ABSTRACT
In the Conclusion, the central argument of the book is re-stated, namely, that the sense of solidarity derived from the Igbo idea of interconnectedness is a useful and relevant epistemic resource in modern contexts, such that, if built into (Igbo) modernization, it could give rise to a more balanced and wholesome modernity. Solidarity is indispensable for the normal functioning of modern society, for politics, culture, and other spheres of society feed off the resources of solidarity. There is perhaps no better response to the challenge of modernity in Africa, especially the epistemic challenge, than building “endangered” epistemic resources into Africa’s modernization. In doing so, we may not only enrich the scholarly discourse on modernity with exquisite epistemic resources from Africa, but we may also be realizing the much-desired vision of birthing “other” (non-Western) modernities.
