Contents

Innocent Ik. Enweh - Identity and Relation: From Phenomenology to the Ontology of Personhood

Cletus Umezinwa - A Hermeneutic Appreciation of Okere’s Discourse on “Egbe bere Ugo bere” as an African Concept of Justice and Peace

Lawrence Boakye - Promoting Indigenous Knowledge and Its Contributions to Sustainable Development

Uche B. Igboamalu - Appraisal of Saul Kripke’s Causal Reference Theory

E.K.E Antwi , V.S. Gedzi , F. Wiafe - Jonah: Crossing Religious Boundaries Towards Peaceful Co Existence and Development

Cletus Obasi , Philip Igbo - Sustainable Development Goals: Meaning, Ethics and Challenges for the African Youth

Discussion

A seasoned lecturer and researcher on African philosophy, Dr. A. Areji makes a critique of Dr. I. I. Enweh’s paper. Replying his critic, Dr. Enweh articulates Areji’s views in what he terms “seven objections”, giving a brief response to each objection

Book Review - Charles kenechukwu Okoro

Contributors

Innocent Ikechukwu Enweh who holds a Ph. D in philosophy from the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, is presently a lecturer in the department of philosophy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka-Nigeria. A seasoned scholar, his research interests are mainly on the trend of critical philosophy, especially in Metaphysics, Epistemology and Hermeneutics.

Associate Prof. Cletus Umezinwa is also an alumnus of Université Catholique de Louvain- Belgium and lectures Philosophy of Logic and Critical Thinking as well as Ethical Theories in the department of philosophy, Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu- Nigeria (affiliate of the University of Ibadan). Besides his major, he takes interest in debating on issues pertaining to African life, culture and thought.

Lawrence Boakye obtained his Licentiate and Ph.D in philosophy at the Holy Cross University, Rome. Currently, he lectures at the University of Ghana and with specialization in Ethics, Metaphysics and Local Epistemology. His research interests include: philosophy, culture and religion.

Uche Boniface Igboamalu did his postgraduate studies in theology at the Spiritan International School of Theology, Attakwu-Enugu (affiliate of Duquesne University Pittsburgh, USA) for a Master’s degree, and later obtained a doctorate degree in philosophy at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka-Nigeria. At present, he is the founder and Rector of Mater Dei Polytechnic, Ugwuoba-Nigeria .

Dr. Emmanuel Kojo Ennin Antwi read Biblical Theology at the Pontifical Urban University Rome for his Licentiate and later obtained a doctorate degree in Old Testament Theology & Exegesis from Albert Ludwig University-Germany. He is a senior lecturer at the department of Religious Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

Dr. Frimpong Wiafe studied theology and Ministry in the following universities: University of Ghana, Trinity Theological Seminary, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and a postdoctoral Studies in Biblical Hebrew at University of Jerusalem. He lectures in the department of Religious Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana.

Victor S. Gedzi had his studies at University of Cape Coast Ghana and Utrecht University, University of Nijmegen and Erasmus University Rotterdam- The Hague, all in the Netherlands. He is a senior lecturer in Religion and Developmental Studies in the department of Religious Studies at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.

Cletus Obasi Ph.D specialized in Conflict and Peace Studies from the University of Birmingham, England, and lectures at the Social Sciences’ unit of the School of General Studies, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus as well as the Spiritan International School of Theology, Attakwu-Enugu, Nigeria.

Dr. Philip Igbo studied Sacred Scriptures at the Biblicum, Rome (affiliate of the University of Jerusalem) and also at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. He holds the Chair of Old Testament Studies at the Spiritan International School of Theology, Attakwu – Enugu, Nigeria.

Charles Kenechukwu Okoro, a lecturer in the department of philosophy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka-Nigeria is a prospective expert in Epistemology and Analytic Philosophy, and awaits the final defense of his doctoral dissertation on “Language and Knowledge in Ludwig Wittgenstein”.