Kolawole A Owolabi
Biographic Data
| ID | 9169513 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kolawole A Owolabi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kolawole A |
| FAMILY NAME | Owolabi |
| SIGNATURE | OWOLABI K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ibadan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Globalization, Americanization and Western Imperialism
This essay argues that globalization, as it is currently being orchestrated by America, is essentially aimed at the promotion of the imperialistic interests of Western society. This hegemony is sustained by propagating the philosophy of liberalism. Liberalism and its defence of individual autonomy necessarily promotes self-interest, whether at the level of the individual or the state. To avoid the injustice and possible anarchy that may arise as …
Because of our future
The task of the philosophical discipline in environmental discourse is to reconcile scientific innovation with social values; to mediate between the urge to develop technologically and the need to protect the environment for both present and future generations. The philosophical enterprise by its nature must respond to the inherent conflict between the desire to develop technologically and the duty not to endanger the species within the ecosystem…
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Because of our future
The task of the philosophical discipline in environmental discourse is to reconcile scientific innovation with social values; to mediate between the urge to develop technologically and the need to protect the environment for both present and future generations. The philosophical enterprise by its nature must respond to the inherent conflict between the desire to develop technologically and the duty not to endanger the species within the ecosystem…
Globalization, Americanization and Western Imperialism
This essay argues that globalization, as it is currently being orchestrated by America, is essentially aimed at the promotion of the imperialistic interests of Western society. This hegemony is sustained by propagating the philosophy of liberalism. Liberalism and its defence of individual autonomy necessarily promotes self-interest, whether at the level of the individual or the state. To avoid the injustice and possible anarchy that may arise as …
Environmental ethics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 work) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Americanization (1 work) · Autonomy (1 work) · Communitarianism (1 work) · Engineering (1 work) · Engineering ethics (1 work)