Dr. Hyginus Ezebuilo
Dr. Hyginus Ezebuilo is a LECTURER I in PHILOSOPHY Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
My name is Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo, an ordained Catholic Priest under the Holy Ghost Congregation Province of Nigeria South East. I bagged PhD in Religion and Cultural Studies with Special interest in African Traditional Religion in the University of Nigeria Nsukka, and also, second PhD in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka in the department of Philosophy with special interest in social and political philosophy. And currently, the Director of Thomas Aquinas Initiative for Catholic Education, a non- governmental organization and founding editor of Aquino Journal of Philosophy domiciled in the department of philosophy University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
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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 UNVERSITY, AWKA. (Doctor of Philosophy, December, 2017) July, 2014 to December, 2017 Doctor Of Philosophy In Political Philosophy Political Philosophy |
| 2 | The University of Nigeria. (Doctor of Philosophy, January, 2017) June, 2012 to October, 2016 Doctor Of Philosophy In Religion & Cultural Studies (African Traditional Religion) Religion & Cultural Studies (African Traditional Religion) |
| 3 | NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNVERSITY, AWKA. (Master Degree, March, 2015) August, 2011 to September, 2014 MASTERS OF ARTS IN PHILOSOPHY Social And Political Philosophy |
| 4 | The University of Nigeria. (Bachelor Degree, March, 2014) June, 2006 to June, 2010 Bachelor Of Arts Bachelor Of Arts In Religion |
| 5 | DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. (Master Degree, May, 2012) August, 2011 to May, 2012 MASTERS OF ARTS IN THEOLOGY THEOLOGY |
| 6 | The University of Nigeria. (Bachelor Degree, January, 2007) May, 2002 to June, 2006 Bachelor Of Arts Philosophy |
| 7 | OBOLLO CENTRE. (GCE, December, 1999) November, 1999 to December, 1999 WAEC GCE |
| 8 | Community Central Primary School Obollo-Eke. (FSLC, April, 1999) November, 1989 to May, 1999 |
| 9 | Community Central Primary School, Obollo - Eke. (FSLC, ) September, 1987 to July, 1992 B.A Philosophy Philosophy |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Academic Dean, Spiritan School of Philosophy, Isienu August, 2018 to September, 2024 |
| 2 | School Director, St. Patrick's College Awo - omma October, 2014 to July, 2019 |
Creative Output
| Books | |
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| 1 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2022, April) EPISTEMOLOGY AT A GLANCE |
| Book Chapters | |
| 1 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2023, June) HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER EQUALITY AND JUSTICE: A RE-EXAMINATION OF MALE CHAUVINISM IN AFRICAN CULTURE , pp 243-259 |
| 2 | HC Ezebuilo, AM Ogbuishi. (2019, January) Igbo People and their Cultural Milieu: A Highlight of their Metaphorical Expressions and Netaphysical Worldview ECL Printers, pp 9 |
| 3 | Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2019, August) Human Rights, Gender Equality, and the Question of Justice: A Re-Examination of Male Chauvinism in African Culture , Vol. 5, (Issue 8), pp 10 |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2025, August), "QUANTUM MECHANICS CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE LIMITATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ROGER PENROSE A PHILOSOPHICAL EXPOSITION", APPON Philosophical Quarterly, Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence: Advances in Machine Learning and Robotics, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 65-76 |
| 2 | Peter Sixtus Emenike; Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2025, May), "Rethinking Development: A Paradigm Shift Towards Community - Driven Approaches", Nnamdi Azikiwe Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 15, (Issue 2), pp 46-59 |
| 3 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2025, September), "IDEAS AS CONSTITUENTS OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG LOCKE AND BERKELEY", Nnadiebube Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 8, (Issue 4), pp 1-10 |
| 4 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo, Peter Sixtus Emenike. (2025, August), "GENDER, LAND OWNERSHIP, AND DEVELOPMENT A SOCIAL RELATIONS ANALYSIS OF WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES IN IGBOLAND, NIGERIA.", Aquino Journal of Philosophy,, Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 159-171 |
| 5 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo, Dominic Chigozirim Iwuogu. (2024, March), "Teilhardian Evolutionism: A philosophical reconsideration", Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 24, (Issue 2) |
| 6 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo, PhD. (2024, January), "ROLE OF THE JUDICIARY IN THE FORMATION AND SUSTENANCE OF A CIVILIZED SOCIETY: AN ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNANCE AND VALUES IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA", APPON PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY, Vol. 3, (Issue 1), pp 108-136 |
| 7 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo & Asso Prof Chinyere T OJIAKOR. (2024, February), "THE HUMEAN VIEW ON MIRACLE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS", Aquino Journal of Philosoph, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 193-200 |
| 8 | Dr. Hyginus Ezebuilo. (2023, October), "on the Interconnectedness of African Cosmology: A Study of Some Metaphysical Elements in Igbo-African worldview.", Nigerian Journal of Philosophical Studies, Vol. 2, (Issue 2), pp 142-164 |
| 9 | Patience Egboka & Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2023, May), "Comparative Analysis Students' Personel Management Practices of Principals in Public and Private Secondary Schools in Imo State", International Journal of Advanced Academic Research, Vol. 9, (Issue 5), pp 71-82 |
