kola-abimbola
Kola Abimbola
Associate Professor of Philosophy

Howard University
2400 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20059,USA
Phone: +1.202.806.5572
Email: kolapo.abimbola@howard.edu

Education

May 2004 Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice in Higher Education, University of Leicester, UK
June 2000 Babaláwo, Awo Aláàfin Ògeese, Ọ̀yọ́, Nigeria. (Consecration as an expert in the Ifá Literary Corpus by the Ògeese conclave of diviners of His Imperial Majesty, the Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́.)
January 2000 Ph.D. Law of Evidence and Criminal Justice, University of Birmingham, UK
June 1996 LL.B. Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
February 1994 Ph.D. Philosophy of Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
June 1987 B.A. (First Class hons.) Philosophy, Ọbáfẹ́mi Awólọ́wọ̀ University, Nigeria
June 1982 Certificate in Yoruba Oral Literature, Ọbáfẹ́mi Awólọ́wọ̀ University, Nigeria

Biography

Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá is Associate Professor at Howard University, Washington, DC. Before Howard, he was a Lecturer in Law and Forensic Science at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom, and previously an Assistant Professor Seattle University, WA. He publishes in the fields of forensic science and law, evidence and proof, philosophy of science, and Africana philosophy.


Research Interest

  1. Forensic Science and Philosophy of Science
  2. Evidence and Proof
  3. African and Africana Philosophy
  4. Applied Ethics (Business and Corporate Ethics, Medical Ethics, Religious Ethics)
  5. Corporate Laws and Financial Crimes
  6. Logic (Abductive Logic, Deductive Logic, Fuzzy Logic, Inductive Logic, Modal Logic)

Scientific Activities

  1. June 2017 – To Date: Chair, Law Programs Task Force, College of Arts and Sciences, Howard University, Washington, DC.
  2. August 2015 – To Date: Online Programs Coordinator,Ifá University, Washington, DC.
  3. August 2015 – To Date: Chair, University Advisory Council, Ifá University, Washington, DC.
  4. June 2015 – To Date: Member Re-admission and Academic Status Committee, College of Arts and Science, Howard University, Washington, DC.
  5. September 2014—August 2016: Secretary General, Nigerians In Diaspora Organization (NIDO), Washington, DC. 
  6. August 2014 – To Date: Member Appointments and Promotions Committee, Department of Philosophy, Howard University, Washington, DC
  7. August 2013 – To Date: Member, Executive Committee, Department of Philosophy, Howard University, Washington, DC
  8. April 2008—March 2010: Re-elected for a second term of office as President, International Society for African Philosophy and Studies, Seattle, WA, USA.
  9. March 2006—March 2008: President, International Society for African Philosophy and Studies, Seattle, WA, USA.
  10. April 2006—To Date: Member Board of Trustees, UNESCO’S Ifá Heritage Institute, Ọ̀yọ́, Nigeria.
  11. 2005-2013: Member Executive Committee, CSI Leicester Summer Programs, University of Leicester, United Kingdom.
  12. 2005 - 2010: Member Steering Committee for the University of Leicester—University of Gondar Medical Link Group. (We incorporated the University of Leicester—University of Gondar Medical Link Group at the Charity Health Action Leicester for Ethiopia (HALE) in 2010.
  13. March 2004—March 2006: Secretary, International Society for African Philosophy and Studies, Seattle, WA, USA.
  14. September 2003—2013: Member, Faculty of Law’s Careers Adviser on Further Academic Studies, University of Leicester School of Law, United Kingdom.
  15. September 2003—2013: International Students Liaison Officer, University of Leicester School of Law, United Kingdom.
  16. September 2003—2013: Faculty Representative on the University’s Careers Advisory Committee, University of Leicester School of Law, United Kingdom.
  17. March 2002—March 2004: Treasurer, International Society for African Philosophy and Studies, Seattle, WA, USA.
  18. June 2004: Founding Member, Global Forum for Yoruba Religion and Culture, Ọ̀yọ́, Nigeria.
  19. August 2003—June 2013: Member Faculty Board of Examiners, University of Leicester School of Law, United Kingdom.

