Career Profile
Dr Oyekunle Adegboyega attended Ogun State University, now Olabisi Onabanjo University, (OOU), Ago-Iwoye and the University of Ibadan, for his BA, MA, and PhD in Philosophy. Dr Adegboyega began his teaching career on 2nd October, 1996 as a Graduate Assistant at the then Ogun State University and rose through the ranks to the level of a Senior Lecturer in 2010. He served the university in various capacities; he was the Departmental Examination officer, Departmental Coordinator of BA Philosophy (Sandwich Degree Programme, OOU), Faculty Coordinator, Centre for Sandwich Programme(CESAP), Chairman, Faculty of Arts CESAP Committee on the investigation of Fake Notification of Results, Secretary, Investigative panel on results infraction.
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He was at the Lagos State University (LASU) on Sabbatical in 2014/2015 where he served as the Chairman of the Departmental Publication Committee. He was an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Communication and General Studies, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta from 2009 to 2011 academic sessions and at CALEB University, Lagos in 2012/2013. He joined the services of NOUN on 7th December, 2017. He was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor on 1ST January, 2020. He was the pioneer Head, Department of Philosophy. He has served as the subject officer for the Faculty of Arts, a representative of the Faculty of Arts in Quality Assurance, SIWESS and SERVICOM. He has published in many journals both local and international. Dr Oyekunle Adegboyega was appointed as the Director of Abeokuta Study Centre, NOUN in February, 2024 to date.
Dr. Oyekunle Oluwayemisi Adegboyega
05093
Abeokuta
Arts
Philosophy
Associate Professor
oadegboyega@noun.edu.ng
Ogun:- BA Hons (Philosophy); Ibadan:- MA, PhD (Philosophy)
October 1996 to date – (28 years)
1. Adegboyega O.O. (2010) “Fallacies” In Ayo Fadahunsi and Oyekunle O. Adegboyega (Eds.)
Introduction to philosophy and critical thinking Directorate of the General Studies,
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, pp. 63-92
2, Adegboyega O.O, (2013) “The idea of public morality” In Ali S. Ade and Olalekan E.
Akintona (Eds.) Philosophical Problems: Issues, Concepts and Alternatives
Department of Philosophy, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Lagos: Triumph Publishers,
pp. 224- 236.
3. Adegboyega O.O (2021) “Poverty and democracy in Nigeria’s 4th republic” In Ernest
Touchi and Toyin Falola (Eds.) Governance and leadership institution in Nigeria, New
York: Routledge Groups. Pp. 165-180
4. Adegboyega O.O, (2006): “Morality: an instrument for stability and national
development” Humanities Today, A Journal of The Faculty of Education and
Humanities, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State Nigeria, Issue 2, April, pp.
131-142.
5. Adegboyega O.O, (2007): “Capital punishment: meaning, nature, purpose and
problems” Journal of Philosophy and Development, Department of Philosophy,
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago- Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria. (9) Nos. 1&2, pp. 79-
92.
6. Adegboyega O.O, (2008) “The art of healing in traditional Yoruba society and the
contemporary religious sects,” Orisun: Journal of Religion and Human Values,
Department of Religious Studies, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago- Iwoye, Ogun,
State, Nigeria, (6&7), pp. 33- 148.
7. Adegboyega O.O, (2010) “Politics and the Nigerian situation” International Journal of
Advance Journal of Advance Legal Studies and Governance, (IJALSG), (1) No1,
International Centre for Integrated Research, University of Uyo, Akwa- Ibom, Nigeria,
pp. 54-71.
8. Adegboyega O. O, (2010): “Machiavellian politics and the idea of public morality in
Nigeria” International Journal of Multi-disciplinary Research (III), Nos. 1&2 Journal
of the Postgraduate School, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State,
Nigeria, pp. 34-47.
9. Adegboyega O.O, (September, 2011): “Knowledge as a quality of political leadership”
Flash Journal of Philosophy& Religion.(5), No1, Department of Philosophy,
Ebonyi State Ebonyi State University, Ebonyi, Nigeria, pp. 1-7.
10. Adegboyega O.O, (2011/2012) “Structuring the political society on the principle of
justice: An examination of John Rawls principle” Journal of Philosophy and
Development, (12), Nos. 1&2 Department of Philosophy, Olabisi Onabanjo
University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria, pp. 2-12.
11. Adegboyega O.O, (2012): “The role of culture and society in the development of
philosophical idea” Journal of Philosophy of Nature, Department of Classics and
Philosophy, University of Cape Coast Ghana, (8) No.1& 2, pp. 12-24.
12. Adegboyega O.O, (2012): “Acquisition and retention of political power: an examination
of Niccolo Machivelli’s view, Flash, Journal of Philosophy & Religion, Vol.6, No.1
Department of Philosophy, Ebonyi State University, Ebonyi, Nigeria, pp. 31- 48
13. Adegboyega O.O, (2015): “Francis Bacon’s philosophy as an instrument of change”,
Journal of Philosophy of Nature, Department of Classics and Philosophy, University
of Cape Coast Ghana, (11) No. 2, pp.161- 176.
14. Adegboyega O.O, (2015) “The empiricist criteria of meaning and the problem of
translation” Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science, Vol. 5, No 14,
International Institute for Science, Technology and Education: USA, pp. 62-69.
