AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY

"The aspiration is toward equity (in Egyptian 'Maat'), and that means driving out iniquity (isft ). Maat enjoins bodily and spiritual purity, scrupulous respect for social norms, the practice of charity and generosity. Another command of Maat is that the poor should be protected ." P.222-223, AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY THE PHARAONIC PERIOD 2750-330 BC by Theophile Obenga (2004)