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Sophie Oluwole

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Sophie Oluwole
Rayuwa
Haihuwa Igbara-oke (en) Fassara, 12 Mayu 1935
ƙasa Najeriya
Mutuwa Ibafo (en) Fassara, 23 Disamba 2018
Karatu
Makaranta Jami'ar Lagos
Jami'ar Ibadan
Sana'a
Sana'a mai falsafa da Malami
Employers Jami'ar Lagos

Sophie Bosede Oluwole (née Aloba, 12 ga watan Mayu 1935 – 23 Disamba 2018) farfesa ce kuma masaniya a fannin falsafa, kuma ita ce mace ta farko da ta sami digiri na uku a fannin falsafa a Najeriya.[1] Ta kasance mai aiki da falsafar Yarbawa, hanyar tunani wacce ta samo asali daga ƙabilar da ke zaune a Najeriya. Ta yi magana game da rawar da mata ke takawa a falsafa, da rashin wakilcin masu tunani na Afirka a fannin ilimi.[2][3]

Rayuwa da aiki

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An haifi Sophie Bosede Olayemi Oluwole a ranar 12 ga watan Mayu, 1935, ga Timothy Ogiemare Aloba Egbarevba, a garin Igbara-oke. Duk da an haife ta kuma ta girma a garin Yarbawa, kuma tana da kyakkyawar fahimtar al'adu da yare na Yarabawa, Oluwole 'yar ƙabilar Edo ne kuma 'yar garin Benin ce. Garin Igbara-oke da sauran yankin Ekiti tana da tarihin tasiri mai karfi na Benin, na kasuwanci cikin lumana da diflomasiyya da kuma mamaye daular Benin. Kakan Oluwole ya fito ne daga kasar Benin a shekara ta 1850 kuma babban jami'i ne a fadar Oba da ke Benin. Ita ma kakarta ta fito daga Benin, ɗiyar gwamnan Benin a Ogotun, wani gari a jihar Ekiti a yau. Iyayenta duka sun kasance 'yan kasuwa ne. Mahaifiyarta, wacce ta kware wajen sana’ar taye da rini, ita ma kwararriyar masakiya ce kuma haziƙa ‘yar kasuwa a kasuwar Igbara Oke.[4] Mahaifinta yana da mata uku, mahaifiyarta kuma tana da 'ya'ya takwas, amma 4 ne kawai suka tsira. Ita ce auta ga mahaifiyarta. Babban yayanta shi ne ɗan jarida Abiodun Aloba. An ba ta suna Sofia a kusa da shekaru 8, kuma daga baya ta rubuta shi da "Sophie." Ta tafi makaranta a Ife, kuma ta yi suka kan tsarin ilimi a cikin shekarar 1940s, tana mai cewa aikin mace ba shine "ba burin ku ba: burin iyayenku ne."[5] A wata hira da Jesusegun Alagbe, 'yar jaridar The PUNCH Newspapers, Oluwole ta bayyana wani abin da ya faru a lokacin makaranta, inda aka kai ta asibiti don rarraba abinci da magunguna, kuma ta tsorata da marasa lafiya, yana mai cewa "Ranar, Na san ba zan zama ma'aikaciyar jinya ba."[5]

A shekara ta 1953, ta shiga Kwalejin Horar da Mata da ke Ilesa, inda ta kammala da takardar shaidar aji IV a shekarar 1954. Da wannan kyakkyawan sakamako, ta zama ƙwararriyar malama. Sannan ta koyar a Ogotun-Ekiti, sai kuma Ibadan. Sannan ta auri Olanrewaju Joseph Fapohunda, daga garin Igbara-odo, garin ‘yar uwa ga Igbara-oke. Oluwole ta yi tafiya tare da Fapohunda zuwa birnin Moscow a shekarar 1963 inda ta yi niyyar yin karatun tattalin arziki, kuma ta koyi Rashanci a Jami'ar Jihar Moscow a shekarar 1963. A shekara ta 1964, mijinta ya yanke shawarar barin Tarayyar Soviet a lokacin, kuma ta yanke shawarar yin ƙoƙarin yin karatu a Jamus, yayin da mijinta ya tafi Amurka. Ta sami gurɓin karatu a fannin ilimin kimiyya a Jami'ar Cologne, amma ta yanke shawarar tafiya mijinta a Amurka. A ƙarshe ta yanke shawarar kammala karatunta na kwaleji a Jami’ar Legas a shekarar 1967, inda ta yanke shawarar yin karatun Falsafa maimakon turanci, bisa zargin Farfesa Wole Soyinka.[6] Bayan samun digiri na farko a shekarar 1970, ta yi aiki a UNILAG na wani lokaci a matsayin mataimakiyar malami a shekarar 1972, kuma ta ci gaba da kammala karatun digiri na uku a Jami'ar Ibadan, wanda ya sa ta zama ta farko da ta samu digiri na uku a fannin falsafa. Oluwole ta sha sha'awar falsafar Afirka ta gargajiya kafin ta sami digirin digirgir, amma ba ta da wata baiwar da za ta kula da wani littafi ko kasida kan irin wannan batu. Oluwole ta koyar da Falsafar Afirka na tsawon shekaru shida tsakanin shekarun 2002 zuwa 2008 a Jami'ar Legas. A lokacin, ta kuma ta zama mace ta farko shugabar harkokin ɗalibai a wannan jami'a.[7]

