AFRICAN LOGIC
Abstract
As a major branch of philosophy, logic deals with the basic principles, techniques and methods for distinguishing good arguments from bad arguments. It focuses on the validity and/or the soundness of our reasoning processes. It is through the instrumentality of logic that we can distinguish between truth and falsity, consistency and inconsistency, validity and invalidity, etc. in our daily usage of language. Logic is a prerogative of the human person as a rational being. However, some scholars have argued for the non-existence of African Logic. This position has troubled the mind of the researcher. The pertinent questions now are: Is there anything like African Logic? If yes, what is the nature of African Logic? Therefore, employing the philosophical method of analysis, this study strongly argues that there is African Logic. It maintains that an organized life, like that of the African people, cannot be possible without the tool of logic that is anchored on the culture of the people. This study finally submits that African Logic is a major branch of African Philosophy which deals with the thought-pattern, language and worldviews of the African in the African world.