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Co-morbidity of alcohol and psychiatric problems: impaired moral-ethical self as sources of irrational beliefs among custodial patients
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Moulding self esteem in Nigerian university undergraduates
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- Islamic moral and ethics are enunciated through revelations which comprise the Qur’an and the authentic teachings of the Prophet. Although studies reveal Islamic moral and ethics in the society, little research is available on the impact of Islamic moral and ethics among students of Arabic schools in Ibadan. Therefore, the study evaluates the knowledge, attitude and practice of Islamic moral and ethics among the students of selected modern Arabic schools in Ibadan. This qualitative and quantitative study explores the knowledge of Islamic moral and ethics as well as the students’ attitude and practice accordingly, using face-to- face in-depth interview with 200 students and 500 copies of questionnaire administered. Data collected through interview were thematically analysed and descriptive analysis was done for the questionnaires using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Findings of this study showed the knowledge and understanding of the concepts of moral and ethical behaviours in the Qur’an and the Sunnah among the students. It established the attitude of Islamic moral and ethical behaviour among them and recorded negative practices of the knowledge and attitude. Study findings suggest the adoption of unified and upgraded texts for Arabic schools on moral and ethics to cater for 21st century challenges. The study recommends appreciation of academic excellence as well as moral uprightness to encourage students on morality in their immediate community 2 results 2
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- Alcohol and drug problems are pervasive throughout the world and constitute major disruptive conditions to people's social and family lives. This study examined the comorbidity of substance use and psychiatric problems among patients in a psychiatric setting. The central hypotheses in this study are that substance abuse impairs one's moral-ethical self which in turn leads to a cicious circle of behaviours, especially the generation of irrational beliefs: Confirming the hypothesis that the emergence of a psychiatric condition through alcohol and drugs is a product of irrational thoughts and beliefs, the study established a significant negative correlation between moral-ethical self and irrational beliefs (r = -335; P <.05). It was also confirmed through Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) that there is a significant main effect of impaired moral-ethical self on generation of irrational beliefs. (F{1,42) = 6.10; <.05), Main effect of unimpaired moral-ethical self was not significant. Also, a t-test for independent samples show a statistically significant difference between high moral-ethical patients and low moral-ethical patients (t = -,199, df (44), p<.05). Participants with low moral-ethical self relapse more into bouts of irrational beliefs than a comparative group. The results were discussed in relation to past findings and health policy to reduce substance related psychiatric problems among people 1 results 1
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- Anti-speciesism, as opposed to speciesism, is the view that non-human animals are sentient beings and so should be granted moral status; a position shared by the Igbo culture which accords moral considerability to a good number of non-human animals. Existing studies on animal ethics have addressed these issues mainly from Western socio-cultural perspectives without significant contribution from the African cultural ambient that could provide complementary insights toward the debate. This study, therefore, interrogated the speciesist and the anti-speciesist positions, using cultural elements from the Igbo thought system with a view to evolving a complementary framework that will corroborate the position of anti-speciesism from the African context. The study adopted Peter Singer's theory of sentientism and Nwala's theory of animism as framework. While sentientism emphasises the ability of a being to experience pleasure or pain, animism grants souls to non-human animals as criteria for moral considerability. Ten core texts on the philosophy of animal ethics which included Singer's Animal Liberation and six on Igbo culture such as Nwala's Igbo Philosophy, Ilogu's Igbo Life and Thought and Onunwa's Anthology on Igbo Myths were purposively selected. The critical method was employed to examine the positions of speciesism and anti-speciesism and to analyse cultural concepts such as ube-ariri (animal emotion) and ugwu anu (animal integrity), drawn from the Igbo thought system while the conceptual analysis helped in explaining relevant notions such as sentientism, painism, moral status and equality. Texts on animal ethics revealed two contending traditions in the animal rights debate � speciesism and anti-speciesism. Works by Singer, particularly, Animal Liberation revealed that speciesism assigns moral status to humans on grounds of rationality, self-consciousness and the ability to communicate through verbal language. Anti-speciesism holds that non-human animals are subjects-of-a-life just like humans, and so have inherent worth in themselves. However, these extreme positions have not accommodated other cultural views due to their strong western orientation. Texts on Igbo culture revealed the Igbo belief about non-human animals living in a community of their own; possessing such basic rights as freedom, autonomy and independence � ideas that are expressed in some Igbo proverbials, myths and aphorisms, which, for instance, forbid a hunter from killing or disturbing a pregnant or mating animal. Furthermore, the principle of egbule (do no harm) towards such animals as the duck, sheep or millipede, imply moral considerability. There exist culturally relevant facts from Igbo thought such as ube-ariri (animal emotion) and ugwu anu (animal integrity), captured in the Igbo philosophy of egbe bere, ugo bere (live and let live), which grants mutual tolerance and fair treatment to all beings, justifying the claim of anti-speciesism that non-human animals are worthy of moral consideration. The Igbo culture grants moral privileges to a good number of non-human animals, thereby promoting the mutual flourishing of all beings. Therefore, the Igbo philosophy of egbe bere, ugo bere (live and let live) which accords moral consideration to non-human animals, provides a complementary framework that justifies the position of anti-speciesism. 1 results 1
