2018, 5(1) : 127-134
One of the major philosophical challenges emerging from the issue of art, religion and culture in Africa is the relegation of the essential attributes which constitute them. And the adoption of a strange civilization in their places seems to make the African learner a confused being. Unfortunately, the African learner becomes a victim of miseducation because the education offered has little or no bearing on the African worldview. The purpose of this paper is to attempt a philosophical examination of the emergent issues arising from art, religion and culture, and how education can help to resolving them in order to train the mind so that he can understand the world around him. This is against the belief that with education the human mind is capable of transcending the issues which becloud the reality of the African worldview. What impact, then, can education make in the development and promotion of art, religion and culture in Africa? Because the dimensions of education are ubiquitous, covering every aspect of human endeavour, it was presupposed that education needs to take into consideration the nature of our being and existence, in order to build and maintain the qualities which make man human, have sense of cooperation, togetherness and belongingness, as well as free the mind from unverified belief. This is because the uniqueness of a people is inherent in art, religion and culture. African philosophical approach was adopted in examining the emergent philosophical issues surrounding the totality of the African continent.