AQUINO Journal of Philosophy

Over the years, conflict has been a recurring phenomenon in many nations of this planet earth. This is incumbent on the fact that the human nature is not devoid of conflict due to various biological, psychological and social factors. For instance, from the perspective of evolution, conflict is necessary for survival because humans competed for food, territory and mates which likely contributed to the development of conflict as a natural aspect of life. Also, human beings are social beings with complex emotional and cognitive needs, conflict often arise among them owing to differences in values, beliefs and goals. Humans equally have an inherent tendency towards aggression or competition as a way to secure resources and ensure survival, and tend to interpret the world through their own biases, leading to misunderstandings or misinterpretations of others' actions. These biases, such as in-group bias can fuel conflicts, as people may be more prone to perceiving threats or insults based on their pre-existing beliefs. This paper points out that even though there are many attempts made, and methods employed to resolve conflict, and great efforts have been made in our climes regarding global peace, world peace, conflict avoidance, conflict management and conflict resolutions, we still experience disasters, mayhem, acrimony, wars which have taken a toll on many nations’ development. There is therefore, the need to explore more avenues to fight the course of conflict to enhance national development. This paper advances the position of a philosopher with particular interest in the philosophy of Ibuanyidanda noetic propaedeutic to address the issue of conflict for national development.

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