PHILOSOPHY PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 61. A CRITIQUE OF THE MORAL AND RELIGIOUS NIHILISM IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF FRIEDRICH NI...

  » GENERAL INTRODUCTION Statement of problem Down the stages of the history of philosophy, the modern philosophy of consciousness, attention has been directed to the mastery of the natural world. This is a period whose character of rational optimism was diametrically opposed to tradition and authority upon which stood the veracity and logic of primitive religion. It has been a period oriented to the ...Continue Reading »

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• 62. THE DISTORTED IMAGES OF AFRICAN CONTINENT: A HEIDEGGERIAN INTERPRETATION

  » GENERAL INTRODUCTION What do you expect would come to the minds of many, assuming you stand on Mountain Everest and shout the word “Africa” to the hearing of all mankind? Arguably, many (especially Westerners) would immediately succumb to the idea that Africa is a place of tribal slaughters, massacres, urban slums, skeletal children, people infested with AIDS; a place where the earth i...Continue Reading »

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• 63. THE MORAL DECADENCE IN NIETZSCHE’S PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS

  » CHAPTER ONE THE NOTION OF MORALITY 1.1 The Exact Definition of Morality In making moral choices, the morality of one’s actions does not depend entirely on the sincerity of the intention or the evaluation of the motives, but it must be determined according to objective criteria drawn from the nature of the person and his acts. – Pope John Paul II to a medical Moral Workshop, January 20,...Continue Reading »

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• 64. FRIENDSHIP OF UNEQUALS IN ARISTOTLE’S NICOMACHEAN ETHICS VIS-A-VIS GODFATHERIS...

  » GENERAL INTRODUCTION Since inception of the current administration in Nigeria in 1999, a major political problem that has plagued the country and has become a socio political problem is “Godfatherism.” Politics in Nigeria has become a business venture where everyone struggles to participate. To this, S. U. Togbolo opines, politics in Nigeria has become an investment where the investors...Continue Reading »

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• 65. A Critique of Kwasi Wiredu’s Concept of Truth

  » CHAPTER ONE THEORIES OF TRUTH My essay centers especially on the epistemological conviction of Kwasi Wiredu with regards problem of truth. My intention in this essay is to critically evaluate all the strands of Wiredu’s argument in support of his thesis that there is nothing called truth that is different from opinion. I contend that in arguing that truth is nothing but mere opinion, Wiredu ...Continue Reading »

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• 66. The Role Of Thymus In The Progress Of History In The Light Of Francis Fukuyamaâ€...

  » ABSTRACT Human history has witnessed a course of events which some philosophers have argued is directional. Nike AIR Max 2017 Dames While some argue that this movement is random, Nike Air Max 2016 Dame others have argued that it is directional and is moving towards an end: the end of history. Nike Free 3.0 V4 Goedkoop Francis fukuyama in his book The End Of History and The Last Man argued that his...Continue Reading »

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• 67. A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF J.S MBITI’S AFRICAN CONCEPTION OF TIME

  » ABSTRACT J.S Mbiti contended that Africans perceive time composition of events which must be lived through. He contended further, that one can from such ontology, arrive at the understanding of African philosophical concepts. This essay attempted a critical examination of Mbiti’s view on Africans’ conception of time, and to show that Mbiti’s Africans’ conception of time, is...Continue Reading »

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• 68. Utilitarianism in John Stuart Mill: A Critical Appraisal

  » INTRODUCTION In the history of philosophy, it is believed that the ultimate end of man is happiness and the only way that leads to (through which one achieves) such goal is by living a moral or virtuous life. Living a virtuous life implies exhibiting and behaving morally right. Consequently, man employs laws of which its objective is to augment the total happiness of the community as it legislates...Continue Reading »

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• 69. Aristotelian Concept of Good Government

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Government is ubiquitous, its rules and laws affect important aspects of our lives, just as its actions and inactions determine, in very significant ways, the quality of our existence. But although the activities a governments have, for a long time, been fundamental to human existence, not many people have a clear understanding of the fo...Continue Reading »

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• 70. THE JOHN LOCKE’S THEORY OF PERCEPTION

  » INTRODUCTION The primary purpose of this essay is to critically examine Locke’s theory of perception. This theory of perception is more like a theory of knowledge in which sense experience is the true source as opposed to reason. It is derived from the branch of philosophy called ‘epistemology’ which originated from the Greek word ‘episteme’ meaning knowledge. Knowled...Continue Reading »

