In the article, Colonialism: A philosophical profile by Olufemi Taiwa, Taiwa goes on to explain the lack of Modernity in Africa as compared to her other post-colonised neighbours. Taiwa argues the theory that colonialism is a cause in the underdevelopment if Africa and has a direct link to modernity. He gives the distinctive types of colonization’s which took place in the globe and how these differences mean colonization cannot be generically defined. Further he explains that colonization lead to “subverting modernity rather than. enhancing it” with the African context.
Taiwa states that colonization should not be given one boxed definition and quotes Robert Delavignette on the discontinuation between the two types of colonization which he …show more content…
Colonies of exploitation were converted for their resources and the primary aim of white colonists was to exploit those resources for the benefit of Britain (Taiwa ,2010:36) and all other forms of development – the growth of the economy, the wellbeing of natives and progression of infrastructure - were placed aside with no intention of prioritising these. The colonialist had the main goal of using what they found in the land, both natives and indigenous resources, to their benefit. The colonized in the case pf colonization two were seen to be sub human, or rather as defined by Taiwa himself a sui generis who were not on the same level, or even further lac ked the capacity of being able to work with the …show more content…
Africa was excluded from modernity in five ways, Taiwa (2010) lists them as 1) exclusion for the European stimulated modernity by not giving Africans the option of self-rule, he argues that by not giving them this choice the colonists had the ability to make decisions which kept Africa backwards than the rest of the world which paced it in its current predicament. 2) The absence of citizenship from colonies led to denying subjectivity and imposing sociocryonics. 3) The colonized were excluded from participation in the legal and political systems that were available to citizens of mother countries which led to the dominance of coercion in the operating of colonial states.4) Natives were excluded from participation in forms of social ordering and acquisition of forms of social consciousness and attempts of social ordering such as trade unions were punished by the state.5) Africans were not seen as humans therefore were not regarded as humans ,this exclusion lead to lack of care in
Taiwa states that colonization should not be given one boxed definition and quotes Robert Delavignette on the discontinuation between the two types of colonization which he …show more content…
Colonies of exploitation were converted for their resources and the primary aim of white colonists was to exploit those resources for the benefit of Britain (Taiwa ,2010:36) and all other forms of development – the growth of the economy, the wellbeing of natives and progression of infrastructure - were placed aside with no intention of prioritising these. The colonialist had the main goal of using what they found in the land, both natives and indigenous resources, to their benefit. The colonized in the case pf colonization two were seen to be sub human, or rather as defined by Taiwa himself a sui generis who were not on the same level, or even further lac ked the capacity of being able to work with the …show more content…
Africa was excluded from modernity in five ways, Taiwa (2010) lists them as 1) exclusion for the European stimulated modernity by not giving Africans the option of self-rule, he argues that by not giving them this choice the colonists had the ability to make decisions which kept Africa backwards than the rest of the world which paced it in its current predicament. 2) The absence of citizenship from colonies led to denying subjectivity and imposing sociocryonics. 3) The colonized were excluded from participation in the legal and political systems that were available to citizens of mother countries which led to the dominance of coercion in the operating of colonial states.4) Natives were excluded from participation in forms of social ordering and acquisition of forms of social consciousness and attempts of social ordering such as trade unions were punished by the state.5) Africans were not seen as humans therefore were not regarded as humans ,this exclusion lead to lack of care in