15. Adegboyega O.O, (2015) “Niccolo Machiavelli The Prince: The logic of its Existence
SAPENTIA Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 5. Department of Philosophy University of
Uyo Nigeria, pp. 107- 123.
16. Adegboyega O.O, (2015) “Democracy and national development in Nigeria” Journal of
Philosophy Culture and Religion, International Institute for Science, Technology and
Education: USA, pp. 1-8.
17. Adegboyega O.O, (2015) “Political corruption and the future of Nigerian politics”
International Law Research (4), No 1, a Journal of Canadian Centre of Science and
Education, Canada. pp. 178-188
18. Adegboyega O.O, (2015) “Philosophical issues of Yoruba proverbs” Ago-Iwoye journal
of Language and Literary Studies (AJOLL), (VI). Department of Nigerian Language
and Literature, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, pp. 228-245
19. Adegboyega O. O (2016) “Indigenous knowledge and the creation of an ideal human
society: The Yoruba example” In LASU Journal of Humanities, Faculty of
Arts, Lagos State University, Ojo, Nigeria, (10). 259-275
20. Adegboyega O.O. (2017) “The metaphysical and epistemological status of Ifa corpus”,
International Journal of History and Philosophical Research, European Centre for
Research and Development, UK. pp. 28-40.
21. Adegboyega O.O. (2018) “Altruism: An ethical principle in Nigerian political society”
LASU Journal of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Lagos State University,
Ojo, Nigeria. (1), Nos. 1&2, pp. 262-276
22. Adegboyega O.O. (2019) “Public morality as a fulcrum for social cohesion and
development in Nigeria: A philosophical approach” In KIU Journal of Humanities
Vl. 5, No.1, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Kampala International
University, Uganda, pp.37-48
23. Obioha U. P. and Adegboyega O.O. (2020) “An African-Communitarian response
to Robert Nozick’s political philosophy” In KIU Journal of Humanities Vl..5, No.1,
College of Humanities and Social Sciences Kampala International University,
Uganda, pp.99-106
24. Adegboyega O.O and Obioha, U.P. (2020) “Between Plato and Freud’s theory of human
nature” In Nasara Journal of Philosophy (NAJOP) Vol. 5. No.1, Department of
Philosophy, Federal University, Lafia. pp. 54-68
25. Adegboyega O.O and Adefarasin V.O 2020, “Aristotle’s conception of politics:
Interpretations, Values and Lessons”, Ibe Journal of Philosophy, A Journal of the
Department of Philosophy, Kogi State University, Ayingba, pp.108-120
26. Aborisade Olasunkanmi and Oyekunle O. Adegboyega, (2021) “Political succession and
constitutionalism in Nigeria: A Lockean critique” In SAPENTIA Vol. 15 Journal of
Department of philosophy, University of Uyo, pp. 154-165
27. Adegboyega O.O and Obioha U.P (2021) “Interrogating culture, technology and society”
In NOUN Scholar, Faculty of Arts Journal of Humanities, Vol.1 National Open
University of Nigeria, pp.114-124.
28. Aborisade Olasunkanmi and Oyekunle O. Adegboyega, (2021) “Philosophical reflection
on ethnic identity and constitutional representative governance in Nigeria” In
OWIJOPPA: Journal of philosophy and religious Studies, VOL. 5. No. 2, Tansian
University, Anambra, pp. 11-19
29. Obioha U. Precious and Adegboyega O. Oyekunle (2022) “Partiality in African ethics and
its implications for good governance” In AMAMIHE: Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 20,
No2. Department of philosophy, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria. Pp. 20-37
30. Adegboyega O.O and Obioha U.P. (2022), “A reflection on the values of art and aesthetic
in African (Yoruba) thought system on its values” In Ifiok: Journal of
Interdisciplinary studies, Vol.7 No.1Akwa-Ibom state university, Uyo. pp. 15-32
31. Adegboyega O.O and Gbenoba F (2022) ““Are People really Black?” A philosophical
investigation of the Colour-symbolism in Some Church Traditions and William
Shakespeare’s Othello” In Zamfara International Journal of Humanities, Second
Edition, Vol.1, Issue 3. pp. 27-34
32. Adegboyega O.O (2022) “A philosophical justification of the Amorphous character of
the concept of security” In THE NOUN SCHOLAR, Journal of Arts and Humanities,
Vol, 2, N01, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, pp. 90-98
33. Adegboyega, O. O. and Obioha, P.U. (2023). Karl Popper’s critical rationalism and
the quest for true democracy. Akwa Ibom State University Journal of Arts (AKSU) 4
(1), 1-13
Course Materials Developed
i. Adegboyega O.O (2020) PHL253 – Social and political philosophy (Unit- 3), Department
of Philosophy, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, pp.1 – 158
ii. Adegboyega O.O (2022) PHL435 – African political theorist, (Unit – 2), Department of
Philosophy, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, pp.1 – 109
Socio-Political Philosophy, Ethics and Human Nature
a. Orcid number
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2431-3629
b. Google scholar
https://scholar.google.com/citations? user=gas6yZEAAAAJ&hl=en
1. Citation: 38
2. h-index: 4
3. i-10 index
- > Third Biennal African Philosophy World Congress
> Year 2021
>Travel Grant (Air Ticket, Visa, Registration, (DTA – Accommodation & Feeding), and
Ground Transport).
> Participant
> Awarding Institution: University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania