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Biography

I'm an AHRC NWCDTP-funded Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Philosophy, School of Social Sciences at The University of Manchester, United Kingdom, conducting my doctoral research in Applied Ethics and African Philosophy entitled 'Conceptualizing Individual Moral Obligation: A Case for Collectively Insignificant Outcomes'. My research seeks to address the problem of collective impact—inconsequentialism—vis-à-vis climate change, political participation, and related collective action problems. I double as a Research Associate at the Decoloniality Research Group at the University of Pretoria, South Africa; and a member of the elite Conversational School of Philosophy (CSP), Calabar, Nigeria. 

Research interests

My current research interests centre on Applied Ethics, Moral Philosophy, African Philosophy, Poverty and Inequality, Conversational Philosophy, and Social and Political Philosophy. 

Research interests

Current Research

One of the most important and urgent collective harm problems facing the world today is the problem of global climate change. Increasingly across the world and especially in developing countries, in recent years, there has been a growing sense of moral resignation by individuals to act in morally relevant ways because of the general belief that their singular positive acts cannot make a difference—collectively. Issues concerning collectively insignificant actions and their outcomes and individual moral responsibility for resolving them are of global concern. The idea that, as individuals, our choices and actions have little to no effect on the general scheme of things, particularly in changing the status quo, is responsible for many moral derelictions in our world today, which have had many negative effects on the human and non-human environment. This is the problem of inconsequentialism. This problem—what I prefer to call the ‘problem of collectively insignificant individual actions'—is most visible in the areas of climate action, political participation, and related collective impact cases. My doctoral research seeks to address the inefficacy challenge—that is, inconsequentialism—raised by collective impact problems in the contexts of climate change and political participation from an African perspective. 

Supervision information

Thesis Supervisors: 

Prof. John O’Neill
Prof. Christopher Daly

Teaching

Teaching Assistantships

  • University of Manchester
    • Introduction to Ethics [PHIL10021]  —  2024-25

  • University of Pretoria

    • Ethics and Political Philosophy [PHIL120]  —  2021

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 1 - No Poverty
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

Master of Arts, Philosophy, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. Dissertation: 'The Moral Implications of Odera Oruka’s ‘Human Minimum’ for Africa’s Fight Against Extreme Poverty' (Supervised by Prof Jonathan O. Chimakonam)

Award Date: 5 Sept 2023

Bachelor of Arts, Honours (with Distinction), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. Mini-Dissertaion: 'The Paradox of Ambivalent Human Interest in Innocent Asouzu's Complementary Ethics' (Supervised by Prof Jonathan O. Chimakonam)

Award Date: 4 May 2022

Bachelor of Arts, (First Class Honours), University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.

Award Date: 23 Feb 2017

External positions

Research Assistant, University of Pretoria

26 Jun 202330 Sept 2023

Postgraduate Representative, University of Pretoria

1 Jan 20235 Sept 2023

Research Intern, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI)

1 Dec 20226 Jan 2023

Teaching Assistant, University of Pretoria

23 Aug 202130 Nov 2021

Graduate Assistant, University of Calabar

7 Jan 202015 Sept 2023

Coordinator and Publicist, Poets in Nigeria (PIN)

Jan 2016Dec 2017

Founder/Executive Director, Responsive Education Movement

Jan 2014Aug 2023

Areas of expertise

  • BJ Ethics
  • Applied Ethics
  • Moral values
  • African Studies
  • Poverty Studies
  • Social and Political Philosophy
  • Environmental ethics

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Global Development Institute
  • Sustainable Futures
  • Manchester Environmental Research Institute

Keywords

  • Climate Change
  • climate change politics
  • Sustainability
  • Collective Impact Initiatives
  • Politics
  • Inequalities
  • African Politics
  • Moral Reasoning

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