Philosophy
Our Intention to acquaint students with philosophical thinking through the centuries; impart on them a comprehensive, all-round human education
Philosophy overview
Saint Joseph Major Seminary, Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, (Department of Philosophy) is an affiliation of the prestigious University of Calabar, Cross Rivers State. The Department of Philosophy offers a four-year, eight-semester courses in philosophy and the humanities (hereinafter referred to as philosophical studies). The courses are intended to acquaint the students with philosophical thinking through the centuries; impart on them a comprehensive, all-round human education. The courses and seminar topics have been selected and arranged in such a way that at the end of this four-year programme of philosophy the students will have been well prepared for their theological studies, for their future priestly ministry and for post graduate studies in philosophy which they might undertake later. Students must take all the courses and attend all the seminars in this programme. The language courses are intended to facilitate biblical and ecclesiastical studies and to prepare the seminarians for missionary, cross-cultural insertion in the ministry.
Philosophy Lecturers
Rev. Fr. Dr. Bartholonew B. Akpan (H.O.D)
Hist of Modern Phil, Intro to Phil, Hist of Ancient Phil
Rev. Fr. Dr. Patrick Abem
Contemporary Prob in Ethics
Rev. Fr. Dr. Ntui Victor Ntui
Phil Anthropology, African Ethics & Values, African Phil, Phil of Nature, Ethics.
Rev. Fr. Prof. Kekong Bisong
Theodicy
Prof. Kyrian Ojong
Epistemology, Basic Notion of Sc.
Prof. Iks Nwankwor
Social & Pol. Phil & Christian Philosophy
Rev. fr. Cletus Umohetok
Basic Meth of Phil Analysis, intro to Scripture
Rev. Fr. Felix Bornwin
Metaphysics, Analysis of selected Text, Psychology
Rev. Fr. Dr. Pius Aniekop, CM
Research methodology
Rev. Fr. Raphael Ita
Phil Anthropology, Research Meth.
Rev. Fr. Celestine Mfong Udoh
Spiritual Theology
Dr. Peter Bisong
Phil. Econs & Sc, Entrepreneurship Edu, Kant & 19thc Phil, Exist & Pheno
Dr. Ibrahim Adekunle
Dr. Ibrahim Adekunle
Dr. James Aniekan
Use of English Lang
Dr. Emmanuel Darty
Phil of mathematics, Symbolic Logic, Intro to Logic
Mr. Oscar Ogiji
Computer
Rev. Fr. Moses Ibok
Latin, Church Hist
Sr. Dr. JaneSamuel Okoro, DMMM
Intro to Logic/Intro to Phil
Rev. Fr. Dr. Agwaraonye Christiantus, CSSp
African Thoughts & Culture