Arguments and Clarifications: An Encounter between J O Chimakonam and M I Edet on the Ibuanyidandaness of Complementary Ontology (Monograph of the Calabar School of Philosophy) (Volume 1)

Arguments and Clarifications: A Philosophical encounter between J. O. Chimakonam and M. I. Edet on the Ibuanyidandaness of Complementary Ontology with a feature essay by Prof. Innocent I. Asouzu and foreword by Prof. Godfrey O. Ozumba is a scholarly and argumentative work made up of a three part essays, the second being a critical response to the first and the third being a response to the second in that order. The subject of the debate is the theory of ibuanyidanda ontology as propagated by Prof. Asouzu. J. O. Chimakonam in his essay attempts to question the ibuanyidandaness of the theory with strings of critical objections. In response, M. I. Edet, an advocate of complementary ontology confronts Chimakonam’s objections with equally provocative arguments. On the whole, the work used the tool of philosophy to unearth and shape discourse on African philosophy and thought. This monograph is designed to present important research results and informed theses well-defended by scholars and to present rigorous dialogical engagements between scholars on topics of intellectual dispute.