Dr. Joseph Osei Assistant Professor of Philosophy   Office  : JKSA 226 Phone : 672-1883 Fax     : 672-1090 Email  : josei@uncfsu.edu Personal Homepage:
BIOGRAPHY		Ph.D. Philosophy, Ohio State University, Columbus OH. 1991 M.A. Philosophy, Ohio University, Athens, OH.1986 B.A. Philosophy & Religion, University of Ghana, Legon 1981
TEACHING COURSES		PHIL 110 Critical Thinking PHIL 210 Intro. Philosophy PHIL 220, Intro Ethics Phil 221, African & African-American Philosophy, Phil, 230 Social & Political Philosophy
RESEARCH INTERESTS		Philosophy of Development, Development Ethics, African Philosophy & Culture, Social Justice, Affirmative Action, Human Rights, Democratization, Political Violence, Global Peace.
PUBLICATIONS		African Philosophy and Development UMI, Ann Arbor MI, 1991 Plato’s Theory of Change and Its Significance for Traditional and Emerging Democracies, International Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol 8,Spring , 1994. Towards the Philosophy of Development, International Third World Studies Journal and Review, Vol. 7, 1995. Manipulation of the Mass Media in Ghana’s Recent Political History, Ghanaian Philosophical Studies, Vol II, Council for Research in Values and Philosophy/UNESCO, 2000. The Scientific and Moral Value of African Taboos for Biodiversity & Sustainable Development, African Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol 8, 3, Fall 2006.