Babalola Joseph Balogun
Biographic Data
| ID | 4051893 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Babalola Joseph Balogun |
| GIVEN NAMES | Babalola Joseph |
| FAMILY NAME | Balogun |
| SIGNATURE | BALOGUN B J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Johannesburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7102-913X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Unravelling distractions in the discourse of African decolonisation
Recent African intellectual history reflects a growing interest in decolonisation, with scholars examining this phenomenon through diverse themes and disciplinary perspectives. Some see decolonisation as vital for African agency and epistemological identity, while others argue it is unnecessary, as political independence in the twentieth century has already achieved its goals. This divide arises from differing interpretations of decolonisation; o…
Proliferation of private pre-tertiary schools in Nigeria
Nigerian parents and guardians continue to lose hope in public primary and secondary schools because of their general poor state. This has fostered a regime of proliferation of private primary and secondary schools in Nigeria. Ironically, the private schools have not provided better alternatives in terms of quality facilities and human resources. Using the epistemic foundationalist methodology as a theoretical underpinning and drawing from previo…
Individualising collectivity
The emergence of Covid-19 and its diverse impacts on human life ushered in the need to rethink some of the old ideas that humans have lived by. The desire to preserve human life amid threatening circumstances, without giving up on the values of life, requires the reordering of critical sectors of social existence. Against this backdrop, the paper aims to achieve three principal objectives. First, with the Covid-19 pandemic in mind, it reinterpret…
In Search of Authentic Personhood
The symbiotic relationship between philosophy and literature has a long history stretching back to the ancient Greek period. This perhaps is largely because these branches of knowledge share a common disciplinary boundary within the area of humanism. With the return to humanism by some contemporary movements in philosophy, this relationship has taken a methodological bent in which philosophical positions are driven home through literary forms. Th…
Decolonising philosophical analysis
Analysis has always been a core part of humanistic studies. In the domain of philosophical research, where it has assumed a larger-than-life status in the analytic tradition, analysis is a methodological device for conceptual clarification, the unpacking of loaded terms and expressions, and the achievement of overall understanding in every sphere of philosophical discourse. Scholars have expressed doubt about whether reductive analysis is an attr…
A Sartrean Approach to Ayé Ṣίṣe in Yorùbá Existentialism
The place of the world in the life of individual human being cannot be underestimated. This fact has culminated in the high esteem in which the concept of the world is held in the existentialist thinking. Using the Sartrean existentialist methodological approach, the paper critically examines the notion of the world (ayé) in the existentialist thinking of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. The paper argues that although humans find themselves thrown i…
Rethinking the aptness of the analytic method in African philosophy in the light of Hallen and Sodipo’s knowledge-belief distinction
An instance of the use of a version of the analytic method known as the “ordinary-language approach” in African philosophy is characterised by a systematic examination (for the purpose of clarity)
Philosophical foundations of human rights
Some foundations have been provided for the social validity of human rights in Western philosophical literature. Some African scholars have also sought to ground the notion of human rights within the traditional African cultural beliefs and practices. There is, however, a dearth in literature on the Yoruba notion of human rights. Perhaps this may be due to scholars’ attitude that any talk about human rights is incompatible with the communalistic …
Unravelling distractions in the discourse of African decolonisation
Recent African intellectual history reflects a growing interest in decolonisation, with scholars examining this phenomenon through diverse themes and disciplinary perspectives. Some see decolonisation as vital for African agency and epistemological identity, while others argue it is unnecessary, as political independence in the twentieth century has already achieved its goals. This divide arises from differing interpretations of decolonisation; o…
Decolonising philosophical analysis
Analysis has always been a core part of humanistic studies. In the domain of philosophical research, where it has assumed a larger-than-life status in the analytic tradition, analysis is a methodological device for conceptual clarification, the unpacking of loaded terms and expressions, and the achievement of overall understanding in every sphere of philosophical discourse. Scholars have expressed doubt about whether reductive analysis is an attr…
Rethinking the aptness of the analytic method in African philosophy in the light of Hallen and Sodipo’s knowledge-belief distinction
An instance of the use of a version of the analytic method known as the “ordinary-language approach” in African philosophy is characterised by a systematic examination (for the purpose of clarity)
Philosophical foundations of human rights
Some foundations have been provided for the social validity of human rights in Western philosophical literature. Some African scholars have also sought to ground the notion of human rights within the traditional African cultural beliefs and practices. There is, however, a dearth in literature on the Yoruba notion of human rights. Perhaps this may be due to scholars’ attitude that any talk about human rights is incompatible with the communalistic …
A Sartrean Approach to Ayé Ṣίṣe in Yorùbá Existentialism
The place of the world in the life of individual human being cannot be underestimated. This fact has culminated in the high esteem in which the concept of the world is held in the existentialist thinking. Using the Sartrean existentialist methodological approach, the paper critically examines the notion of the world (ayé) in the existentialist thinking of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. The paper argues that although humans find themselves thrown i…
Rethinking the aptness of the analytic method in African philosophy in the light of Hallen and Sodipo’s knowledge-belief distinction
An instance of the use of a version of the analytic method known as the “ordinary-language approach” in African philosophy is characterised by a systematic examination (for the purpose of clarity)
In Search of Authentic Personhood
The symbiotic relationship between philosophy and literature has a long history stretching back to the ancient Greek period. This perhaps is largely because these branches of knowledge share a common disciplinary boundary within the area of humanism. With the return to humanism by some contemporary movements in philosophy, this relationship has taken a methodological bent in which philosophical positions are driven home through literary forms. Th…
Decolonising philosophical analysis
Analysis has always been a core part of humanistic studies. In the domain of philosophical research, where it has assumed a larger-than-life status in the analytic tradition, analysis is a methodological device for conceptual clarification, the unpacking of loaded terms and expressions, and the achievement of overall understanding in every sphere of philosophical discourse. Scholars have expressed doubt about whether reductive analysis is an attr…
Individualising collectivity
The emergence of Covid-19 and its diverse impacts on human life ushered in the need to rethink some of the old ideas that humans have lived by. The desire to preserve human life amid threatening circumstances, without giving up on the values of life, requires the reordering of critical sectors of social existence. Against this backdrop, the paper aims to achieve three principal objectives. First, with the Covid-19 pandemic in mind, it reinterpret…
Unravelling distractions in the discourse of African decolonisation
Recent African intellectual history reflects a growing interest in decolonisation, with scholars examining this phenomenon through diverse themes and disciplinary perspectives. Some see decolonisation as vital for African agency and epistemological identity, while others argue it is unnecessary, as political independence in the twentieth century has already achieved its goals. This divide arises from differing interpretations of decolonisation; o…
Proliferation of private pre-tertiary schools in Nigeria
Nigerian parents and guardians continue to lose hope in public primary and secondary schools because of their general poor state. This has fostered a regime of proliferation of private primary and secondary schools in Nigeria. Ironically, the private schools have not provided better alternatives in terms of quality facilities and human resources. Using the epistemic foundationalist methodology as a theoretical underpinning and drawing from previo…
Philosophy (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Politics (3 works)