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• 71. UTILITARIANISM IN JOHN STUART MILL (A CRITICAL APPRAISAL)

  » GENERAL INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION In the history of philosophy, it is believed that the ultimate end of man is happiness and the only way that leads to (through which one achieves) such goal is by living a moral or virtuous life. Living a virtuous life implies exhibiting and behaving morally right. Consequently, man employs laws of which its objective is to augment the total happiness of the commu...Continue Reading »

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• 72. A PHILOSOPHICAL CRITIQUE OF KARL MARX’S CONCEPTION OF RELIGION

  » ABSTRACT Religion is a contested notion because different persons have different view of what it is. Religion is fundamental because no society can exist without it as part of their culture, it is also part of human nature. This research attempted to analyze the meaning of religion, its positive and negative aspects in a society and also an attempt was made to analyze its importance in an ideal so...Continue Reading »

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• 73. AN EXAMINATION OF DAVID THOREAU’S MODERNIST UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC

  » ABSTRACT An often cited definition of music is that it is an “organized sound”. Most contemporary music are often associated with loss of vitality, soul and ability to evoke emotions and aesthetic experience. The study investigates David Thoreau’s modernist understanding of music with the aim of identifying whether his concept of music differs immensely from the conventional unde...Continue Reading »

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• 74. WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: A PHILOSOPHICAL APPRAISAL

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.1. INTRODUCTION Women empowerment is human right that lies at the heart of development and achievement of millennium development goals. There is sample historical evidence to indicate that, there is discrimination against women all over the world and this is due to common belief that women are inferior to men. Evidence abound in philosophical circle about derogatory perception of wom...Continue Reading »

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• 75. PHILOSOPHICAL EVALUATION OF THE INVIOLABILITY OF HUMAN LIFE IN THE LIGHT OF PO...

  » ABSTRACT Life is a precious gift of God to man. It is a truism that individuals value at least their own lives. There is that instinct in human [person to preserve his own life. God at creation made man and woman the crown of all his creatures by making them in his own image and likeness. Thus no man is a product of chance, since all is and will always be a product of the creative love of the Supr...Continue Reading »

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• 76. AN EVALUATION OF KARL MARX’S IDEA OF CAPITALISM

  » ABSTRACT The history of man shows that people came together at a point in time to form society. The reason for this is for human beings to have a peaceful co existence, society therefore is a human creation. How can a society be adjudged as just? These are question yearning for answers and a great concern for political philosophers. The idea of capitalism has it’s origin in the west and it i...Continue Reading »

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• 77. CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA: THE ROLE OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY

  » CHAPTER ONE THE CONCEPT OF CONFLICT AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT Conflict is the incompability of goals and values between two or more parties in a relationship, combined with the attempt to control each other and antagonistic feelings towards each other. It is a state of discord caused by the actual or perceived opposition of needs, values and interests.1 It exist whenever incompatible activities occu...Continue Reading »

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• 78. CONCEPT OF GOOD GOVERNMENT

  » Concept Of Good Government ABSTRACT Albert Einstein, in a letter to a Rumanian friend Maurice Solvine from Princeton U.S.A. Nike Air Max 2017 Heren Goedkoop on April 10, 1938, says: “A fashion rule each age, without most people being able to see the tyrants that rule them” Although man as Aristotle opines is a political animal who desires and longs to live in a community with his speci...Continue Reading »

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• 79. FEMINISM IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

  » Feminism In The Philosophy Of Simone De Beauvoir A Critical Analysis ABSTRACT Feminism is one of the philosophical concepts that has raised a lot of controversies in all human societies. Nike AIR Max 2017 Goedkoop It is a theory, ideology and a humanistic philosophy that incorporate men and women for the upliftment and development of the society. Air Max Tailwind 8 Goedkoop To this end, Simone De ...Continue Reading »

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• 80. UJAMAA IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF JULIUS NYERERE A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

  » Ujamaa In The Philosophy Of Julius Nyerere A Critical Analysis ABSTRACT In the slavish imitation of an alien way of life, Nike Air Max 2014 Dame the African created in himself a kind of desire for western ideals, value and culture, and devaluing of things. African and thus confirmating the progress and success of the western process of dehumanization. As a result, Nike Air Max 95 360 Heren the Afr...Continue Reading »

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