| 10 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2023, June), "Is gender a social construct? A philosophical appraisal", Preorc Journal Of Gender And Sexuality Studies |
| 11 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2023, February), "SEXUALITY AND HUMAN NATURE: AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE", OCHENDO: An African Journal of Innovative Studies, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 56-73 |
| 12 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2023, February), "PHILOSOPHY, MORALITY, AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT", AKU: An African Journal of Contemporary Research, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 63-78 |
| 13 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2023, December), "THE PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF DAVID HUME'S “RADICAL” EMPIRICISM", Philosophy and Praxis, Vol. 13, (Issue 1), pp 146-158 |
| 14 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2023, June), "An Analysis of Husserlian Foundationalism and Its Implication to Epistemology", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES (NJAH), Vol. 3, (Issue 1), pp 1-6 |
| 15 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2022, September), "LEADERSHIP OMNIPOTENCE AND THE ABUSE OF POWER AMONG MEN OF GOD IN NIGERIA: A PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS", AMAMIHE Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol. 20, (Issue 2), pp 101-113 |
| 16 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo, Innocent Nwobu Okechukwu. (2021, September), "A HERMENEUTIC CONSIDERATION OF KARL POPPER'S FALSIFICATION THEORY", NNAMDI AZIKIWE JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY, Vol. 12, (Issue 2), pp 11 |
| 17 | Hyginus Chibuike EZEBUILO & Solomon Ewezuga NWANKWO. (2021, December), "KOLA NUT IN BONACHRISTUS UMEOGU'S IGBO METAPHYSICS", AQUINO Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 1, (Issue 3), pp 1-14 |
| 18 | HC Ezebuilo. (2021, March), "POLITICAL EXCLUSION AND DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN AFRICA", Aquino Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 1, (Issue 1) |
| 19 | HC Ezebuilo. (2020, September), "AFRICAN IDENTITY AND THE QUEST FOR DECOLONIZATION", Sapientia Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 12 |
| 20 | HC Ezebuilo. (2020, August), "LOCKE, BERKELEY AND HUME: A BRIEF SURVEY OF EMPIRICIS", International Journal of Research in Education Humanities and Commerce, Vol. 1, (Issue 2), pp 22 |
| 21 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo, Ebele Margret Ibida. (2020, December), "HUMAN ACTION AND THE QUESTION OF RESPONSIBILITY IN LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN", Nnadiebube Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 18 |
| 22 | HC Ezebuilo. (2020, May), "The Rationalist and Empiricist Epistemological Strategies and their implications in Ethics", Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Tansian University, Vol. 6, (Issue 4), pp 23 |
| 23 | HC Ezebuilo. (2020, December), "IS GENDER A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT? A PHILOSOPHICAL APPRAISAL", Preorc Journal Of Gender And Sexuality Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 15 |
| 24 | HC Ezebuilo. (2019, September), "DESCARTES, LEIBNIZ AND SPINOZA: A BRIEF SURVEY OF RATIONALISM", AMAMIHE Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol. 18, (Issue 6), pp 19 |
| 25 | HC Ezebuilo. (2019, June), "Islamic Religious Leadership Ideology: Implications and Challenges for Social Transformation in Democratic Africa", LASU Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 15 |
| 26 | HC Ezebuilo. (2019, August), "Evaluating The Influence of Technological Artefacts on Human Action", Oracle of Wisdom Journal of Philosophy and Public Affairs, Vol. 3, (Issue 1), pp 13 |
| 27 | HC Ezebuilo. (2019, May), "Tropical Journal of Arts and Humanities", Tropical Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 1, pp 24 |
| 28 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2019, August), "Human Rights, Gender Equality, and the Question of Justice: A Re-Examination of Male Chauvinism in African Culture", International Journal of Advanced Engineering, Management and Science, Vol. 5, (Issue 8), pp 532-541 |
| 29 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2019, February), "Relevance of philosophy to politics and leadership in Nigeria", Tropical Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 1, pp 43-56 |
| 30 | HC Ezebuilo. (2019, June), "African Diaspora and the Problems of Poverty and Development in Africa", Interdisciplinary Journal of African and Asian Studies, Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 15 |
| 31 | HC Ezebuilo. (2019, January), "Popper’s Piecemeal Engineering and Social Reform in Africa", International Journal of Advanced Enginerring, Management and Science (IJAEMS, Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 7 |
| 32 | Oliver Ozoemena Onah, Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo, Chinyere Theodora Ojiakor. (2018, September), "An Afro-Existential Approach to the Development of the Nigerian Society", International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences, Vol. 3, (Issue 5), pp 9 |
| 33 | Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo, Orjiakor, Theodora. (2016, August), "Confronting The Absurd: An Analysis Of Bessie Head’s A Question Power", International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Reviews, Vol. 6, (Issue 3), pp 7 |
| 34 | Oliver Onah, Hyginus Ezebuilo, Theodora Orjiakor. (2016, August), "The Place of the Individual in the Traditional African Society: A Philosophical Appraisal", International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Reviews, Vol. 6, (Issue 3), pp 5 |
