In Search of Our Common Humanity – Towards a Philosophy of Pluralism
- May 12, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue IV, April 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
In Search of Our Common Humanity – Towards a Philosophy of Pluralism
Sylvanus Ifeanyichukwu Nnoruka
Associate Professor, Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu, Nigeria
Abstract:-More than sixty years after the ratification of the declaration of human rights, nothing can be taken for granted and everything is possible. We are more and more indifferent to the inhuman treatment we see around us. More and more nations wage wars against the others; the number of political refugees is drastically and alarmingly increasing every day. The African continent does not seem to have recovered from the devastating effects of slave trade and colonialism. What is worse, the world is increasingly becoming insecure. Nevertheless, there is still hope. It comes from the realisation that all humans undeniably have one thing in common – that they are humans, precisely human beings. We have a common humanity irrespective of when and where our contact with the world started. It is our conviction that it is through the realisation and promotion of our common humanity that authentic peace could be achieved today. We are working on the principle that no culture is self-sufficient. The attitude ought to be: I need the Other in order to develop myself meaningfully and authentically.
I. INTRODUCTION
All humans undeniably have one thing in common – that they are humans, precisely human beings. We have a common humanity irrespective of when and where our contact with the world started. It is our conviction that it is through the realisation and promotion of our common humanity that authentic peace could be achieved today. More than sixty years after the ratification of the declaration of human rights, nothing can be taken for granted and everything is possible. We are more and more indifferent to the inhuman treatment we see around us. More and more nations wage wars against the others; the number of political refugees is drastically and alarmingly increasing every day. The African continent does not seem to have recovered from the devastating effects of slave trade and colonialism. It is generally regarded today as a forgotten continent. What is worse, the world is increasingly becoming insecure.
