JUSTICE FOR PEACE: ANALYSIS OF JUSTICE IN EDEH’S PHILOSOPHY OF THOUGHT AND ACTION (EPTAISM)

Ejike Akpa

Abstract


The term ‘justice’ is as old as man and the question of its meaning has remained perennial and fundamental for societal organization and inter-persons’ relationship. As valued as justice is to mankind, more so to the African; a determination of its exact meaning remains a problem. There is also the problem of setting the standard of justice especially from the African perspective. This paper is an attempt to discover what justice actually means to the African and what should constitute its standards. The paper shall embark on analysis and critique of Edeh’s Philosophy of Thought and Action (EPTAISM) as a channel to solving this double-barrelled problem. The need for this quest is in view of articulating a concept of justice that is African in origin and content; and suitable for African people. EPTAISM is wholly African, charity-based, and practically oriented. It is interplay of thought and action – philosophy and praxis – for the wellbeing of man. Justice for Edeh entails uprightness, equality, fairness, desert, practical demonstration of charity in our relationships, treating man with respect and dignity. This is as a result of the understanding of man as ‘the good that is’, deserving of care and love. Ultimately, justice for Edeh is geared towards achieving peace in the human society.

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