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

ISBN-13: 9780367590680 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 192 str.

Adeshina Afolayan

Opis

From Heidegger and Nietzsche to Fanon and Santos, the book traces a trajectory of rethinking of existing paradigms and epistemological assumptions that could enable a robust evolution of a Nigerian tradition of philosophy.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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