Dukor’s African Unfreedom and Moral Responsibility

John Ezenwankwor

Department of General Studies, Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo, Owerri, Nigeria.

DOI: 10.4236/ojpp.2013.31A035                

Abstract

It is axiomatic for most African scholars that the colonizers are responsible for the present problems facing the African continent. This is given much credence by Maduabuchi Dukor citing a barrage of issues which in summary pointed to the fact that the legacy of the colonizers to the African continent was ill willed to create chaos and therefore to make the African perpetually dependent on the colonizers. This paper accepts this fact but insists that the African as a human being with free will and responsibility cannot continue to blame the colonizers when he has choice either to reject the colonial predetermined events or to accept them taking responsibility for his actions.

Keywords

Africa; Freedom; Unfreedom; Moral Responsibility

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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