General Philosophy in Nigeria

Afro-Sino Ethics

In Chinese Philosophy, as exemplified by Confucianism, ethical ideals are tailored to suit the demands of practical daily existence. This means that, as with African ethics, Chinese ethics is…

Ethics (African)

Ethics is a human science. But it is not just about deducing abstract moral principles in a philosophical manner. It is about the task of decision for a living person confronted with situations…

Jim Ijenwa Unah

Jim Ijenwa UNAH (PhD) is the First University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Lagos. He was recently the Visiting Faculty Dean, Faculty of Arts, Dennis Osadebay…

Omafume Onoge

Omafume Onoge; was one of the never say die radical intellectuals that had incessantly pummelled the reactionary state apparatus that miitary Head of State, Yakwubu Gowon had attempted to plant on…

Fundamentalism

Fundamentalism; is ideological or religious intolerance. There is a clear demarcation between terrorism at an international level and the rise of fundamentalism in northern Nigeria as a…

Federalism

Federalism; is a multination-state response to ethno-cultural diversity, or partnership of various groups, each of which retains its distinctiveness and its right to autonomy or self-government….

Tai Solarin

Tai Solarin; Activist and educationist. Solarin is known for his social experiments, which he deployed as a school proprietor, his minimalism, his atheistic disposition and his participation in…

Apotheosized Alafin of Oyo, Shango, called upon in this illustration of 1870

Apotheosis

Apotheosis is the promotion of an individual to a godlike status. The term in Nigerian discourses is dominantly used in religion and in politics to denote respectively, the divinization of a hero,…

Tafa Balewa gestures his support in this photo Girl Child education

Patriachy

Patriarchy is a social system in which men wielded all powers and use it to their advantage. The issue of women subjection and oppression in Africa is a protracted contest and struggle on a…

Conservative protesters at occupy Nigeria 2012 protesting against the removal of oil subsidy

Conservatism

Conservatism is resistance to change due to preference for stability and continuity. The conservative believes in the value of history and favors traditional institutions over the abstract or…