Abstract
Akiwowo’s inaugural address, presented to the University of Ife, Nigeria, on the occasion of his appointment as the chair of Sociology and Anthropology, challenged the writer to analyze this African sociologist’s economic, social, and political intent from an Afrocentric point of view, particularly his concept of Ifogbontaiyese (African pragmatic view of intellectual knowledge). Principles of Process Theology and philosophy frame the issues identified by Akiwowo.