Tolle Lege: An Augustinian Journal of Philosophy and Theology

This paper takes a critical look on the issue of human discrimination in Igwebuike ethical perspectives. It captures the convergence of authoritarianism, economic crisis and end of the Cold War as determinants of the spheres of human discrimination and marginalization in authoritarian states. These variables are simultaneously the key to understanding the role of the international community. This paper argues further that credit could be given to the international community for promoting the course of human rights and impartiality. The study employed the analytic and hermeneutic research methods and made the findings that the human discrimination is not even the phenomenon of our time but has passed through different epoch in human existence in different forms like: slave trade/human slavery, human experimentation, tribalism, marginalization, subjection of women, child trafficking, abuse or violation of fundamental human rights etc. It is also show that human beings naturally sort each other into groups based on sex, race, age, colour, and other attributes. This process of social categorization leads people to see others as either similar to themselves or as different. The consequence of this process is, once we distinguish between “us” and “them,” we begin to assume that “they” are all alike. This belief makes it easy to view in stereotyped ways others who are different. The work examine the best practices for remedying these forms of discrimination and promoting diversity in Igwebuike philosophy is to work in mutual togetherness and complementation for the well being of common good. Indeed, this study submits that people needing a boost in self-esteem are often motivated to belittle “them” in order to feel better about “us.”

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