Philosophy, ideology and civil society
Subtitle: selected papers from the 11th Annual Conference of the International Society for African Philosophy and Studies (ISAPS)
By: edited by J. Obi Oguejifor
Contributors: Oguejiofor, J. Obi (Josephat Obi); International Society for African Philosophy and Studies
Publisher: Living Flames Resources
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 387
Subjects: Politics and government; African Philosophy; Philosophy; Congresses; Political science
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction:; title: The concepts of philosophy, ideology, and civil society in an African context  -- by James Mburu Ndugu; title: The malaise of citizenship in Nigeria : between dreams and pragmatic action  -- by M.F. Asiegbu; title: Democratic legitimacy and the dynamics of political power  -- by J. Obi Oguejiofor; title: Gan[g]ster morality and civil society : a reflection on Nigeria's politics  -- by Anthony Chukwudi Areji; title: The nature and evolution of civil society : a leadership perspective  -- by John Ayotunde (Tunde) I. Bewaji; title: Africa and her challenge to modernity  -- by Olúfémi Táiwo; title: The NEPAD, AU, and G-8 : a critical review  -- by Kwasi Agyeman; title: Power politics, development, and the metaphysics of globalisation  -- by Francis O.C. Njoku; title: Navigating globalisation, Africa's antennae : pan-Africanism and the New Partnership for Africa's Development  -- by Iadimir Antwi-Danso; title: Critique of political ideology for Nigerian development : an imperative for philosophy  -- by Ikenga K.E. Oraegbunam; title: A philosophical defense of punishment in Yoruba legal culture  -- by Oladele Abiodun Balogun; title: Language, culture, and ideologies  -- by Blessing Ifeoma Obuasi; title: Moral discourse concerning traditional African society : refutation and reconstruction  -- by Christopher Agulanna; title: Governance in the midst of conflicts : Nigeria as a case study  -- by Segun Odunuga; title: Dividends of diversity and multiculturalism in African/Nigerian civil society  -- by J. Chukwuemeka Ekei; title: Poverty, injustice, and social disorder  -- by Udo Etuk; title: Dangers of unjust traditions and practices in Nigeria  -- by Martin Wang Anshi; title: Ideology, "religion," and formal education in Nigeria : a philosophical appraisal  -- by Izunwa Maurice O.; title: Society and integral human development  -- by Zacharie Bere; title: Integrative personhood : a metaphysical foundation for a humanized civil society  -- by Ike Odimegwu; title: Towards a revival of the African personality  -- by Sylvanus Ifeanyi Nnoruka; title: Rectifying the evils of the past : social justice and the idea of a national conference in Nigeria  -- by Adebola B. Ekanola; title: The impact of slavery on the demographic and economic growth of Africa  -- by Aloysius Obiwulu; title: Plato's Republic, democracy, and civil society in Nigeria -- by Israel Ekpo.