Publications

Books
  1. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá (Forthcoming 2017a), Ifá Encyclopedia. Volume 1. Orisaworld Foundation Press.
  2. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá (Forthcoming 2017b), Òrìṣà Philosophy: Exploratory Essays. Ifá University Press.
  3. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá (Forthcoming 2017c), The Philosophy of Olódùmarè. Ifá University Press.
  4. Wande Abimbola, Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá and Daryl Taiwo Harris (Forthcoming 2017d), Òrìṣà: An Anthology. Orisaworld Foundation Press.
  5. Enoch Olujide Gbadegesin, Yunusa Kehinde Salami & Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá, eds. (2016a), Exploring the Ethics of Individualism and Communitarianism: Multidisciplinary Essays in Honor of Professor Segun Gbadegesin. Harvest Day Publications.
  6. Kola Abimbola (2006c), Yorùbá Culture: A Philosophical Account. Iroko Academic Publishers: Birmingham.
Articles in Refereed Journals
  1. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá (Forthcoming 2017e), “Language and the African Philosophical Traditions.” Yorùbá Studies Review.
  2. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá (2017f), “Ostrich Ethics.” Aesthetics for Birds - Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art for Everyone. 100 Philosophers 100 Artworks 100 Words #64. https://aestheticsforbirds.com/category/100-x-100-x-100/
  3. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá (Forthcoming 2017g), “The Historical Nature of Evidential Inference.” Journal of Forensic Research.
  4. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá (2013), “Culture and the Principles of Biomedical Ethics.” Journal of Commercial Biotechnology, Vol. 19 (3): 31-39.
  5. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá (2012), “Reason and Proof in Forensic Evidence.” Journal of Forensic Research, S11: 006. doi:10.4172/2157-7145.S11-006.
  6. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá (2007), “ Medicine and Culture: Transcultural Needs in Modern Western Societies”. The AvMA Medical and Law Journal, Volume 13(3):112-116.
  7. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá (2006a), “Rationality and Methodological Change: Dudley Shapere’s Conception of Scientific Development.” Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology, 10(1): 39-65.
  8. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá (2006b), “A Critique of Methodological Naturalism.” Science in Context, 19(2): 191-213.
  9. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá (2004), “Review of ‘William Twining and Iain Hampsher-Monk (Eds.), Evidence and Inference in History and Law: Interdisciplinary Dialogues, Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2003.” The Modern Law Review, 67(3): 527-530.
  10. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá(2002), “Questions and Answers: The Logic of Preliminary Fact Investigation.” The Journal of Law and Society, 29(4): 533-559.
  11. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá(2001), “Abductive Reasoning in Law: Taxonomy and Inference to the Best Explanation.” Cardozo Law Review, 22(5&6): 1683-1689. (Also, published in: M. MacCrimmon & P. Tillers, (Eds.) (2002). The Dynamics of Judicial Proof: Computation, Logic and Common Sense. Springer-Verlag: Heidelberg.)
  12. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá(2001), “Spirituality and Applied Ethics: An African Perspective.” West Africa Review, 3(1): 1-29.
  13. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá(1994), “God and Evil.” Philosophy Now, 8: 23-25.
Peer-Reviewed Chapters in Books
  1. Wande Abimbola, Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá and Daryl Taiwo Harris (Forthcoming 2017h), “The Foundations of Òrìṣà Culture.” In: Wande Abimbola, Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá and Daryl Taiwo Harris (Forthcoming 2017d), Òrìṣà: An Anthology. Orisaworld Foundation Press.
  2. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá and Babalọlá Ifátóògùn (Forthcoming 2017i), “Why Every Human Being Must Perform Divination and Sacrifice.” In: Wande Abimbola, Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá and Daryl Taiwo Harris (Forthcoming 2017c), Òrìṣà: An Anthology. Orisaworld Foundation Press.
  3. Kola Abimbola (Forthcoming 2017j), “Language and the African Philosophical Traditions.” Yorùbá Studies Review.
  4. Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá (2017), “Police Culture.” In: Daryl Taiwo Harris (2017), Newschasser: The Rhetoric of Trump, Essays and Commentaries. Universal Write Publications.
  5. Kola Abimbola, (2016b). “Religion and Legal Cosmopolitanism: The Diffusion of Legal Methods.” In Enoch Olujide Gbadegesin, Yunusa Kehinde Salami & Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá, eds. (2016), Exploring the Ethics of Individualism and Communitarianism: Multidisciplinary Essays in Honor of Professor Segun Gbadegesin. Harvest Day Publications.
  6. Kola Abimbola (2008), “L’Influence Reelle de la Religion Traditionnelle Africaine Sur le Christianisme, L’Islam et Reciproquement”. Rencontre des Traditions Religieuses de l’Afrique avec le Christianisme, L’Islam et la Laicite: A partir des Ecrits de Leopold Sedar Senghor. (Paris: UNESCO.)
  7. Kola Abimbola (2004),“Yoruba Diaspora” in Ember, M, Ember, C.R. and Skoggard, I, Encyclopedia of Diasporas. Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World, (New York: Kluwer Academic Publishers.)
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