Dr.Segun Gbadegesin

Blog Post #5

Dr. Segun Gbadegesin

Dr. Segun Gbadegesin overall topic of his lecture was self actualization and communal responsibility. He started out with a story about Iwa, the gog of wisdom, and Suru, the god of patience. He followed that with explaining the different things that existed before Jesus and other characters. These things were the Goddess of Ma’at, the Vizier Ptahhotep, and Pharaah Amenemope. Then before the Sharia, Kant’s groundwork, and Mill’s Utilitarianism, there were the Principles of Maat, The Books of Instruction, The Pyramid Text, and Coffin Text. During these before times the Egyptians learned and practiced truth, justice, order, balance, and harmony. They also practiced and lived their life by the Principals of Ma’at. The Principles of Ma’at were a guide towards freedom. Then he went on to introduce the Instructions of Ptahhotep, which were “humanistic maxims for the living.” A quote he stated that I really believed and enjoyed was that “ a man of character is a man of wealth.” Following the Instructions of Ptahhotep he explained the coffin text and how they were written for the tombs of nobles. The ancient Egyptians connected to the African world in many ways. They connected physically, spiritually, and philosophically. This was a different yet good lecture; however, due to his heavy accent it was a little hard to follow. Also I tried to follow the story in the beginning, but became lost with the different characters and their purpose.