Gender Rationality and Social Disintegration: A Discourse On Family Ontology

Authors

  • J. I. Unah University of Lagos, Nigeria

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 manifests 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 radical philosophical sociology of filial rationality that unites children with parents in bonded human community.

Author Biography

J. I. Unah, University of Lagos, Nigeria

A Distinguished Professor at the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos.

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Unah, J. I. (2020). Gender Rationality and Social Disintegration: A Discourse On Family Ontology. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH, 6(2), 63–78. Retrieved from https://www.ajaronline.com/index.php/AJAR/article/view/375