A study in African socio-political philosophy
Subtitle: essays in honour of Prof. Muyiwa Falaiye
By: edited by Anthony Akeregbe, Samuel B. Jegede, and Dotun Ogunkoya
Contributors: Falaiye, 'Muyiwa
Publisher: University of Lagos Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lagos, Nigeria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9789785024890
Subjects: Philosophy; African Philosophy; Political science; Social conditions
Notes: Collection of papers in honor of Falaiye's fiftieth birthday.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Muyiwa Falaiye : the man, the philosopher  -- Anthony Okeregbe; title: Introduction  -- Anthony Okeregbe, Samuel B. Jegede and Dotun Ogunkoya. -- Part I:; title: Toward some philosophies of decolonisation and development.; title: The essence of African socio-political philosophy  -- Moses Debo Gbadebo; title: Ontological presuppositions in Marcus Garvey's and Malcolm X's philosophies of black liberation  -- Edwin Etieyibo; title: A critical evaluation of ujamaa in Julius Nyerere's political philosophy  -- Anthony Okeregbe; title: A quest for social order : in advancement of Obafemi Awolowo's political paradigm  -- Okpowhoavotu Dan Ekere; title: An exposition of the concept of freedom in Nkrumah's Towards colonial freedom  -- Peter Oni; title: An analysis of Sékou Touré's concept of people's power  -- Peter Oni; title: Muyiwa Falaiye's philosophy of cultural adaptationism : an introductory appraisal  -- Sirajudeen Owosho. -- Part II:; title: Issues on the praxis of African socio-political philosophy.; title: Poverty, leadership and the problems of Africa's underdevelopment  -- Samuel Babatunde Jegede; title: Africa, the West and the search for rectificatory justice  -- Peter Osimiri; title: The African mind in a globalised space : an existential reflection  -- Anthony Okeregbe; title: The idea of justice in African socialism  -- Chris Osegenwune; title: Liberal democracy and Africa's quest for development : a critical exposition  -- Eric Eromosele Usifoh; title: Philosophy and social purpose : appraising African socio-political philosophy -- Modestus N. Onyeaghalaji.