• Philosophical Evaluation Of Walter Rodney’s Concept Of Development

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    • The  concept  of Development  falls  under the Anthropological part of Philosophy, but in recent time s, it is attracting scholarly discussions which demands Philosophical evaluation Taking into consideration, the attributes of development  which  include  s: ontological, cultural, social and psychological integration, many  scholars  from different fields of study have contributed, but none has given a  convincing lin k like that of Rodney’s Marxism: where he used historical Materialism to trace economic stages, from primitive stage to Socialism. 

      However, He opened a new mode of intellectual discussion which answers question on the cardinal points of development which are; the consent of oneself, p roper integration of personal , and societal endowed potentialities , increase in skills, respons ibility and material w ell being, and restructuring of Superstructures. Tracing development from subsequent ideologies  would  not  determine  quick  growth  of the Underdeveloped, but maintenance of bases that serve as yardsticks for authentic development. Giving a philosophical evaluation to Rodney’s concept of  development  is  the  major task of this research with exposition  of his Marxist philosophy from which his influence is rooted.

       


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    • CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]GENERAL INTRODUCTION1.0 BACKGROUND OF STUDYIn recent time, the concept of dev elopment is attracting scholarly views , though , difficult to understand , depending on the perspective one is arguing from. Its meaning can  not  be  fully appreciated without reference to hu man  person  because  it has to do with the real ization of personal pote ntials and self - fulfillment. In  Rodney’s  explanation , as  contained  in his book;How Europe  Underdeveloped  Africa  ,  the concept o ... Continue reading---