Philosophy and Psychology
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A DREAM, A VISION AND A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE
By Ozodi Thomas Osuji Ph.d DAY WORLD In this paper, I will differentiate between several states of mind: our daily…
THE SACRIFICE OF NOTHING TO GAIN EVERYTHING!
By Ozodi Osuji In spirit, we are always living in love, in union with each other and with God. But…
NO SYSTEM IS PERFECT: THE MYTH OF A FLAWLESS DEMOCRACY
In conclusion, the world is truly imperfect. No nation has a monopoly on good governance and no people have a…
Children of One Womb: How Umor and Mkpani Became Two Towns
The tragedy of Umor and Mkpani is the tragedy of all political communities. It reminds us that from a single…
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE SON OF GOD THAT HE DESCENDED SO LOW?
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE SON OF GOD THAT HE DESCENDED SO LOW? WHAT MADE HIM COME TO THINK THAT…
When a Life Was Taken, a Life Was Given — The Restorative Wisdom of Ugep Matriclan Justice
The Ugep matriclan justice system challenges the modern assumption that justice must be retributive to be effective. Long before contemporary…
THE NIGERIAN PRESIDENT AS A CONSTITUTIONAL DICTATOR: A COMPENDIUM OF AWESOME POWERS
The Nigerian Constitution vested awesome and compendious powers in the President. He is indeed a constitutional dictator not by his…
HUMAN RIGHTS, NATURAL LAW AND THE LESSONS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR: FROM ST. THOMAS AQUINAS TO THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Today, fundamental human rights have attained the status of jus cogens - peremptory norms of general international law from which…
DELUSIONAL DISORDER CAN BE HEALED
By Ozodi Osuji AI-generated summary Delusional disorder is a serious mental health condition characterized by the presence of one or…
WHAT IS POWER? THE TOGA OF LEGITIMACY AND ITS WITHDRAWAL
Power, therefore, is not merely strength. It is not merely winning an election. Power is legitimacy sustained by performance, by…
WHAT IS PSYCHOTHERAPY, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY, AND WHO IS A PSYCHOTHERAPIST?
by Ozodi Osuji Psyche means mind; Therapy means change of what is in the mind. The purpose of psychotherapy is…
Power, Morality and the Myth of the Gentleman’s Agreement: From Aristotle to Machiavelli
In essence, while Aristotle, Plato and Aquinas give us the normative foundation of what politics ought to be, Machiavelli gives…
