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Introduction Ontology As the Science of Being Ontology can basically be said to be the science of being. It is that branch of Metaphysics which focuses on the study of being as being. Etymologically, it is derived from the two Greek words, onta meaning existence and logos meaning discourse. It is the study of the nature and meaning of being. The uniqueness of this field of study stem from the fact that it studies the most basic quality of all things which is not within the sphere of other disciplines. This because all that are in existence share one elusive property: being or existence. This quality or property is what concerns ontology. Aja further contends that, “ontology does not consider beings either from a material or immaterial aspects; rather it considers them under the general features which are common to all things and which are attributes or determinations of being  in general or being as such”. Ontology as an attempt at elucidating the nature of being is also an attempt

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