THE NIGER DELTA PHENOMENON FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF SARTRE’S EXISTENTIALISM AND SOCIAL POSITIVISM

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  • Ncha Gabriel Bubu Department of Philosophy, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25273/she.v2i1.8546

Keywords:

Existentialism, Positivism, Niger Delta, Sartre’s Existentialism

Abstract

To some, existentialism and positivism in bipolar thinking, are dichotomies, others view them as related concepts in philosophy. It is a considered view of this paper that these two schools of thought are related, complementary and have a relationship that is useful in conflict resolution. This assertion is examined in this analysis vis-à-vis the Niger Delta, is the trust of this paper.

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2021-01-31

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