A Philosophical Appraisal On The Igbo Traditional System Of Child Upbringing, Vis-À-vis The Contemporary System

CHAPTER ONE 1.1     INTRODUCTION There seems to be universal law of preservation and conservation in nature.  Rock, seas, minerals, plants, animals and man; all endure because of this universal law of nature.  For instance, animals of both higher and lower species that breach this natural law risk extinction, as the other animals will prey on them.  Hence, all species, genus, genders, classes and families preserve their own.  In man (the higher animal), this law is particularly fundamental because it is tied to the conservation of his own existence and physical well-being.  The care of…