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- Chi, in Igbo traditional thought, is conceived of as a being responsible for the individual�s success and failure, in which the person�s ontological moral autonomy is denied. Existing studies have addressed the idea of Chi from Christian and literary perspectives, which emphasise fatalistic interpretation, but have not adequately studied the concept in relation to the individual as an autonomous moral agent. This study, therefore, investigated the concept Chi in Igbo culture, with a view to identifying the moral and ontological roles and attributes of Chi, in which the individual enjoys autonomy. The study adopted as its framework, Kant�s theory on moral autonomy, which holds that the will of a rational being is not subject to moral principles. Six relevant texts in metaphysics, eight texts in ethics and six texts on Igbo culture/African philosophy were purposively selected because they addressed the issues of Chi, moral autonomy and Igbo philosophy. The methods of conceptual-analysis and reconstruction were adopted. The former was used in the interrogation of relevant texts and positions, and to clarify the key concepts such as Chi, freedom, responsibilityand moral autonomy, while the latter was employed to reconcile the conception of Chi as different from the individual, and yet decides the individual�s wellbeing. Texts in metaphysics establish that the human persons are not in control of their well being, but do not consider the human will in its ontological dimension as very significant in their explanations, and therefore, under-explore the connection between the existence of destiny and the state of the human will. Texts in ethics reveal that the individual is bound to behave in certain laid down ways in which the individual does not enjoy autonomy, but is held responsible for their actions. These positions do not explicitly incorporate the human will, as the initiator and driver of decisions and actions in human persons. Texts in Igbo philosophy reveal that, ontologically, the (self) onwe in Igbo culture is empirical and enjoys moral autonomy. There are Igbo proverbs that affirm the idea of moral autonomy, freedom and responsibility in Igbo culture. For instance, Arusi/ agbarakpamngaga, egosiyaosisiejirimeputaya- �a god cannot be more powerful than the owner, else, it will be told of what wood it is made from�, emphasises human freedom and responsibility. Critical reflection on the idea of Chi demonstrates that the human person is morally autonomous and that the human will is not bound by any external forces, because every individual has akonauchewhich decides moral actions as being right or wrong. For instance; iheonyemetara, ya-buru- �whatever individuals do, they alone bear the consequences�, emphasises moral autonomy. The idea of Chi in Igbo culture demonstrates that the human person, as a moral agent, is morally autonomous. Therefore, the concept Chi plays both moral and ontological roles in the individual�s action which makes it (Chi) not to be conceived as fatalistic or deterministic since the individual enjoys some freedom and takes responsibility for their actions. 1 results 1
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- Democracy, the celebrated symbol of socio-political success, seems the most popular legacy of Athens to the modern world. Yet, Athens also has a record of what has been seen as tyrannical use of power and ‘abuse of human right’ in her inter-state relations. Thucydides’ account of the Peloponnesian war (The History of the Peloponnesian War) has been a basis for the theory of political realism, ‘might is right’ which is used to explain the international aggression of the democratic Athens. Using an interpretive research approach, this paper takes some look at the Athenian path to democracy and particularly considers the Melian Dialogue, a passage in Thucydides’ work that enunciates the implications of political realism exemplified by the Athenians' treatment of the Melians. While political realism implies international anarchy when power and conflicting national interests set the standard of what is deemed right, a democratic government led by this code could also act tyrannically despite its leaders 'profession of justice and equity. Therefore, the paper concludes that since democracy is no limitation to morality and justice becoming subjective, when interests are at variance in domestic politics, such tendency in individuals or groups who constitute a democracy would continue to account for political instability. 1 results 1
- Drugs 1 results 1
- Education for moral integrity 1 results 1
- Education is a major tool for the development of man intellectually and socially. To this end, this work discusses the importance of utilitarianism as a moral philosophy followed by the examination of social ethics such as altruism, justice and truth telling, as they relate to knowledge and development of social and moral values among learners. In a philosophical context, we examine the relevance of the principles of utilitarianism to nation building, implication of the reviewed work and conclusion as they affect different cadres of society educators and learners alike are presented 1 results 1
- Education||Utilitarianism||Moral philosophy||Morality||Social ethics|| Nation building 1 results 1
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