THE CONCEPT OF ‘POWER AND AUTHORITY’ IN NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI: AN ANALYSIS

MACHIAVELLI: AN ANALYSIS In Aristotle’s evaluation of different constitutions, he considered some as better than others. One criterion was whether rule is conducted in the…

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A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THOMAS KUHN

CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Thomas S. Kuhn’s (1962/1970) The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (SSR) is a landmark study devoted to…

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KWAME NKRUMAH’S CONSCIENCISM A PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS

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…

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A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF JOHN RAWLS’ SECOND PRINCIPLE OF JUSTICE

ABSTRACT John Rawls’ “A theory of justice” published in 1971, changed contemporary political theory. In the book, John Rawls presented a reformulation of the social…

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A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF J.J. ROUSSEAU’S CONCEPT OF EDUCATION

  CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The idea “EDUCATION” is one kind of honourific and desirable to everyone, particularly, a nation as its…

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MORALITY VIS-À-VIS REASON IN AQUINAS PHILOSOPHY A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

ABSTRACT I intend to expose the indepth meaning of reason and morality using man as the major point on this discussion, due to the higher…

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IMPORTANT REASONS WHY SEXUAL DECISION MAKING ARE NECESSARY

Abstract Adolescence, derived from the Latin word “adolescere” meaning “to grow up” is a critical developmental period. During adolescence, major biological as well as psychological…

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THE CONCEPT OF THE DIVIDED LINE IN PLATO’S EPISTEMOLOGY: A CRITIQUE

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1:1 Background to the study Plato’s divided line is a vertical line, divided unequally with the largest segment on top. These two…

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THE CONCEPT OF HAPPINESS IN ST. AUGUSTINE

ABSTRACT Socrates in the ancient period saw happiness as the offshoot of virtue. To him happiness is an inescapable desire in man. To Augustine in…

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A PHILOSOPHICAL EXAMINATION OF THE NIGERIAN RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE IN THE LIGHT OF ANDRE GODIN’S IDEAS

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Majority of the humans in the world are born into one religion or the other.[1] The environment in which we live is…

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