In current day Nigeria, the environmental problems are teething and little or nothing is being do... more In current day Nigeria, the environmental problems are teething and little or nothing is being done to curb these problems. This work is on John Passmore’s Man’s Responsibility for Nature: Implications for deforestation in Nigeria. According to this study, deforestation is defined as the long-term drop of tree cover below the minimal 10 percent criterion. The work also exposes the views of Passmore, which is that man should see himself as a steward of nature and, therefore, should not adopt a despotic attitude in relation to nature but rather be a gardener of nature. The problem that this work addresses is that of human relations with the environment, which is said to be despotic. Thus, the work looks at the problem of deforestation, its causes, and its effects in Nigeria. The work employed the method of critical analysis to get a better understanding of the issue of deforestation in Nigeria and the implications of Passmore’s view on man’s responsibility for nature on the issue of d...
This work is on Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic and desertification in northern Nigeria: An Ethical App... more This work is on Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic and desertification in northern Nigeria: An Ethical Approach. Desertification is a global environmental problem that has affected both developed and developing countries in various parts of the world. Nigeria is one of the countries south of the Sahara faced with fast desert encroachment, with notable effects on the northern part of Nigeria. The study showed that desertification has been experienced and reported in the northern part of Nigeria since the 1920s, but its effect or impact has been glaring since after the famine of 1971–1973. The problem this work looks at is the issue of desertification in northern Nigeria. Consequently, the study looks at the problem of desertification in Nigeria and analyses it with Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic. This work employed the method of content analysis to get a clarification of Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic and how it can be applied to the problem of desertification. The analytic method was also used to look...
This work is on Paul Taylors Biocentric Ethics: A Survey of Contemporary Environmental Conflicts.... more This work is on Paul Taylors Biocentric Ethics: A Survey of Contemporary Environmental Conflicts. When we accept the concept of biocentrism there is bound to exist conflicts between interests and cultural values of humans and the well-being of nonhuman living beings. These conflicts as we shall see need fair resolution principles because they are equal competing claims. Thus, the concept of equality here deals with the fact already established. This work exposes that both humans and nonhuman living beings of the wild have inherent worth of their own, which deserve respect and consideration. In other words, they both have right‘ to pursue and attain their own ends without hindrance of any sort
The study investigated ethical considerations and science diplomacy on coronavirus disease (Covid... more The study investigated ethical considerations and science diplomacy on coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in Nigeria. The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Nigeria has spread quickly to about 34 states out of the 36 states and over 5000 persons have tested positive as at the time of this research after the first index case of an Italian and there is a projection that in coming days and weeks the number of infected persons and states will increase. The study was guided by two objectives and also adopted the normative ethical theory. The study employed the methods of exposition and critical analysis to explain better the ethical issues and science diplomacy of Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Data was sourced from secondary sources such as journal articles, newspaper, books and internet sources. The findings of the study showed that the citizens have some obligations that will aid the containment of the virus and as well as the government. The study also found out th...
In Nigeria, education, which is supposed to be the bedrock of development and harmonious integrat... more In Nigeria, education, which is supposed to be the bedrock of development and harmonious integration, is encumbered with myriads of problems, which include poor funding, politicisation of education, incessant strikes, poor policy implementation, and poorly equipped libraries and laboratories. The outlined aberrations have caused economic meltdown, social unrest, and untold hardship and have continued to discourage scientific discoveries in Nigeria. This paper demonstrates that the non-performing attitude to work that is noticeable in Nigeria's educational system today, is due to the government’s insensitivity towards the highlighted problems above. Furthermore, the paper attempts a resolution of these problems within the framework of complementarism, a relational and inclusive methodology. Under this ambit or framework, a clearer picture is made to show that the crises and problems in education we are dealing with have something to do with us (academia, students, and government)...
The issue of poor waste management has become a very important issue of concern to various schola... more The issue of poor waste management has become a very important issue of concern to various scholars in environmental studies. Effective waste management in Port Harcourt has been seen as one of the greatest issue being faced in Rivers State. It cannot be over emphasized that the generation of waste and its adverse effect has increased overtime. This paper critically looks into the ethical implications and effects of poor waste management in Rivers state with focus on Port Harcourt. Hence, this paper was able to establish that the failure of the government to enact environmental laws and punishing those found wanting and also providing the necessary working tools for waste managers have all resulted to poor waste management. Thus, the effects of all these cannot be over emphasized. This paper makes some significant recommendations for government, waste managers and the public in general on the necessity to adopt certain ethical principles and also to sensitize the populace on proper ...
