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Philosophy and National Development in Nigeria: Towards a Tradition of Nigerian Philosophy book cover

1st Edition

Philosophy and National Development in Nigeria Towards a Tradition of Nigerian Philosophy

By Adeshina Afolayan Copyright 2018
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge
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What does it imply for Nigerian philosophers to conscientiously and engagingly reflect on Nigeria as a place of philosophy and as a dynamic plural context of socioeconomic, political, cultural and ethnic problems? Any answer to this question automatically constitutes the opening salvo to the reflection on the evolution of a Nigerian tradition of philosophy and philosophizing. This book represents... Read more

Dedication



Preface & Acknowledgements





Introduction





Chapter One



The Incidence of Philosophy in Nigeria



Chapter Two



The Homo Academicus Nigerianus





Chapter Three



The Nigerian State Encounters Philosophy





Chapter Four



Western Epistemology and Popular Epistemologies





Chapter Five



Nigerian Philosophy without Nigerians? Tradition, Philosophy, and Plurality





Chapter Six



The National Character of Philosophy





Chapter Seven



Philosophy and the Idea of Thinking





Chapter Eight



Bios Theoretikos /Bios Politikos: Theory, Practice, and the Challenges of a Nigerian Tradition of Philosophy





Chapter Nine



Social Philosophy as Social Hope: Nigerian Philosophy and the Archaeologies of Governance





Conclusion: Envisioning Nigeria: Towards Postmetaphysical Nigerian Philosophy



Biography

Adeshina Afolayan is a Lecturer at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

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