Recent Philosophy Project Topics and Materials (Page 4)

ABSTRACT One of the never ending processes in life is the process of knowledge acquisition which to the lay man may not constitute any problem as regards how it is acquired. But to philosophers, from time past this has constituted serious debacles. However, in philosophy, it has become the special concern of... Continue Reading

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  (A Critical Investigation) TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                    TITLE PAGE……………………………….....………            i... Continue Reading

I – THOU RELATIONSHIP IN GABRIEL MARCEL: AN EXISTENTIALIST ANALYSIS CHAPTER ONE 1.0            INTRODUCTION Life is a Mystery and not a problem; it is never an existential puzzle to human mind.  In allowing man to partake in this mysterious nature of life whose effects or manifestations are familiar to all, man ought to participate... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE:     INTRODUCTION 1.1            PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Man establishes the state in order to meet his needs. In other words, the individuals are prior to the state, and the state cannot exit outside the individuals. Hence, the... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.0     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.1     INTRODUCTION The sense of wonder is the mark of the philosophers.  Thus, according to Aristotle, “all men by nature desire to know”1.  On the same note, philosophically and otherwise, man has to give meaning to the mysteries befogging his... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.0             MODES OF BEING IN JEAN PAUL SARTRE 1.1 MEANING OF BEING. Being in all its fullness, and as the ground of all beings remains a great mystery. All the philosophical epochs have tried in diverse ways without success, to expound a wholesome review of this question. According... Continue Reading

HOW TO BE HAPPY:  A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF ARISTOTLE’S “GOLDEN MEAN” CHAPTER ONE   1.0     ARISTOTLE For the purpose of this long essay, it would be a big jump not to begin with a clear knowledge of the philosopher we are examining his philosophy. Consequently, it is pertinent first and foremost to look at the life of Aristotle, the... Continue Reading

A CRITIQUE ON FREUDIAN PSYCHO SEXUAL ENLIGHTENMENT OF THE CHILD CHAPTER ONE   PROBLEM AND BACKGROUND 1.1 INTRODUCTION In the annals of history, sex has remained a mystery to both man and the society at large. Its importance in human life is so evident, yet no single human being has been able to give a conclusive explanation of what sex is. No... Continue Reading

CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE STATE OF NATURE AND POLITICAL RIGHT IN THOMAS HOBBES CHAPTER ONE   1.1            THE STATE OF NATURE   The notion that man is a creature equipped from birth for society is a view implicit in Plato and expressly formulated by Aristotle in the genesis of his politics. Man is by nature, a political animal.... Continue Reading

LIFE CRISIS (An Evaluative Rediscovery) CHAPTER   ONE DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPTS OF MAN 1.1     Origin of Man- An Evolutionary/Scientific... Continue Reading

  TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE…………………………………………………….i CERTIFICATION………………………………………………ii DEDICATION……………………………………….………….iii... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS   TITLE PAGE…………………..…………………………………………i   CERTIFICATION……………………………………….………………ii   DEDICATION……………………………………………..…………….iii  ... Continue Reading

THE FATE OF MAN IN A SCIENTIST-TECHNOLOGICAL ERA. (A PHILOSOPHICAL EXAMINATION OF THE IDEAS OF ALEXANDER DENIS.) CHAPTER ONE 1.0            Science In The Seventies If a reasonable analysis is made of the whole periods in the history of science, the fact that science brought much innovation to mankind cannot be denied. Throughout the... Continue Reading

  CHAPTER ONE 1:0    GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1:0:1 INTRODUCTION Man, by nature, is a social animal said Plato. But every “society is made up of unique individuals who fail or succeed, are powerful or weak, not as a consequence of stratification but because of their... Continue Reading

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MACHIAVELLIAN  PRINCIPLE AND NIGERIAN SOCIETY                                                     TABLE OF CONTENT TITLE…………………………………………………….………………..i... Continue Reading

BIAFRA AGITATION: ANY JUSTIFICATION?   CHAPTER ONE BIAFRA AS LED BY CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU 1.1 The Remote Causes of the Biafra Declaration           By remote causes we mean those errors committed, mistakes made, events, etc. that in one way or the other contributed to the Nigeria’s political instability, which are often ignored,... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE KANT’S MORAL PRINCIPLES Kant in virtue of his education has a vivid appreciation of the unparallel excellence of moral value. In his ethical theory, Kant sets out to discover and justify the supreme principle of morality and the foundation on which the whole... Continue Reading

CONSCIENCE IN THOMAS AQUINAS: A PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTION  CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The modern world is characterized by violence, riots, wars, terrorism, and abortion, which constitute threats to the peaceful co-existence of men.  Analysts have strived to bring out solution to the problem in their various capacities. Both the advocates of peace... Continue Reading

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CONCEPT OF PRIESTHOOD IN IGBO TRADITIONAL RELIGION AND CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD   CHAPTER ONE 1.0         INTRODUCTION The term Priesthood is one of the oldest institutions of mankind all over the world. The reason is certainly associated with the religious propensities of man. Man is however religious by nature,... Continue Reading

THE DOCTRINE OF FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY IN JEAN PAUL SARTRE - THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES IN AN AUTHENTIC EXISTE CHAPTER ONE          1.0 GENERAL INTRODUCTION   This thesis has to do with the problem of freedom in man’s realization of authentic existence in the existentialist philosophy of Jean Paul Sartre. Looking at this topic,... Continue Reading

A CRITIQUE ON PIAGETIAN  THEORIES OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT   TABLE OF CONTENTS   TITLE……………………………………………………………...i    CERTIFICATION………………………………………………..ii DEDICATION ………………………………………….………..iii... Continue Reading

JUST STATE IN PLATO (A CRITICAL EXPOSITION) CHAPTER ONE BACK GROUND OF THE STUDY.  1.1 S tatement of the Problem The inability of man to satisfy his limitless needs arising from his self-insufficiency drives him to seek the service of others in the society. Hence, the origin of the state is traceable to the fact that man naturally is a social... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1            STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Today in Nigeria, leadership in all facets of our life - government, industry, education, church and what have you - has come to be the hub of the country’s problem. Chinua Achebe summarized... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE THE BACKGROUND TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF DETRIBALISM 1.1            Tribalism And Nigerian Political Development   Ever since the marriage between the Northern and Southern Nigeria became a reality, Nigerians have made several attempts to... Continue Reading