Every individual is an enigma that is complex, multifaceted and difficult to fathom, and that consequently demands a more comprehensive interpretation to unfurl the reality that is hidden behind one's 'persona'. The question of understanding a person is hard since one is a conglomeration of physical, psychic factors and intellectual faculties that are interwoven into the very texture of one's being. Every part relates with and controls the other and thereby entails an indispensable dependency on the other. Ever since humanity began its intellectual journey into truth, it has always taken into account the available scientific phenomena utilizing them in a proportion that fit the intellectual context. As the human mind advanced constructively and positively through the centuries in search of truth, it has never lost sight of the facts and figures that are available to 'reason' as well as 'reality' that even exceeds the sense of perception. It has constantly endeavored to go beyond the simple appearances and to probe into the possibility whether there are other realities and if the human intellect can understand them. Hence, in the attempt of human reason to find truth, there can never be a contradiction since, as the British philosopher Francis Bacon put it, "Truth is a truth is a truth".

Whatever be the branch of knowledge, the human mind always follows a method in the acquisition of the same because a disorganized observation would never yield a scientific knowledge. Logical thinking and the methodical approach are inseparable and, therefore, the absence of any one of them would make the piece of knowledge not only irrational but also chaotic. The author Miros?aw Zabierowski in the article "Metaphysical Studies and Dialogic Methodology of Science", while acknowledging how the human mind is entailed to invent a scientific approach in all the positive sciences and the impossibility of discarding such a methodology, ventures to establish that a simple and rigid application of methodology alone would not result in the attainment of truth.

Even before humans began to organize their thinking in an orderly manner, they had one or the other system of beliefs whether theistic or naturalistic, that shaped their entire life. The inhabitants Africa were no exception to it. This does not mean that no philosophical approach has ever been present on this continent. Thadei Mwereke in the article, "African Religion and Philosophy: A Search for Identity", expounds the existence of the philosophical approach to and principles in search of wisdom, even though in an implicit and unorganized manner, citing the relevant evidences that for the populace of Africa Religion and Philosophy were intertwined upholding the entire structure of their life. The admixture of Religion and Philosophy in the everydayness of life resulted in the necessary consequence of projecting the philosophical thoughts in the form of Proverbs, Myths, Art, Rituals, Symbols, African Science (magic), Moral Principles, Concept of time and eternity, Belief in the immortality of the ancestors and above all the Transcendental Being. Ultimately the author argues that for a person in Africa, Religion and Philosophy are the constitutive elements of the very life of the people.

The dispute whether the individual is superior to the State or the State is superior to the individual existed ever since humans began to live in smaller or bigger groups. Nevertheless, no single opinion occupied the prime place in the panorama of social life. Even if one were to hold on to any one of the views that would be a fallacy in the understanding of the dignity of person. Julius Wambua Mbithi in the article, "Toward an Authentic Philosophy and Political and Human Integration" attempts to point that only by upholding the dignity of the individual, the human rights of every individual and the equality of all the members of the society under governance, any political system will be able to produce a stable society.

From the point of view of a person of any faith, Jesus of Nazareth was and still is the greatest revolutionary who not only re-wrote but also revitalized the then existing moral codes of conduct. However, the commandment of loving one's enemies became a shocking statement to the hearers. Rev. Christopher Owczarek, SDB in the article, "Love of Enemies: A Smart Strategy or Something else?" takes an analytical and exegetical approach to make that commandment of loving one's enemies meaningful by tracing the external as well as internal evidences from Holy Scripture. It still remains a challenge in the modern context due to the various dimensions of human relations which have evolved in due course of time. Nonetheless, the 'Golden Rule' of Jesus of Nazareth would continue to disturb at least a few, irrespective of the differences in culture, creed, language and nationality.

The ideology of 'Common Good' in contrast to the 'Good of the Individual' remains an issue that deserves one's attention especially in the face of multifarious political philosophical thinking. Whether the needs and the welfare of the individual could be subordinated to the society and its holistic goodness is a disputed question. Henry Chukwuma Umeodum in the article, "Factors Inhibiting the Realization of Common Good in Africa" pores over the historical conditions and the sociological strata to look for some of the causes that really impede the proper understanding and the execution of the 'Common Good'. The author attempts to codify the extrinsic negative forces such as the Consequential Residue of Slavery and Colonialism and Neo-colonialism and Globalization, as well as the intrinsic negative forces such as Corruption at every level in political circles, Tribalism, Improper Leadership, Individualism, the Chaotic Conditions resulting from war and Paradox of Complacency in order to point out how they destroy the efforts to achieve the 'Common Good' of the citizens of African Continent.

Thus, the articles basically serve to diagnose the existing historical, social and economical conditions in the African society and consequently propose some possible solutions for the betterment of the people.