Abstract: | This article is an attempt to apply philosophical investigation and reflection on African belief in reincarnation which the author regards as an unreflective common man's view; it is an attempt to discover the inherent inconsistencies in such a belief; it also essays to redefine the African concept of reincarnation in line with African ontology or theory of being, so that the vocable 'reincarnation' which, according to the African philosophy of language, is just a 'raw material', may be given appropriate meaning or be dropped entirely. Notes. |