Purissima Emelda Egbekpalu

Name of Scholar: Purissima Emelda Egbekpalu
Brief About Scholar: Purissima Emelda Egbekpalu is a bonafide member of the Sisters of Jesus the Saviour, Nigeria. She is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Philosophy in Madonna University, Nigeria and an adjunct staff in Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu in Nigeria. She holds her PhD in Philosophy and MSc in Psychology. Her passion to understand the meaning of life made her to venture into existential philosophy and developmental psychology. These vested interests in philosophy and human development motivate her always anew to search for and highlight the concrete meaning of human existence. These too prove her strong quest for logotherapy and engagement in concrete existential issues of life that led to her authorship of The Reality of Human Existence: Coping with Existential Conditions, Sufferings and Pains of Life, Meaningful Living: Echoes from Existentialism and logotherapy, The Concept of Self in the Thoughts of Soeren Kierkegaard, Happiness: The Golden Lustre of Life, Authentic Existence: Igbo-African Perspective. She has also contributed to many book chapters, proceedings and has many journal articles to her name. She has attended and presented various local and international conferences and has as well-organized workshops and seminars at various levels and edited some works. She belongs to professional bodies of Association of Professional Philosophers of Nigeria (APPON), International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), International Society of Research on Edeh’s Philosophy and Theology (ISREPAT), Edeh’s Philosophy of Thought and Action (EPTAISM), Kierkegaardian Scholars of Nigeria (SKIASON). She is a polyglot and has received many awards from various bodies especially for academic diligence and service to the community.
Name of Institution: Madonna University, Nigeria
Previous Research Papers: 1. Philosophy and Human Development 2. Aristotle and the Philosophy of Friendship: A Critical Evaluation 3.Millennium Development Goals on Sexual Health in Africa: Education and Gender Equality as Implications for Reduction of Sexual Violence Against Women in Africa. 4. Relationship Between School Environment and Psychological Health Among Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Coping Strategy 5. Philosophy of Human Sexuality: Kantian Sexual Ethics as a Panacea of Sexual Violence and an Authentic Pathway Towards Development in Africa 6. A Philosophical Analysis of Kierkegaard’s Concept of Anxiety 7. Despair as Motivating Factor for the Attainment of Genuine Selfhood and Authentic Human Existence: Kierkegaardian Perspective 8. Personality Types and Development of Psychopathology Among Students 9. A Philosophical Insight into 21st Century Feminism : Nigerian Context 10. Aristotelian Concept of Happiness (Eudaimonia) and its Conative Role in Human Existence: A Critical Evaluation