TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of content Abstract CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF STUDY 1.1 statement of problem 1.2 aims of study 1.3 limitations of study 1.4 scope of study 1.5 research methodology 1.6 clarification of... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY. As an area of study, intergroup relations appears to be one of the recent themes in African historiography.1 Intergroup relations has been rationalised by behavioural scientists like M. Sherif and C. W. Sherif,... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT I intended to expose the indepth meaning of reason and morality. Using man as the major point on this discussion, due to the higher rational faculty he possess over other creature. We shall also answer the question as: has reason any influence or part to play in... Continue Reading
THEISM AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL: A CRITICAL STUDY ABSTRACT The presence of evil in a world said to be created by a “Being” who is not only omnipotent, omniscience and perfectly good is problematic. It is a problem that has perturbed man for ages and coupled with various natural disaster still make the concept problematic one. How can there be a... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study is intended to examine the high scale and increasing frequency of violence witnessed in Nigeria today. As a study in ethics, it is mainly concerned with examining how peoples of Nigeria evaluate the rightness and wrongness of violence. It will further determine if there are... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The problem that C.A.C as a religious organization faces today is Division, schisms and dissensions. A Greek philosopher once said, let no one when young delay to study philosophy nor when he is old grow weary of this study for no one can come too early or... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Jos, Plateau state is a city with a high level of religious intolerance in every facet of the society. Since September 7, 2001, it experienced a violent ethno-religious crisis, which broke its innocence as a religiously tolerant state. Since then Jos has lost... Continue Reading
ABSRACT John Dewey is an American philosopher, an educator, social reformer, psychologist and a pragmatist who knew the importance of Education and the role it plays in the society. In John Dewey’s philosophy of education, he criticised the... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The belief in reincarnation is, of course, a central theme of many Eastern religions. Belief in rebirth has been reported amongst people scattered the length and breadth of the African continent. Their beliefs ranges from ‘partial’ reincarnation of an ancestor in one or several individuals strictly within the same family, to that of... Continue Reading
A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF ARISTOTLE’S CONCEPTION OF CAUSALITY ABSTRACT Causality has been variously defined, and even given an empirical understanding. Causality is derived from the term “cause which means anything capable of changing something else or that which “produces something (makes something happen; bring about the occurrence of... Continue Reading
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE MARXIST DOCTRINE OF ALIENATION AND IT’S RELEVANCE TO THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY ABSTRACT One of the fundamental issues of most socio-political debate in recent years is ALIENATION, which means “estrangement”. This essay will elucidate the doctrine of alienation in its origin until the era of Karl Marx. Much attention will be... Continue Reading
A CRITIQUE OF DAVID HUME’S EMPIRICISM 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
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... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The main aim of the research is to determine if the difference in belief is the major cause of church division, the study made use of primary data from the information obtained from the distribution of research questionnaire. The... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY This thesis springs from a genuine sense of patriotism to fashion a way forward for my beloved country. It is rather remarkable at this time there seem to be little incentive for patriotic concerns since the state had... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Euthanasia can be defined as well or good death which was intentionally done in order to relieve pain or suffering. This project work is expository, scholars have written in favour of the practice of euthanasia, there are also arguments against euthanasia. Discussions on... Continue Reading
A PHILOSOPHICAL LOOK INTO RELIGION AND FREEWILL IN THE LIGHT OF JAMES WILLIAM CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION There are two good things in life: freedom of thought and freedom of action[1]. In the whole world man is the only being that is condemned by its nature to be free as well as to be religious. So by nature man is endowed with the power of the... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study focuses on the principle of verification as A.J. Ayer posited it. Ayer had said that the meaning of a statement is the method of its verification. The study starts by researching into the Biography of Ayer and thus uncovering the factors that shaped Ayer.... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT It is popular knowledge that most counties in Africa were at one time or the other under the control of foreign countries after the Berlin conference that partitioned the continent into various parts and acted as guides for the colonial masters. However, the true sons of the soil... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This work is on the advent of Christianity in Igbodo community in Delta state, its effect and social impact. Two research methods are employed in carrying out the project. The observation and interview method. For the purpose of the study,... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The study centres on the Rites of passage in Mbosi, Community in Ihiala Local Government of Anambra State. Of particular concern to this study are Birth, Puberty, Marriage and Death rites. This stages in the life of an individuals are discussed with... Continue Reading
POWER AND AUTHORITY IN NICCOLO MACHIAVELLIS THOUGHT: AN ETHICAL EVALUATION ABSTRACT What power is and what authority is inform some serious concerns in philosophical arena. For the many, power is the ability to do something, while authority is the power to give orders and enforce obedience. There are so many views on these concepts. But in this... Continue Reading
Humankind’s quest for the control of nature has led to the waging of unwinnable wars over natural forces and manifestations. Nigeria is challenged by some environmental problems just like other parts of the world and the consequences are alarming as damages done to the environment have become evidently noticeable. Nigeria has a total land area... Continue Reading