| 35 | Theodora Chinyere Orjiakor, Hyginus Chibuike Ezebuilo. (2014, July), "Bessie Head and the Problematics of Rootedness", Madonna Journal of English and Literary Studies, Vol. 2, (Issue 5) |
| Conference Papers | |
| 1 | HC Ezebuilo. (2021, July), "COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND HEALTH CHALLENGES TO AFRICA.", , Vol. 1, (Issue 2), pp 15 |
| 2 | HC Ezebuilo. (2020, January), "THE DIVINE IMAGE AND COMMUNION OF PERSONS: AN EXAMINATION OF GENDER ISSUES IN JOHN PAUL II", , Vol. 21 |
| 3 | HC Ezebuilo. (2019, September), "A Philosophical Approach to the Political Economy of Forced Migration in Nigeria", , Vol. 2, (Issue 6), pp 15 |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Supervisions | |
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| 1 | "LARRY DIAMOND’S DEMOCRATIC RECESSION AND THE NIGERIAN DEMOCRATIC EXPERIENCE: A PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS" (2026). Completed Masters project by URAMA, CASMIR NNAEMEKA 2024086006FN |
| Editorships | |
| 1 | Editor, "Nnamdi Azikiwe Journal of Philosophy" (February, 2025) |
| 2 | Editor, "Aquino Journal of Philosophy" (June, 2024) |
| Examinerships | |
| 1 | Examiner, "Masters Internal Examination" (December, 2024 to December, 2024). Completed Internal-Internal Exam |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Editor, "DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY JOURNAL" (October, 2024) |
| 2 | Member, "FACULTY OF ARTS LECTURER SERIES COMMITTEE FO 2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION" (June, 2023) |
| 3 | Member, "PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY" (May, 2023) |
| 4 | Deputy Director, "American Initiative for Health and wellness in African" (February, 2017) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "Association for the Promoting of African studies (APAS)" (member since 2019), https://www.apas.africa/members/list.pdf |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "2024 APAS 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE", (ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF AFRICAN STUDIES (APAS)), 22nd May, 2024 to 25th May, 2024; Unizik |
| 2 | "2023 NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PHILOSOPHY PROFESSIONALS OF NIGERIA (APPON)", (ASSOCIATION OF PHILOSOPHY PROFESSIONALS OF NIGERIA), 2nd November, 2023 to 2nd November, 2024; RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY |
| 3 | "The Role of the Judiciary in Nigeria", (Association of Philosophy Professionals of Nigeria (APPON)), 2nd November, 2022 to 2nd November, 2022; Rivers State University, Port Harcourt. |
| 4 | "Wellbeing in a Changing World", (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka), 15th September, 2021 to 17th September, 2021; Princess Alexandra Auditorium (PAA), University of Nigeria Nsukka. |
| 5 | "8TH ANNUAL DEPARTMENTAL CONFERENCE", (DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA), 15th September, 2021 to 17th September, 2021; UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA |
| 6 | "1st ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE", (UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA), 5th July, 2021 to 7th July, 2021; UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA |
| 7 | "2021 International Conference - Covid- 19 Pandemic: Lessons and Challenges for Africa in a changing world", (Thomas Aquinas Initaittive for Catholic Education), 25th February, 2021 to 26th February, 2021; Spiritan School of Philosophy, Isienu Nsukka, Enugu State |
| 8 | "1ST TAICE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE", (THOMAS AQUINAS INITIATIVE FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION (TAICE) IN COLLABORATION WITH SPIRITAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY, ISIENU-NSUKKA &AIHWA CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE IN AFRICA), 5th February, 2021 to 2nd May, 2021; SEMINARY HALL, SPIRITAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY, ISIENU-NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE |
| 9 | "Celebrating the Life and Thoughts of John Paul 2: The Man and Saint Who Transformed the Modern World.", (Philippine National Philosophical Research Society, INC.), 16th January, 2020 to 18th January, 2020; University of San Jose - Recoletos, Cebu City. |
| 10 | "Humanities and Leadership in Africa", (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Nigeria Faculty of Arts.), 25th October, 2019 to 25th October, 2019; Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka |
| 11 | "11TH FACULTY OF ARTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2019", (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Faculty of Arts), 25th October, 2019 to 25th October, 2019; Unizik |
| 12 | "2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (ICOSS 2019)", (FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA), 28th August, 2019 to 28th August, 2019; FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA |
| 13 | "Africa and its Diaspora: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Future", (Faculty of Social Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria), 25th August, 2019 to 28th August, 2019; Faculty of Social Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja |
| 14 | "Migration and African Identity Question in a Contemporary World", (Association for the Promotion of African Studies), 12th June, 2019 to 14th June, 2019; Chike Okoli Multi Purpose Hall Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Anambra State, Nigeria. |
| 15 | "ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE", (ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF AFRICAN STUDIES (APAS) IN COLLABORATION WITH CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATION NETWORK ON MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT), 12th June, 2019 to 14th June, 2019; CHIKE OKOLI MULTIPURPOSE HALL, UNIZIK |