On the Origin and Principles of Igwebuike Philosophy

Abstract 

Every philosophical position has an origin and the principles that guide  or  gives  value  to  the  pattern  of  thought  in  question.  The origin  is  usually  the  result  of  a  reaction  to  a  particular circumstance  that  is  either  real  or  conceptual.  This  work  is  a response to the questions of the origin and principles of Igwebuike philosophy,  and  more  so,  the  question  of  its  peculiarity:  is  it  a philosophy that is common only to the Igbo or is it a philosophy that  has  a  universal  relevance?  This  work  has  argued  that Igwebuike  is  a  philosophy  that  is  described  with  an  Igbo  word, however,  with a universal relevance and appeal. Reacting to the question  of  the  basic  principles  on  which  Igwebuike  philosophy stands, this work discussed the four basic principles of Igwebuike philosophy. These principles include: the principle of identity, the principle  of  contrariety,  the  principle  of  hierarchy  and  the principle of unity. For the purpose of this research, the indigenous wholistic method of inquiry was employed.