Name
Prof. Godfrey Okechukwu Ozumba
DepartmentPhilosophy
DesignationProfessor
EmailAbout Prof. Godfrey Okechukwu Ozumba
Godfrey Okechukwu Ozumba started work in October 1984. He obtained his first Degree in Philosophy in the year 1983, MSC political Economy in 1986, phD in 1995 and rose through the ranks to attain the position of Professor in the Department of Philosophy. My areas of specialization are major: Epistemology and Minor: African Philosophy and Ethics. Awards: He obtained Priuce Nyong's Best graduating Philosophy Student Award in 1983; Best graduating MA Award in 1988; Faculty of Arts Students Association's Award of Excellence. I have taught Courses ranging from History of Western Philosophy,Ethics,Aesthetics Epistemology and Philosophical Analysis to name but a few.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Certificate of Education | National High School, Aba, Abia State | 1973 | 1977 delete_forever | |
| School Certificate O’level | Community Secondary School, Mbieri, Imo State | 1977 | 1978 delete_forever | |
| B. A. (Hon.) Second Class Upper, Philosophy | University of Calabar, CRS, Nigeria | 1979 | 1983 delete_forever | |
| M. A. Philosophy | University of Calabar, CRS, Nigeria | 1984 | 1988 delete_forever | |
| Ph.D, Philosophy | University of Ibadan, Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria | 1989 | 1995 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| OZUMBA, G. O. “Integrative Metaphysics†in Ndunode Journal of the Arts and Humanities,13(1) 2018. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O. “The Pathway to Rational Globalization through the Philosophy of Integrative Humanism.†In Calabar Journal of Liberal Studies (CAJOLIS) 20(1) 2018: 1-11 | |
| OZUMBA, G. O. “Philosophy and Moral Development†in International Journal of Integrative Humanism. 8(1) 2017:1-9 | |
| OZUMBA, G. O. “Economic Diversification as a viable option: The case of Delta State†in Contemporary Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 6(5) 2016 | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “A philosophic Ground work Towards a Feminist Consciousness in Nigeria†Euro-Asian Journal of Applied Science 1(1) 2005. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., Integrative Humanism: A Spiritocentric approach to Philosophy†in Drumspeak: International Journal of Research in Humanities 2(2) | |
| OZUMBA. G. O., “Philosophy and Nigeria’s National Policy on Education: The African Symposium: An African Educational Research Journal, 4(2) 2004. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “African Traditional Metaphysics†Quodibet: Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy 6(1) 2004. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “The Role of Education in a Developing Democracy: The Nigeria case†The African Symposium: An African Educational Research Journal. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “The Moral Perspective of Human Rights†CAJOLIS: Calabar Journal of Liberal Studies VI(1) 2003:224-249. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “Whither African Epistemology†The Nigerian Academic Forum, 3(1) 2002:26-33. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “Foundationalism Versus Anti- Foundationalism in African Epistemology†The Nigerian Academic Forum Vol. 1(2) 2001:83-86. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “Epistemology and the Science of Politics†In Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy, 2(2) 2000. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “The Philosophy of Occultism and Spiritism†in Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy, 3(1) 2000. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “Analytic and Synthetic Dimensions Of African Science†In Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy, 2(1) 2000. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “The concept of Punishment and African Philosophy†in Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities vol. 1(1) 1999. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “Hybrid Morality†in Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy. 1 1998. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “Orality and African Philosophy†in The Journal of Philosophy and Development, 3(1 & 2) 1997:72-81. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “The Dialectics of Gender Crisis†in The Nigerian Education Journal (NEJ),1(2) 1997 | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “A Critique of Plato’s View of Knowledge as vision†in Kosimee: Journal of Religious Studies,1(2) 1997. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., A Review of Kwasi Wiredu’s “How not to Compare African thought with Western thoughtâ€. 126-135. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “Sovereignty and the Doctrine of the Separation of power†in Readings in Social and Political Philosophy, edited by F. A. Adeigbo, 2(1) 1994:122-138. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “An Examination of Bodunrin’s Question of African Philosophyâ€, 1994:10-15. | |
| OZUMBA, G. O., “A Recapitulation of Paulin Hountondji’s African Philosophy; Myth and Reality†26-33. | |
| OZUMBA G. O., “The Place of Epistemology in Philosophyâ€, The Journal of Metascience, 1 1993 :22-25. |
warning No Result For Grants Received.
| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symposium organized by Deeper Life Campus Fellowship. Paper Presented “the Philosophy of Occultism and Spiritism†.Now published in Sophia: an International JOURNAL of The Humanities. | Paper Presented “the Philosophy of Occultism and Spiritism†| 2011-07-11 | 2011-07-11 | |
| Departmental Seminar: Paper presented “Godfrey Ozumba’s Spiritocentric Humanism: A Conceptual Critique- A Rejoinder†Presented to a general academic audience put together by Graduate Research Forum, University of Calabar May 2,2012 Published | : Paper presented “Godfrey Ozumba’s Spiritocentric Humanism: A Conceptual Critique- A Rejoinder†| 2012-05-02 | 2012-05-02 | |
| Departmental Seminar: Paper presented “Integrative Humanism and Complementary Reflection: A Comparative Analysis. Presented on 11th July, 2011. | Paper presented “Integrative Humanism and Complementary Reflection: A Comparative Analysis. | 2012-07-11 | 2012-07-11 | |
| Conference organized by Researchers’ International Network at the University of Calabar Conference Center from the 13th to 16th October 2014. | Presented ‘’ Analysing Terrorism from the perspective of Integrative humanism’’ | 2014-10-13 | 2014-10-14 | |
| Served as Chairman ICALEL conference which took place on the 3rd- 5th May 2016. | Paper presented “from Multiculturalism to transculturalism in Public Administration problems and Prospectsâ€. | 2016-05-03 | 2016-05-05 | |
| International Conference on African Literature and English Language held at the University of Calabar in 2016, Represented the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Admin) and the Dean, Faculty of arts May 6, 2016. | 2016-05-06 | 2016-05-06 | ||
| Conference organized by Calabar Study group in honour of Prof. Joseph Ushie. | Paper Presented “Musings on Prof. Joseph Ushie as a poet and an activist†| 2018-04-02 | 2018-04-02 | |
| Researchers International Conference 2016 at the University of Benin. 16. Faculty of Arts International Conference held at the University of Calabar from 9-13th April, 2018. | 2018-04-09 | 2018-04-13 | ||
| ICALEL @ 25 International Conference on African Literature and the English Language, May 5, 2018. | 2018-05-05 | 2018-05-05 |