Dr. Kosolu Charles Onebunne
Dr. Kosolu Charles Onebunne is a SENIOR LECTURER in PHILOSOPHY Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
i am charles kosolu onebunne. i am a lecturer in the department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
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Address: | Philosophy, Faculty Of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF ARTS |
Department/Sub-Unit: | PHILOSOPHY |
Social Profiles
Interest Areas
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Doctor of Philosophy, May, 2023) October, 2014 to May, 2023 PhD Philosophy |
| 2 | National Teachers' Institute, Kaduna. (Post-Graduate Degree, February, 2014) January, 2012 to December, 2012 Post Graduate Diploma In Education |
| 3 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Master Degree, June, 2009) June, 2008 to June, 2009 Master Of Arts In Philosophy Philosophy |
| 4 | University of Ibadan. (Bachelor Degree, March, 2007) October, 2002 to June, 2006 Bachelor Of Arts Philosophy |
| 5 | Pontifical Urbaniana University, Rome. (Bachelor Degree, January, 2007) October, 2002 to June, 2007 Bachelor Of Philosophy Philosophy |
| 6 | All Hallows Seminary, Onitsha. (NECO, June, 2000) September, 1994 to June, 2000 |
| 7 | Abata-Nsugbe Development Primary School. (FSLC, May, 1996) September, 1989 to July, 1994 |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Coordinator, GST 212 (Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, School of General Studies April, 2026 to Present |
| 2 | Chairman, Faculty of Arts Space Allocation Committee for the 2024/2024 Academic Session April, 2025 to Present |
| 3 | Exam Officer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka June, 2016 to November, 2024 |
| 4 | Staff Adviser, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka June, 2016 to December, 2018 |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne. (2025, September) PHILOSOPHY, LOGIC AND HUMAN EXISTENCE (GS 212): INFORMAL FALLACIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON ARGUMENTATION SCHOOL OF GENERAL STUDIES, SHANAHAN UNIVERSITY, ONITSHA, pp 75-82 |
| 2 | Thecla Udemadu, Charles Kosolu Onebunne. (2024, October) ONEBUNNE: An Excercise in Afrocentric Hermeneutics of Truth (One-bu-nne: inter-communal semantic analysis) FAB Educational Books, pp 103-115 |
| 3 | Charles K. Onebunne. (2021, March) Fallacy Anchor Book Publishers Africa, pp 164-170 |
| 4 | Mulumba Obiajulu, Charles K. Onebunne. (2016, June) The Theory of Syllogism in Basic Philosophy and Logic Fab Anieh Nig Ltd, Awka |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne (PhD). (2026, August), "PROBLEM-SOLVING AS THE CATALYST FOR SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS", JOURNAL OF IGBO LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES, Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 63-68 |
| 2 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne (PhD). (2026, August), "BETWEEN REALISM AND ANTIREALISM IN PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE", JOURNAL OF ARTS, RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURAL STUDIES, Vol. 2, (Issue 2), pp 76-81 |
| 3 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne (PhD). (2026, August), "REVOLUTIONS AND RATIONALITY IN HISTORY OF SCIENCE", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF AFRICAN STUDIES (NJAS), Vol. 8, (Issue 2), pp 138-144 |
| 4 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne (PhD). (2026, August), "DOES RELATIVISM HAVE A PLACE IN SCIENCE?", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES (NJAH), Vol. 6, (Issue 2), pp 188-193 |
| 5 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne (PhD). (2026, August), "THE ROLE OF OBSERVATION IN THEORY FORMATION IN SCIENCE", MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF LAW, EDUCATION AND HUMANITIES, Vol. 3, (Issue 2), pp 70-76 |
| 6 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne (PhD). (2026, August), "REFLECTING ON THE AIM, GROWTH AND RATIONALITY OF SCIENCE IN KARL POPPER", INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF AFRICAN & ASIAN STUDIES (IJAAS), Vol. 12, (Issue 2), pp 115-120 |
| 7 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne (PhD). (2025, December), "HIGHLIGHTING THE RELEVANCE OF KARL POPPER'S FALISIFICATION THEORY IN NIGERIA'S SCIENCE ENVIRONMENT", INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF AFRICAN & ASIAN STUDIES (IJAAS), Vol. 11, (Issue 3), pp 52-56 |
| 8 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne (PhD). (2025, November), "A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF CONJECTURE IN KARL POPPER’S FALSIFICATIONISM", NJIKO: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Humanities, Law, Education and Social Sciences, Vol. 4, (Issue 3) |
| 9 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne (PhD). (2024, August), "AN EXEGESIS OF SCHOLARLY VIEWS ON KARL POPPER’S FALSIFICATIONISM", Nnadiebube Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 7, (Issue 3), pp 1 - 14 |
| 10 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne (PhD). (2024, October), "DIALECTICS OF SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS IN KARL POPPER, THOMAS KUHN, PAUL FEYERABEND AND IMRE LAKOTOS: A HERMENEUTIC STUDY", IGWEBUIKE: An African Journal of Arts and Humanities., Vol. 10, (Issue 4), pp 105 - 111 |
| 11 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne, Prof. Bonachristus Umeogu. (2022, August), "UNDERSTANDING POPPER’S CONCEPTION OF SCIENCE THROUGH CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF HIS KEY CONCEPTS", AMAMIHE: Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol. 20, (Issue 2), pp 85-100 |
| 12 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne, Prof. Bonachristus Umeogu. (2022, August), "INDUCTION VERSUS SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS: EXAMINING BACKGROUND QUESTIONS IN POPPER’S CONCEPTION OF SCIENCE", IGWEBUIKE: An African Journal of Arts and Humanities., Vol. 8, (Issue 2), pp 179-192 |
| 13 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne. (2022, March), "TOWARDS RESOLVING SOME ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: AN ITINERARY INTO THE QUIDDITY OF BUSINESS ETHICS", Onebunne 58 INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF AFRICAN & ASIAN STUDIES (IJAAS), Vol. 8, (Issue 1), pp 58-63 |
| 14 | Charles Kosolu Onebunne. (2022, December), "THEORIES OF WORK AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR WORK VALUE: A PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS OF WORK ETHICS", Evaia: International Journal of Ethics and Values, Vol. 3, pp 31-36 |
| 15 | Charles K. Onebunne. (2021, September), "HERMENEUTICIZING RESPONSIBILITY IN FREEDOM AS LIMITATION TO FREEDOM IN JEAN-PAUL SARTRE’S EXISTENTIALISM", INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF AFRICAN & ASIAN STUDIES (IJAAS), Vol. 7, (Issue 2), pp 209-215 |
| 16 | Charles K. Onebunne. (2019, June), "ON THE LOGIC OF LOGICAL POSITIVISM AND THE EXTENT OF ITS NEGATION OF METAPHYSICS", INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF AFRICAN & ASIAN STUDIES (IJAAS), Vol. 11, (Issue 2), pp 101 - 109 |
| 17 | M. I. Obijekwe, C.K. Onebunne, R.I. Muomah. (2019, June), "The Struggle for Control of Africa: Challenges facing African Intellectual in the Restoration of African Identity in the Globe", Interdisciplinary Journal of African and Asian Studies, Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 1-21 |
| 18 | M. I. Obijekwe, C.K. Onebunne, R.I. Muomah. (2018, October), "PAN-AFRICANISM AND AFRICAN SOVEREIGNTY IN A WORLD OF CHANGE", An African Journal of Arts and Humanities (IAAJAH), Vol. 4, (Issue 4), pp 67-83 |
| 19 | Charles K. Onebunne. (2018, June), "DIALECTICS OF DEVELOPMENT: RE-EVALUATING HEGELIAN DIALECTICS IN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE", Nnadiebube Journal of Philosophy (NJP), Vol. 2, (Issue 2), pp 182-196 |
| 20 | Charles K. Onebunne. (2018, June), "CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN JOHN RAWLS’ PHILOSOPHY VIS-À-VIS ITS ROLE IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY", Nnamdi Azikiwe Journal of Philosophy (NAJP), Vol. 11, (Issue 4), pp 36 - 44 |
| Conference Papers | |
| 1 | M. I. Obijekwe, C.K. Onebunne, R.I. Muomah. (2018, June), "PAN-AFRICANISM AND AFRICAN SOVEREIGNTY IN A WORLD OF CHANGE", |
| 2 | M. I. Obijekwe, C.K. Onebunne, R.I. Muomah. (2017, September), "The Struggle for Control of Africa: Challenges facing African Intellectual in the Restoration of African Identity in the Globe", |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Supervisions | |
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| 1 | "The Essence of Democracy in John Locke's Political Philosophy: An Appraisal of the Nigerian Democracy Exprience" (2025). Completed Masters project by Aloysius Chidiebere Izuogu (Reg Number: 2020086002PB) |
| Editorships | |
| 1 | Editor, "NJIKO: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Humanities, Law, Education and Social Sciences, Vol.5(2), 2026" (February, 2026) |
| 2 | Editor, "NJIKO: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Humanities, Law, Education and Social Sciences, Vol.5(2), 2026" (April, 2026) |
| Reviewerships | |
| 1 | Reviewer, "A Philosophy appraisal of Pan-Africanism as a remedy to Xenophobia in Africa" (September, 2021) |
| 2 | Reviewer, "Igbo Concept of Reincarnation: A Hermeneutics Approach" (January, 2021) |
| Examinerships | |
| 1 | Examiner, "Masters Final Examination" (June, 2020 to October, 2025). Completed Internal-External Exam |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Coordinator, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, School of General Studies" (August, 2026) |
| 2 | Chairman, "Faculty of Arts Space Allocation Committee for the 2024/2024 Academic Session" (April, 2025) |
| 3 | CHAIRMAN, "ACADEMIC RECORDS COMMITTEE" (May, 2023) |
| 4 | MEMBER, "Editorial Board Departmental Journal Editorial Board" (December, 2022) |
| 5 | Examination Officer, "Department of Philosophy" (June, 2016 to November, 2024) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "Association of Professional Philosophers of Nigeria (APPON)" (member since 2024), https://www.appon.org.ng |
| 2 | Full Member, "Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)" (member since 2022), https://trcn.gov.ng/ |
| 3 | Full Member, "EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DEPARTMENTAL JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD" (member since 2022), https://arts.unizik.edu.ng/dept/philosophy |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "2018 Annual International Faculty Conference", (Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University), 24th October, 2018 to 26th October, 2018; Faculty of Arts |
| 2 | "2018 Conference of the Association for the Promotion of the African Studies", (Association for the Promotion of the African Studies), 24th October, 2018 to 26th October, 2018; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 3 | "2017 Annual International Faculty Conference", (Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University), 25th October, 2017 to 27th October, 2017; Faculty of Arts |
| 4 | "2016 Annual International Faculty Conference", (Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University), 28th September, 2016 to 28th September, 2016; Faculty of Arts |
| 5 | "2015 Annual International Faculty Conference", (Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University), 23rd September, 2015 to 23rd September, 2015; Faculty of Arts |