Publications
Journal articles, book chapters, theses, and online resources.
ONLINE RESOURCE
2020
Facts Against Speculations: Understanding Patricia Churchland's Neurophilosophy
Augustine Akintunde Farinola
Humanities Commons
Abstract
A critical examination of Patricia Churchland's neurophilosophy, evaluating her eliminativist materialism and the claim that folk psychological concepts should be replaced by neuroscientific accounts.
ONLINE RESOURCE
2020
The Question Concerning Scientific Progress and Rationality: Kitcher's Response
Augustine Akintunde Farinola
Humanities Commons
Abstract
Examines Philip Kitcher's pragmatic naturalism and his account of scientific progress and rationality within broader debates in philosophy of science.
ONLINE RESOURCE
2020
A Critical Appraisal of Karl Marx's Materialistic Interpretation of History
Augustine Akintunde Farinola
Humanities Commons
Abstract
A philosophical analysis of Marx's historical materialism, evaluating its explanatory power, limitations, and legacy in contemporary social theory.
ONLINE RESOURCE
2020
Human and Virtual Reality Technology Relation: A Postphenomenological Analysis
Augustine Akintunde Farinola
Humanities Commons / Academia.edu
Abstract
Applies Ihde and Verbeek's postphenomenological framework to analyze the human–VR technology relation, examining how virtual reality mediates embodied experience and perception.
ONLINE RESOURCE
2020
Philip Kitcher's Pragmatic Naturalism: Human Conversation as the Only Ethical Authority
Augustine Akintunde Farinola
Humanities Commons / Academia.edu
Abstract
Analyses Kitcher's pragmatic naturalism and his view that ethical authority ultimately derives from democratic, inclusive human conversation rather than objective moral facts.
ONLINE RESOURCE
2020
Towards Scientific and Technological Consciousness: A Panacea for African Development
Augustine Akintunde Farinola
Humanities Commons — Network for Digital Humanities in Africa
Abstract
Argues that cultivating scientific and technological consciousness is essential for Africa's development, drawing on philosophy of science and technology studies.