LECTURE NOTE ON PHILOSOPHY OF DEVELOPMENT I COURSE CODE: PHI 212 LECTURER: M. M. UZOMAH ( publish by: Dabo Euclid)
PREAMBLE This course examines the concept, meaning, nature and types of development. It tends to critically establish what genuine and authentic development consists of, in contra destitution from mere development. It pays particular attention to the four major theories of development, with the aim of examining their philosophical basis, respectively. The ultimate objective of this hinged consideration of development is to narrow it down to Africa, in other to a certain African’s present level of development and its place in the committee of nations. In doing this, we intend to dialectically establish and analyze those covert and overt compelling factors that has constituted a push back to African’s genuine and authentic quests for development. PHILOSOPHY OF DEVELOPMENT Philosophy of development is a fascinating area of research at the interception of philosophy, psychology and education. Development studies is interdisciplinary concentration whose main mission is to provide studen