In current day Nigeria, the environmental problems are teething and little or nothing is being do... more In current day Nigeria, the environmental problems are teething and little or nothing is being done to curb these problems. This work is on John Passmore’s Man’s Responsibility for Nature: Implications for deforestation in Nigeria. According to this study, deforestation is defined as the long-term drop of tree cover below the minimal 10 percent criterion. The work also exposes the views of Passmore, which is that man should see himself as a steward of nature and, therefore, should not adopt a despotic attitude in relation to nature but rather be a gardener of nature. The problem that this work addresses is that of human relations with the environment, which is said to be despotic. Thus, the work looks at the problem of deforestation, its causes, and its effects in Nigeria. The work employed the method of critical analysis to get a better understanding of the issue of deforestation in Nigeria and the implications of Passmore’s view on man’s responsibility for nature on the issue of d...
This work is on Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic and desertification in northern Nigeria: An Ethical App... more This work is on Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic and desertification in northern Nigeria: An Ethical Approach. Desertification is a global environmental problem that has affected both developed and developing countries in various parts of the world. Nigeria is one of the countries south of the Sahara faced with fast desert encroachment, with notable effects on the northern part of Nigeria. The study showed that desertification has been experienced and reported in the northern part of Nigeria since the 1920s, but its effect or impact has been glaring since after the famine of 1971–1973. The problem this work looks at is the issue of desertification in northern Nigeria. Consequently, the study looks at the problem of desertification in Nigeria and analyses it with Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic. This work employed the method of content analysis to get a clarification of Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic and how it can be applied to the problem of desertification. The analytic method was also used to look...
This work is on Paul Taylors Biocentric Ethics: A Survey of Contemporary Environmental Conflicts.... more This work is on Paul Taylors Biocentric Ethics: A Survey of Contemporary Environmental Conflicts. When we accept the concept of biocentrism there is bound to exist conflicts between interests and cultural values of humans and the well-being of nonhuman living beings. These conflicts as we shall see need fair resolution principles because they are equal competing claims. Thus, the concept of equality here deals with the fact already established. This work exposes that both humans and nonhuman living beings of the wild have inherent worth of their own, which deserve respect and consideration. In other words, they both have right‘ to pursue and attain their own ends without hindrance of any sort
The study investigated ethical considerations and science diplomacy on coronavirus disease (Covid... more The study investigated ethical considerations and science diplomacy on coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in Nigeria. The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Nigeria has spread quickly to about 34 states out of the 36 states and over 5000 persons have tested positive as at the time of this research after the first index case of an Italian and there is a projection that in coming days and weeks the number of infected persons and states will increase. The study was guided by two objectives and also adopted the normative ethical theory. The study employed the methods of exposition and critical analysis to explain better the ethical issues and science diplomacy of Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Data was sourced from secondary sources such as journal articles, newspaper, books and internet sources. The findings of the study showed that the citizens have some obligations that will aid the containment of the virus and as well as the government. The study also found out th...
In Nigeria, education, which is supposed to be the bedrock of development and harmonious integrat... more In Nigeria, education, which is supposed to be the bedrock of development and harmonious integration, is encumbered with myriads of problems, which include poor funding, politicisation of education, incessant strikes, poor policy implementation, and poorly equipped libraries and laboratories. The outlined aberrations have caused economic meltdown, social unrest, and untold hardship and have continued to discourage scientific discoveries in Nigeria. This paper demonstrates that the non-performing attitude to work that is noticeable in Nigeria's educational system today, is due to the government’s insensitivity towards the highlighted problems above. Furthermore, the paper attempts a resolution of these problems within the framework of complementarism, a relational and inclusive methodology. Under this ambit or framework, a clearer picture is made to show that the crises and problems in education we are dealing with have something to do with us (academia, students, and government)...
The issue of poor waste management has become a very important issue of concern to various schola... more The issue of poor waste management has become a very important issue of concern to various scholars in environmental studies. Effective waste management in Port Harcourt has been seen as one of the greatest issue being faced in Rivers State. It cannot be over emphasized that the generation of waste and its adverse effect has increased overtime. This paper critically looks into the ethical implications and effects of poor waste management in Rivers state with focus on Port Harcourt. Hence, this paper was able to establish that the failure of the government to enact environmental laws and punishing those found wanting and also providing the necessary working tools for waste managers have all resulted to poor waste management. Thus, the effects of all these cannot be over emphasized. This paper makes some significant recommendations for government, waste managers and the public in general on the necessity to adopt certain ethical principles and also to sensitize the populace on proper ...
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