http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/5 2026-04-05T18:12:22Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2899 UNRAVELING THE COMPLEX TAPESTRY OF IDENTITY: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF COLONIALISM THROUGH DUL JOHNSON'S DEEPER INTO THE NIGHT Itapson, Grace This paper delves into the intricate web of identity formation and its profound connection to the enduring legacy of colonialism. Through a critical analysis of Dul Johnson's thought-provoking novel, Deeper into the Night, and employing the lens of postcolonial theory, we illuminate the multifaceted dimensions of identity as they are affected by the historical, cultural, and psychological aftermath of colonial rule. It also sheds light on how individuals and communities grapple with hybrid identities, the politics of representation, and the power dynamics inherent in the construction of postcolonial identities. This study investigates how colonialism has left an indelible imprint on the identity of the colonized. Deeper into the Night serves as an apt literary canvas through which we explore the characters' struggles with their own sense of self in the wake of colonialism's destructive forces. By examining their experiences, we uncover the enduring consequences of colonial domination, including the erasure of indigenous knowledge systems, the imposition of foreign ideologies, and the fracturing of cultural identities. 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2707 The Role of Schopenhauerian Philosophy of the “Will” And Its Implication for Suicide in Contemporary Society Fidelis, O. E. The moral permissibility of suicide has been striking yet recurrent in its presence as it affects humankind in their daily lives. There have been categories of debates in past and present by philosophers, psychologists, etc. in the bid to decipher if suicide should be seen as immoral action and such condemnable in its practice. Many have fortified the claim that once one has lost the meaning of life due to perplexities, the solution to ease pain is suicide. However, no one especially those who held suicide wrong and problematic, has tried to give a lasting solution from the root of the problem. It is against this backdrop the 19th century philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer conceived the notion of suicide from a different angle though accepting that the decision to commit suicide is impregnated by unbearable and incurable circumstances that makes life’s meaning lost. In his notion, he debunked the arguments of some monotheistic philosophers who held suicide as an immoral act and suicidal persons as cowardice. For him, they have failed to give convincing reasons for calling them so and that the only moral argument against suicide is that it is egoistic and it does not serve the highest moral goal that considers others. He held that suicide is an elusive way of ending suffering, considering that suffering is the result of the Will’s constant striving to live. To end suffering he said, one needs to indulge himself in ‘Aesthetic experience’ and ‘Denial of the will’. Hence, the crux of this work is to understand Schopenhauer’s notion of suicide and his tenet to suffering especially as conceived in his philosophy of the ‘Will’. 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2706 UBUNTU AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA IN A GLOBAL COMMUNITY: RETHINKING AFRICAN CONCEPT OF JUSTICE Fidelis, O. E. Respect for human life is the first and end of every human endeavour. Fundamental human rights constitute the hallmark, cornerstone and yardstick to measure Humanness. The progress, development and civilization of every region, continent or global community rested on observations, respect for human rights, dignity and personality. Africa with all its richness in natural resources, human resources and minerals resources is the least developed and underdeveloped continent in the world. All these are predicated on lack or deliberate, active, conscious and fully aggressive infringements on the fundamental rights of its people. There is an internally motivated wide and chronic violations of rights across Africa and this explains why Africans are scattered around the globe seeking greener pastures in terms of security, job opportunities, and decent living. The harsh treatment administered to the Africans makes them become somehow a threat to the global community in the sense that most Africans have fashioned different tactics of escaping poverty, insecurity, hunger, inhuman treatment and other state-sponsored terrorism to other parts of the world through illegal means. To discuss this precarious situation, Ubuntu philosophy was rethought therefore, the global community through the United Nations and its partners ought to ensure that human rights are respected, observed and upheld in every part of Africa this is the only way the world and Africa in particular can be at peace. We adopted the analytical method in carrying out our research. 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2705 How Africa Developed Europe: A Review of Nkwazi Nkuzi Mhango's deconstructing the HIS-STORY of Africa, Excavating Untold Truth and what ought to be done and Known Fidelis, O. E BOOK REVIEW 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z