4 research outputs found
The Fallacy in Future Generations’ Argument for Environmental Sustainability
Get PDFThe importance of a healthy environment cannot be overemphasized since a healthy
environment is not only fundamental to our own health but is also our life-support
system. Surprisingly, the state of our environment today bears a sour testimony to
destructive anthropogenic activities. It suffices us to argue that untamed human
activities on the environment have led to the degradation and pollution of the air, water
and land; thereby threatening the existence of life on the planet earth. In response,
many environmentally concerned scholars have come up with different arguments
aimed at solving, as well as checking the environment from the apparent current spate
of deterioration. The most noticeable argument among all is the one that anchors its
vehemence of environmental sustainability on the interest of future generations.
Consequently, this paper argues that the quest for environmental sustainability would
be more plausible and less controversial should the efforts centre more on the present
generation of all organisms. This view is predicated on the fact that, as currently
advanced, the future generations’ argument is fallacious and cannot carry the burden of
environmental sustainability that is predicated on it
Responsible cyberspace engagement: Towards Omolúàbí ethos for Nigerian youth
Get PDFBackground: Cyberspace is understood in this paper as a place for possible moral and immoral conducts, just as it is the case with physical societies across the world. However, the Nigerian cyberspace has, in recent times, experienced increase in moral decadence, with young people engaging in acts of vices, including disrespect, fraud, and phishing among other cybercrimes. This set of behaviours negates the values expected of a well-ordered and well-meaning cyberspace, all of which threaten physical societal cohesion and ethical standards.
Aims: This paper examines Omolúàbí ethos, a traditional embodiment of moral principle of the Yoruba people, as a remedial framework. The Omolúàbí ethos places virtues such as good character, respectful conduct, gentleness, honesty, trust, humanness, among others, as a necessity for building a responsible society, even in the cyberspace.
Methodology: Being philosophical research, the paper adopts qualitative method to unpack the relevance of ancient Yoruba proverbs and ethical practices to contemporary online engagement.
Findings: The paper argues that if the Omolúàbí ethos is imbued into cyberspace culture, through the medium of philosophical counseling in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency, it could help ensure a more suitable online environment where respect, dignity, and virtue are paramount.
Conclusion: This paper contributes to scholarship by positioning an indigenous ethical framework for addressing contemporary cyberspace's ethical challenge
Colonial Urban Centers, Economic Security, Identity Bonding, and the Emergence of Ethnic Associations in Nigeria: 1920 to 1960
No full textThis is a book chapter from Fragmented Identities of Nigeria: Sociopolitical and Economic Crises. Book description from publisher:
In Fragmented Identities of Nigeria: Sociopolitical and Economic Crises, edited by John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji and Rotimi Omosulu, readers are offered essays which explore the historiogenesis and ontological struggles of Nigeria as a geographical expression and a political experiment. The transdisciplinary contributions in this book analyze Nigeria as a microcosm of global African identity crises to address the deep-rooted conflicts within multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic, multi-religious, and multicultural societies.
By studying Nigeria as a country manufactured for the interests of colonial forces and ingrained with feudal hegemonic agendas of global powers working against the emancipation of African people, Fragmented Identities of Nigeria examines the history, evolution, and consequences of Nigeria’s sociopolitical and economic crises. The contributors make suggestions for pulling Nigeria from the brink of an identity implosion which was generated by years of misgovernance by leaders without vision or understanding of what is at stake in global black history. Throughout, the collection argues that it is time for Nigeria to reassess, renegotiate, and reimagine Nigeria’s future, whether it be through finding an amicable way the different ethnicities can continue to co-exist as federating or confederating units, or to dissolve the country which was created for economic exploitation by the United Kingdom
The Fallacy in Future Generations’ Argument for Environmental Sustainability
Get PDFThe importance of a healthy environment cannot be overemphasized since a healthy environment is not only fundamental to our own health but is also our life-support system. Surprisingly, the state of our environment today bears a sour testimony to destructive anthropogenic activities. It suffices us to argue that untamed human activities on the environment have led to the degradation and pollution of the air, water and land; thereby threatening the existence of life on the planet earth. In response, many environmentally concerned scholars have come up with different arguments aimed at solving, as well as checking the environment from the apparent current spate of deterioration. The most noticeable argument among all is the one that anchors its vehemence of environmental sustainability on the interest of future generations. Consequently, this paper argues that the quest for environmental sustainability would be more plausible and less controversial should the efforts centre more on the present generation of all organisms. This view is predicated on the fact that, as currently advanced, the future generations’ argument is fallacious and cannot carry the burden of environmental sustainability that is predicated on it
