TOWARDS A GENUINE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A CASE FOR KANT’S EPISTEMIC CO-OPERATIVISM IN NIGERIA Cover Image

TOWARDS A GENUINE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A CASE FOR KANT’S EPISTEMIC CO-OPERATIVISM IN NIGERIA
TOWARDS A GENUINE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A CASE FOR KANT’S EPISTEMIC CO-OPERATIVISM IN NIGERIA

Author(s): Maduka Enyimba, Ephraim Ahamefula Ikegbu
Subject(s): Politics, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy, Economic development, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: Genuine; National Development; Kant; Epistemic Co-operativism;

Summary/Abstract: Genuine and lasting development in Nigerian State and in Africa at large has been a mirage over the years. Despite the numerous efforts by governments, individuals and cooperate bodies, many aspects of the nation‘s and indeed the continent's economy is in need of development. It is in light of the above that this paper addresses the development crisis in Nigeria and by extension Africa using Kant‘s epistemic co-operativism as a yardstick. By Kant‘s epistemic co-operativism the paper refers to Kant‘s reconciliatory approach to the empiricist‘s-rationalist‘s crisis which to a large extent laid to rest the epistemic imbroglio of the 17th and 18th century BC. It is believed that following this approach, not only will Nigeria experience national growth, but also lasting peace and genuine development will become a reality in African continent.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 72-84
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English