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Department of Philosophy
P.O. Box 5190
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242
Phone: 330-672-2315 | Fax: 330-672-4867
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P.O. Box 5190
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242
Phone: 330-672-2315 | Fax: 330-672-4867
Ask KSU Philosophy
Profiles
Polycarp A. Ikuenobe
Professor
Education:
- Wayne State University, Ph.D. 1993 Philosophy
- University of Ibadan, Nigeria, M.A. 1983 Philosophy
- University of Ibadan, Nigeria, B.A. 1981 Philosophy
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Selected Publications
Books
- Philosophical Perspectives on Communalism and Morality in African Traditions, Lexington Books, 2006.
- Symposia, Readings in Philosophy: Libertarianism, Pearson Custom Publishing, 2001.
Articles
- “Conceptualizing Racism and Its Subtle Forms,” Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 41 (2011): 161-181.
- “Citizenship and Patriotism,” Public Affairs Quarterly 24 (2010): 297-318.
- "Descriptive Procedural Aspects of Aquinas's Natural Law Theory," Vera Lex 5 (2004): 65-89.
- "On the Theoretical Unification and Nature of Fallacies," Argumentation 18 (2004): 189-211.
- "Logical Positivism, Analytic Method, and Criticisms of Ethnophilosophy," Metaphilosophy 35 (2004): 479-503.
- "Natural Law, Liberal Principles, and the Moral Acceptance of Rules," Vera Lex 2 (2001): 133-62.
- "Rationality, Practical Reasonableness, and the Social and Moral Foundation of a Legal System," Journal of Social Philosophy 32 (2001): 245-67.
OFFICE
Department of Philosophy320 Bowman Hall
CONTACT INFO
Phone: 330-672-0278pikuenob@kent.edu
EXPERTISE
- Philosophy of Law
- Social/Political Philosophy
- Africana Philosophy