Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences(JHSS)

Department of Philosophy, Saint Monica University, Buea, Cameroon

Publications

• Research Article   
  Critical Synthetic Realism: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Januarius Asongu
  Author(s): Leonard Ekene*
  
  Critical Synthetic Realism (CSR) is the comprehensive philosophical framework developed by Januarius Asongu to address the epistemic, ethical, educational, and institutional crises of contemporary global society. This article offers the first systematic, journal-length exposition of CSR as an integrated philosophy encompassing metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of science, philosophy of education, political philosophy, and philosophy of religion. Against the twin failures of epistemic absolutism and relativism, CSR affirms ontological realism, epistemic fallibilism, and moral realism while incorporating critical awareness of historical, social, and institutional mediation. Drawing primarily on The Splendor of Truth: A Critical Philosophy of Knowledge and Global Agency, this study reconstructs CSR as a truth-oriented yet corrigible philosophical system [1]. It argues that CS.. Read More»
  

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