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

Areas of Scholarly/Teaching Interest:

Philosophy of Law, Social/Political Philosophy, Africana Philosophy

Selected Publications:

Books

1. Philosophical Perspectives on Communalism and Morality in African Traditions, Lexington Books, 2006.
2. Symposia, Readings in Philosophy: Libertarianism, Pearson Custom Publishing, 2001.

Articles

1. "Descriptive Procedural Aspects of Aquinas's Natural Law Theory," Vera Lex 5 (2004): 65-89.
2. "On the Theoretical Unification and Nature of Fallacies," Argumentation 18 (2004): 189-211.
3. "Logical Positivism, Analytic Method, and Criticisms of Ethnophilosophy," Metaphilosophy 35 (2004): 479-503.
4. "Natural Law, Liberal Principles, and the Moral Acceptance of Rules," Vera Lex 2 (2001): 133-62.
5. "Rationality, Practical Reasonableness, and the Social and Moral Foundation of a Legal System," Journal of Social Philosophy 32 (2001): 245-67.
6. "The Meta-Ethical Issue of the Nature of Lying: Implications for Moral Education," Studies in Philosophy and Education 21 (2002): 37-63.
7. "Moral Epistemology, Relativism, African Cultures, and the Distinction Between Custom and Morality," Journal of Philosophical Research 27 (2002): 641-69.

Office Phone: 330/672.0278
Website: http://www.personal.kent.edu/~pikuenob
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