Emmanuel Iniobong Archibong

University of Uyo | UNIUYO · Department of Philosophy

African literature is replete with stories about the tortoise as a major character. The tortoise as an allegory symbolizes several moral and epistemic universals such as 'truth', 'wisdom', 'knowledge', 'ego' and so on. Stories about the tortoise are always captivating and enchanting to children in their naïve years. The continual representation of...

Animals are believed to be endowed with life force in traditional African Worldview. This life force can be used to enhance or strengthen that of humans. There are deep underlying significant features in animals that give them a unique behavioral pattern. In the social sphere of human existence in traditional African worldview, snake is associated...

Waste generation and management poses a big challenge in the world today especially in Africa and this is occasioned by a huge population and a new cultural lifestyle. Apart from biodegradable waste, there are toxic wastes that are harmful both to humans and the ecosystem generated from man's industrial activities. These hazardous wastes contaminat...

In this article, we examine the intersection of energy and colonialism in Africa. Specifically, we argue that at the core, colonial projects are driven by the imperative to transform the potential energy stored in colonized (or colonizable) subjects into mechanical energy for the production of wealth. We cohere how the search for new forms of energ...

The verifiability theory of meaning was introduced to delineate scientific statements from metaphysical ones via language. The project was intended to make for clarity of meaning of words especially as it is held that most statements we make are useless, meaningless and out of context. This work attempts to show, by way of analysis, that applying t...

Language has severally been viewed as a collection of words, phrases, and sentences. For some, it is a habit system, acquired accidentally and extrinsically. It is further regarded as a structure of forms and concepts based on a system of rules that determine their interrelations, arrangement, and organization. Language also has a relationship with...