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Item Living with the past: ancient Greek philosophy in twenty-first century Nigeria(2017-12) Adebowale, B. A.Ancient Greek philosophy is important for an integral human development in the twenty-first century as it was in the ancient Greek world. For one, it helps in developing critical thinking ability, a virtue needed to survive in human society; it also helps in building and improving morals since philosophy teaches the psychological factors that help motivate people to be moral. The 20th and 21st centuries, which saw a paradigm shift in the areas of emphasis in Nigeria's higher education began to disregard the foregoing as not being of any serious importance. One of the major victims of this shift was humanistic studies that became regarded as a useless field. This was done in favour of the sciences. Classical Studies and Philosophy, therefore, suffered double jeopardy as they became victims of society's search for meaning and direction within the fold of the Social Sciences and other professional courses. Both disciplines, unfortunately, were misconstrued and erroneously conceived as majorly concerned with abstract realities lacking human contemporary touch. This seriously affected the fortunes of the discipline. This paper focuses on ways in which students in the present context address the questions of relevance and their future. Then, it evaluates pertinent questions such as: what role does philosophy play in contemporary Nigerian society? How can the instructors of the course (ancient Greek Philosophy) make it relevant to both the student and society at large? This paper also discusses the challenges encountered by both the teachers and students of the course in the global age.Item Legislative ideology as a feminist trope in Homeric and Nigeria societies(2016) Adebowale, B. A.Politics is an important aspect of every society, and often times, men have been the major players on the political landscape. It is also an indisputable fact that women constitute over half of the population of the world. The question then arises: why are there so few women elected as public officials? Over the years, bigotry has made people believe that women are not suitable for politics or decision- making positions and, they have nothing to offer to the overall development of society. Nigeria is not an exception with regard to this kind of thinking. Though the significant part of the national population is constituted of women, yet the numerical strength of women does not correspond to women representation in Nigeria’s public life. This is due to the fact that Nigeria is a patriarchal society characterised by intense discrimination against women. Like contemporary Nigeria, the ancient Homeric society epitomises a misogynistic society, a world where men ruled supreme, and women, the objects. Despite this, Homer's Odyssey presents the character of a unique woman in Penelope who survived a male dominated world by her personal strength and protected her home and family from predators and enemies. This paper reviews the character of Penelope in Odyssey of Homer and analyses how female power and worth were measured in the Homeric world. It also explores the role of women in Nigerian politics and the factors debarring them from active political participation in comparison to the Homeric world