Popular social commentator bags highest degree in Philosophy from UNICAL

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Efio-Ita Nyok|14 February 2017

Boki, Cross River-born social commentator popularly deemed ‘social change agent’ has bagged the highest degree in Philosophy from the prestigious University of Calabar NegroidHaven can authoritatively inform.

Mr Joseph Odok who on Monday 13 February successfully defended his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Jurisprudence or what may be alternatively designated as Philosophy of Law has acquired his third and highest degree in Philosophy —the acclaimed mother of all discipline.

Odok has over the years bagged Bachelor of Arts (BA, 2004, UNIYO), Bachelor of Philosophy (B. Phil., 2004 Pontifical Urban University, Rome), Bachelor of Law (LL. B, UNICAL 2012), Barrister at Law (BL 2013 Nigerian Law School Enugu Campus), Master of Arts in Metaphysics (MA, 2010), and now Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D).

Odok has a plethora of academic publications to wit:

*The Globalisation of Disaster Capitalism: A Marxian Response – (Unpublished first degree project)
*The Schism between Natural Law Theory and Legal Positivism: Towards Integrative Jurisprudence! (Unpublished Law project)
*The African Concept of the human person: The application of Asouzu’s Complementary Ontology to the Niger Delta Question: Implications for Peace, Security and Development (unpublished master’s thesis)
*Just defended Ph.D dissertation on The Schism between Natural Law Theory and Legal Positivism : Towards Complementary Jurisprudence
*The Ethical Foundation of Science
*The Origin of Religious Terrorism and the loss of Nigerian Identity: A communicative approach
*The Marxian School of Law and the Nigerian legal system The globalization of disaster capitalism: an Ujamaa Response
*Ambivalent Nature of Globalisation: the African Experience
*Globalization, Americanisation or Europeanisation? An Ibuanyidandaist Critique
*On Philosophy of Religion —published book chapter in Philosophy
*Departmental Handbook. On Philosophy of Language published book chapter in Philosophy of Religion handbook
*Aristotle Concept of Virtue in the Context of Contemporary Philosophy

Any moment from now the authority of the University of Calabar will soon announce Joseph Odok Esq, Ph.D as Lecturer I. This will be a double blessing for the consistent social change agent.

Congratulations Joseph Odok Esq, Ph.D! We at NegroidHaven wish you many more fruitful years ahead. Congratulations once again!

Efio-Ita Nyok
Is a Blogger, the Editor & Publisher of NegroidHaven.org