Philosophy Research Papers/Topics

Implementing the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) System in Fish Markets in Khartoum State, Sudan

Abstract This study was carried out to isolate and identify the bacteria which contaminate the fish market in Khartoum state which may cause food poisoning. The total number of swab samples was 240, Central market 120 sample and 120 samples from Almorda market. The swab samples were collected randomly in two these fish market from different sites of the fish, workers hands, deportation cars, Porters and Aldrdaqat, Alnnazafin and Equiepment, Wholesaler and Retailer. Therefore, this work was ca...

CHI: IN SEARCH FOR AN EXPLANATORY PRINCIPLE FOR THE INTERRELATEDNESS OF IGWEBUIKE PHILOSOPHY

Abstract  This  work  is  a  search  for  the  basis  of  intersubjectivity  in  the  African  worldview conceptualized in Igwebuike philosophy. This piece found the basis of intersubjectivity of the African reality in Chi, which carries a variety of meanings among the Igbo-African people. However, the nuance of Chi that is employed here is that which understands it as the  divinity  in  every  huma...

‘IGWEBUIKE’ PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Abstract Contrary to the opinion of some scholars which holds that science is independent of particular worldviews  in  its  presuppositions  and  method,  this  paper  argues  that  although  the presuppositions of science have no worldview content, science may provide evidence that has bearing on a certain worldview belief. This dependence on a worldview is what gives science some level of political autonomy, that is, some kind of ...

IGWEBUIKE AND LANGUAGE: IN SEARCH OF AN ONTOLOGICAL TOOLBOX FOR IGBO-AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY

Abstract Human  beings  are  by  nature  enshrined  in  an  inescapable  world-hood  web  called language.  As  a  symbolic  construction  and  human  agenda  setting  in  semantic  space, language  ensures  the  application  of  social  meaning,  control,  culture  and  social knowledge.  As  a  result  o...

THE IGBO-AFRICAN KOLA NUT AS A SYMBOLIC MANIFESTATION OF ‘IGWEBUIKE’ PHILOSOPHY

Abstract Among  the  Igbo  of  eastern  Nigeria,  symbols  are  not  only  important,  but  have  become indispensable in their daily lives. Several symbols used include: Ofo, which is a symbol of authority;  Ogu,  the  symbol  of  innocence;  Ikenga,  a  symbol  of  strength,  uprightness, success, integrity and ancestry; Mbari, the symbol of culture and aesthetic...

‘IGWEBUIKE’ AS A CONCEPTUALIZATION OF IGBO-AFRICAN WORLDVIEW

Abstract The relationships in the African universe point to the fact of the dynamics of a personal and  universal  world,  and  the  reality  that  the  human  person  is  a  composition  of  lived embodiment with the world while at the same time experiencing his/her own body. This interaction between the personal world of the human person and the universal world is possible because, just as the heart of the human...

IGWEBUIKECRACY: THE IGBO-AFRICAN PARTICIPATORY SOCIO-POLITICAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE

Abstract  African traditional political systems are often categorized as monarchical or aristocratic, as such, as having no  place  for  democracy. European and  African political  thinkers see democracy  as  a  system  of  government  that  began  in  Greece  and  was  imported  from Europe  to  Africa.  Contrary  to  this  opinion,  this  piece  ar...

IGWEBUIKE AND THE QUESTION OF SUPERIORITY IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY OF KNOWLEDGE

Abstract A  cursory  glance  at  the  different  developments  in  the  different  epochs  in  the history  of  philosophy  reveals  the  continuous  resurfacing  of  the  problem  of superiority  in  the  scientific  community  of  knowledge.  In  Plato  we  see  an exaltation  of  the  discipline  of&nbs...

On the Origin and Principles of Igwebuike Philosophy

Abstract Every philosophical position has an origin and the principles that guide  or  gives  value  to  the  pattern  of  thought  in  question.  The origin  is  usually  the  result  of  a  reaction  to  a  particular circumstance  that  is  either  real  or  conceptual.  This  work  is  a response to the question...

IGWEBUIKE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: A NEW TREND FOR SCIENTIFIC AND WHOLISTIC INVESTIGATION

Abstract  The organic and departmental  nature of reality  calls  for  a method  of  research that both respects the organicness and departmentalness of realty. It is in this regard that this work introduces the Igwebuike research methodology, in an attempts at widening the scope of research methodologies. It is an indigenous, first because it has its origin in an African word- Igwebuike which literally means “there is strength in number” but speaks...

PHILOSOPHY OF ESSENCE, IBUANYIDANDA AND AYATUTU ONTOLOGY: SEEKING THE WHOLE FROM THE UNITS

Abstract It has been argued that Aristotle’s Philosophy of Essence is linked to the crisis of relationship and global disorder. In politics, economy and religion, his theory of substance and accidents has been argued as a bivalent metaphysics that draws a line between what is and what is not. This paper argues that, this thesis has wider implication not only in metaphysics but also in all the sciences of human relations because the same line runs through race, faith, gender and ethnicity, ...

Calibration of High Dose Rate Cobalt-60 Source Using a Farmer Type Chamber in A Locally Constructed Hollow Phantom

ABSTRACT An important aspect of general quality assurance program for brachytherapy dosimetry is source calibration. Vendors assign large uncertainties of up to ±10 % for the stated source calibrated values. It is thus important to check the vendor stated calibration. There are three main methods of calibrating brachytherapy sources and they are the “Free- in – air” method, using a re-entrant(well ) type chamber and using a thimble (Farmer) type ionization chamber in a phantom. The ma...

Assessment of the Reliability of Thermal-Hydraulic and Neutronics Parameters of Ghana Research Reactor-1 Control Systems

ABSTRACT The thermal–hydraulics and neutronics parameters of GHARR-1 control systems were assessed for its reliability after 18 years of operation using the Micro-Computer Closed Loop System (MCCLS) and original Control Console (CC). The MCCLS and some components that control the sensitivity and the reading mechanism of the meters on the control systems have been replaced with new ones over the years, due to ageing, repairs and obsolescence. The results show that when reactor is operated a...

The Philosophy of Political Liberalism, The Global Order and The Question of Justice

ABSTRACT The issue of transnational justice was made popular in the 20th century by the American liberal philosopher, John Bordley Rawls, who tries to evolve a conception of justice that would be applicable at the transnational level. Unfortunately, his liberal prescription for transnational justice does not provide for any principle of redistributive justice that would be morally obligatory at the international level and, as such, fails to adequately address the question of justice at that ...

Virtue Ethics and The Duty of Veracity in Physician-Patient Relationship

ABSTRACT The duty of veracity or truth-telling, a condition in medical practice which requires that patients be told the truth at all times about their medical diagnosis has generated ethical challenges in modern medical practice. Previous studies have examined the problem of veracity using principle-based ethical theories like deontologism and teleologism. These theories, however, failed to provide a basis for resolving the dilemma of truth-telling because of the conflicting nature of the p...


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