Gabaɗaya ana danganta koyarwa da ayyukan Oluwole ga mazhabar falsafar Yarbawa, wadda ta samo asali a cikin al’adu da akidar addini ( Ifá ) na yankuna daban-daban na ƙasar Yoruba. Ta haɗa Orisha Orunmila tare da koyarwar Socrates. Waɗannan masu tunani guda biyu, wadanda ke wakiltar dabi'un al'adun Afirka da na Yamma, biyu ne daga cikin manyan tasirin Oluwole, kuma ta kwatanta su biyun a cikin littafinta na Socrates da Orunmila.[8]

Rayuwa ta sirri da mutuwa

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Auren ta na farko Oluwole da Olanrewaju Joseph Fapohunda, inda ta haifi ‘ya’ya hudu. Daga baya suka rabu sannan ta auri Oluwole Akinwunmi, malami a Igbara-oke, garinsu. Anyi aure har ya rasu. Ta mutu a farkon sa'o'in 23 a watan Disamba 2018, tana da shekaru 83. Ta bar ‘ya’ya, jikoki, da jikoki.[9]

Bibliography

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Littattafai da muƙalolin Oluwole da yawa sun haɗa da:[10]

Littattafai

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  • Oluwole, Sophie (1992). Witchcraft, Reincarnation and the God-Head. Issues in African Philosophy. Ikeja, Lagos: Excel Publishers. ISBN 9789783013032. OCLC 30008785.
  • Oluwole, Sophie B. (1997). Philosophy and Oral Tradition. Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria: ARK Publications. ISBN 9789783389052. OCLC 44117856.
  • Oluwole, Sophie B. (2014). Socrates and Ọ̀rúnmìlà : two patron saints of classical philosophy. Lagos: Ark Publishers. ISBN 9789789295258. OCLC 921844799.
  • Oluwole, Sophie B.; Akin Sofoluwe, J.O. (2014). African myths and legends of gender. Lagos: Ark Publishers. ISBN 9789789317240. OCLC 994204609.
  • Oluwole, Sophie B. (1997). "Culture, Gender, and Development Theories in Africa". Africa Development / Afrique et Développement. 22 (1): 95–121. JSTOR 24482785. Gender Revisited/Le genre revisité.

Adabi na biyu

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  1. "Philosopher urges Nigerians to embrace indigenous knowledge, languages". The Guardian (Nigeria) (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  2. Lasisi, Akeem (December 15, 2017). "Salute to Orunmila as Sophie Oluwole hosts Dutch film-maker". Punchng.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. Seada Nourhussen (June 2, 2017). "'Western philosophy has been behind for centuries'". Trouw (in Holanci). Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  4. Obe, Taiwo (28 December 2018). "SHE WHO WAS DIFFERENT. Sophia Bosede Oluwole, 1935–2018". Medium.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022. I went to the Soviet Union, but I didn’t finish. I came back home to register at the University of Lagos.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Ojoye, Taiwo (27 January 2017). "My mum never believed I could become a professor –Sophie Oluwole". Punchng.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023. Prof. Sophie Oluwole, 81, is the first Nigerian to bag a PhD in Philosophy. She was a senior lecturer at the University of Lagos and the Chief Executive Officer of Centre for African Culture and Development.
  6. Fayemi, Kazeem (December 24, 2018). "OBITUARY: Oluwole, the scholar who abandoned English for Philosophy for the fear of Soyinka". thecable.ng. Retrieved 14 September 2023. Being the first female professor of African philosophy in Nigeria, the Philosopher-Queen is a household name in the enterprise of Philosophy in Nigeria. With seven books (both authored and edited), nine book chapters, sixteen journal articles and some book reviews to her name, Oluwole is wizardly in Yoruba language.
  7. "Top African philosopher, Sophie Oluwole, dies at 82". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News (in Turanci). 2018-12-25. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  8. Ajeluorou, Anote. "Socrates and Orunmila… Putting Premium On Africa's Indigenous Philosophy". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  9. "Buhari, Tinubu, Ofeimun mourn as Sophie Oluwole dies at 83". Punchng.com. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  10. "Showing 1-10 of 24 Results". worldcat.org. OCLC.INC. Retrieved 14 September 2023.. WorldCat.org, search for Oluwole, Sophie B.