Ifiok Journal Articles

An Appraisal of Robert Greenleaf’s Political Model and Crisis of Leadership in Nigeria ETTEUKO Dianabasi Effiong Department of Philosophy, Akwa Ibom State University Abstract This paper entitled, “An Appraisal of Robert Greenleaf’s Political Model and Crisis of Leadership in Nigeria” concerns itself with the task of employing the expository and analytic methods of philosophical investigation […]

Human Availability and Strategies of Students’ Performance in Social Studies in Junior Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria AKPAN Ukeme Sunday    Department of Social Studies, College of Education, Afaha Nsit, AKS. ASUQUO Godwin Okon Department of Social Studies, College of Education, Afaha Nsit, AKS. Abstract The study investigated the influence which the Human availability

Linguistic Hermeneutics and the Problem of Interpretation in African Thought OBIOHA Uwaezuoke Precious, PhD    Department of Philosophy, Akwa Ibom State University preciousobioha@aksu.edu.ng  Etifiok Nkereuwem Udominyang Department of Philosophy, Akwa Ibom State University udominyangetifiok@gmail.com   Abstract This paper is an expository cum analytic examination of linguistic hermeneutics and the problem of interpretation of African thought. It argues that,

An Appraisal of Nikola Tesla’s Idea of Artificial Intelligence         UDOSEN, Uforo Akpan Department of Philosophy, Akwa Ibom State University, Obio Akpa Campus Abstract This paper offers an appraisal of Nikola Tesla’s vision of artificial intelligence, exploring his prescient ideas on automation, consciousness, and the mechanization of thought. While Tesla lived long before the term “AI”

Scepticism and the Emergence of Intellectual Orientations in the History of Western and African Philosophical Traditions IBIYEMI, Sheriff Olasunkanmi     https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5290-5835 Department of Philosophy, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos   sheriff.ibiyemi@lasu.edu.ng     ONIPEDE, Gabriel Tunde https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8320-5455 Department of General Studies, Federal University of Allied Health Sciences, Enugu, Nigeria. moscoagora@gmail.com   Abstract Scepticism is an aspect of Epistemology

The Role of Jeremy Bentham’s Utilitarianism in the Quest for Socio-Economic Well Being of the Nigerian State AKPAN Victor Edem Department of Philosophy, Akwa Ibom State University akpan074@gmail.com  Abstract Over the years, Nigeria has witnessed a lot of socio-political and economic challenges. Most of the problems are associated with lack of benevolent leadership and clear

Democracy and the Challenges of Leadership in Africa ETTEUKO Dianabasi Effiong Department of Philosophy, Akwa Ibom State University, Obio Akpa Campus Abstract This paper examines the Democratic rule and the challenges of leadership in Africa.  It argues that Africa’s failures have come about largely as a result of frequent leadership change, lack of ideology, policy

Decolonizing the Absolute Presuppositions of Humanistic Studies: Towards Gendering the Humanities OLAJUMOKE Akiode PhD Department of Philosophy, Osun State University, Osogbo olajumoke.akiode@uniosun.edu.ng 08055802797 Abstract A large proportion of the basic content of the curriculum and method of humanistic studies in Africa originated from the West. It is as such the case that they will serve

Esther’s Political Intervention as a Paradigm for Women Socio-Political Activism in Nigeria    ASUKWO Edet Oko, PhD                                           Department of Religious & Cultural Studies, Akwa Ibom State University, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria     asukwooko@aksu.edu.ng       ETIEMANA Warrie Benjamin Samuel Bill Theological College, Abak, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria edymabenshalom@yahoo.com  ANIEFIOK Effiong Umanah College of Science and Technology, Ikot

An Exploration of the Parallels between Ubuntu-ism and Process Metaphysics IBIYEMI, Sheriff Olasunkanmi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5290-5835 Department of Philosophy, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria. +2348022507079, +2347031999537 sheriffolasunkanmi@gmail.com sheriff.ibiyemi@lasu.edu.ng Abstract Ubuntu is an indigenous African neologism that encompasses brotherhood, individuality, community, personhood, and even moral character. When it is a way of valuing the individual, it is also