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Papers by Nelson Osuala

Cogito: Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 2019

Advances in Media, Entertainment, and the Arts

This chapter examines the ripple effects of technological development on the environment. It expo... more This chapter examines the ripple effects of technological development on the environment. It exposes some of the environmental nightmares that has ensued from the exploitation of the ecosystem in the guise and pretext of attaining science and technological feat. The author argues that no doubt, humans have recorded unprecedented progress and breakthroughs in science and through the advent of technology; the boomerang environmental hazards have however remained colossal! This researcher argues that to manage the ambivalence and protect the environment from harm, technological advances must be conducted through a reasonable action undergirded with what the author has christened the law of mutual complementary exchange implied in the notion that humans can only survive through exchange and mutual positive interaction with the environment not as a being-in-the-world serving as a means to an end but a being-with-the-world; the latter of which shares a relationship of mutual dependence.

This book is for those who want to improve their understanding of the strategic role of philosoph... more This book is for those who want to improve their understanding of the strategic role of philosophy, communication and media play in a country's history, identity formation, and progress, especially allowing developing countries of Africa and Asia the opportunity to explore their respective nation's unique experiences as they navigate on the journey towards survival, growth and international relevance"-Provided by publisher.

Corruption has assumed a new turn in 4th Republic Nigeria, particularly wh... more Corruption has assumed a new turn in 4th Republic Nigeria, particularly where non-human animals are alleged by human animals to deep their hands into the public tilt for their selfish non-human animal purposes. This is a clear case of hypocrisy on the part of human animals in that, at one instance we contend that non-human animals are inferior to human beings and at the other instance, we affirm though inadvertently that non-human animals are not inferior but equal since they have the capacity to steal: we, therefore, are unable to steer ourselves out from the dilemma of our ambivalence to arrogate to ourselves a god-like status over non-human animals. We contend that this is another profound inhumane case of violation of non-human animals which is condemnable. We have suggested that the solution to this quagmire is first to admit that non-human animals have basic rights like human animals especially when we understand this notion of Right...

Ethnophilosophy and the Search for the Wellspring of African Philosophy

There has been a heated debate as to what actually is the nature of social science. Theorists and... more There has been a heated debate as to what actually is the nature of social science. Theorists and social scientists have been at loggerheads as they battle in an attempt to explain the true nature of social science as contrasted with ideology and why according to them, it is called social science and not science per se. Others still have argued that what we now call social science was once and is perhaps presently an embodiment of ideologies which itself cannot be said to be free of self-interest, prejudice, ethnocentrism, value ladeness etc. In an attempt to participate in this hot boiling debate, we have argued that there is a synergy between the duo of social science and ideology. We argued that the concept of value ladeness did as a matter of fact extrapolate into the different strands of social science theories and ideologies respectively but maintained that they are 'distinctively' different though they share similarities.

There has been a heated debate as to what actually is the nature of social science. Theorists and... more There has been a heated debate as to what actually is the nature of social science. Theorists and soci al scientists have been at loggerheads as they battle in an attempt to explain the true nature of social science as contrasted with ideology and why accordi ng to them, it is called social science and not science per se. Others still have argued that what we now c all social science was once and is perhaps presently an embodiment of ideologies which itself cannot be said to be free of self-interest, prejudi ce, ethnocentrism, value ladeness etc. In an attempt to participate in this hot boiling debate, we have argued that there is a synergy between the duo of s ocial science and ideology. We argued that the concept of value ladeness did as a matter of fact e xtrapolate into the different strands of social sci ence theories and ideologies respectively but maintained that they are ‘distinctively’ different though the y share similarities.

International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI), Dec 31, 2019

This paper critically examines the nature of suicide as a contemporary Socio-ethical issue. It ar... more This paper critically examines the nature of suicide as a contemporary Socio-ethical issue. It argues that the phenomenon of suicide is one that can be understood from varied standpoints, especially where it refers to the reasons why most people contemplate suicide. In this paper, I tried to show those moments in which the notion of suicide seems to project ambivalence based on some foundational ethical principles, some of which seem to justify or condemn the act of suicide. Some of the arguments thus examined include amongst others, the theological argument, domino argument, legal principles, justice argument, and utilitarian principle etcetera. It was against this backdrop that I took a bent and reached a crescendo in which case I maintained that the notion of suicide runs contrary to the fundamental ethical value of traditional Igbo aborigines of the complementary system of thought, the latter who avers that ndu bu isi (life is of supreme value). It was upon this premise as well as other principles of human co-existential experience that I condemned the act of suicide. I employed the philosophical tools of skeptic-critical evaluation cum analysis to arrive at this conclusive conclusion.

Cogito: Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 2019

Advances in Media, Entertainment, and the Arts

Ethnophilosophy and the Search for the Wellspring of African Philosophy

There has been a heated debate as to what actually is the nature of social science. Theorists and... more There has been a heated debate as to what actually is the nature of social science. Theorists and soci al scientists have been at loggerheads as they battle in an attempt to explain the true nature of social science as contrasted with ideology and why accordi ng to them, it is called social science and not science per se. Others still have argued that what we now c all social science was once and is perhaps presently an embodiment of ideologies which itself cannot be said to be free of self-interest, prejudi ce, ethnocentrism, value ladeness etc. In an attempt to participate in this hot boiling debate, we have argued that there is a synergy between the duo of s ocial science and ideology. We argued that the concept of value ladeness did as a matter of fact e xtrapolate into the different strands of social sci ence theories and ideologies respectively but maintained that they are ‘distinctively’ different though the y share similarities.

International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI), Dec 31, 2019