EKPOMA REVIEW

Reincarnation elicits the notion that the existence of man is beyond the physical life. It emphasizes the possibility of the soul’s birth into another body after death. The goal of this work is to critique Echekwube’s naturalization of reincarnation as regeneration. The study employs the philosophical method of exposition and critical analysis. The theoretical framework is founded on the theory of Naturalized Metaphysics. This theory is the work of two contemporary philosophers: James Ladyman and Don Ross. They postulated that reality which is the subject matter of Metaphysics can be explained through the employment of scientific methods. The study locates Echekwube’s description of reincarnation as biological regeneration within such a theoretical framework. It however shows that the theory does not stay true to the original objective of Metaphysics, which negotiates between two worlds, in the platonic terms, with the first being a reflection of the other. The study presents Echekwube not putting an end to the debate and concludes that Echekwube’s usage of reincarnation as regeneration is as a tool for the attainment of global harmony and peaceful co-existence.

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