Dr. Nancy Myles B. Gyamfi

Coordinator, Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning

Contact info nmylesbaffourgyamfi@ug.edu.gh

About

Full-time teaching faculty of Philosophy in the University of Ghana, since 2011; A visionary woman Philosopher with African antecedents focused on contributing academically and socio-culturally to philosophical discourse to positively impact lives far and near. 

Education

PhD in Philosophy (University of Utrecht, Netherlands); MPhil in Philosophy (with distinction) and B.A in Philosophy (First Class), University of Ghana, Legon.

Publications

Myles, N. O. (2020). Communality, individuality and democracy: A defense of personism (PhD Thesis). Quaestiones Infinitae, Vol. 129. https://doi.org/10.33540/62

Ajei, M. & Myles, N. O. (2019). Personhood, autonomy and informed consent. In Frimpong-Mansoh, Y. A. & Atuire, C. A. (Eds.), Bioethics in Africa: Theories and praxis (pp. 77-94). Vernon Press.

Myles, N. O. (2018). ‘The individual’ in the individualism-communitarianism debate: In defence of personism. Legon Journal of the Humanities, 29(2), 242-264. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ljh.v29i2.9.

Myles, N. O. (2013). Multiculturalism and the notion of cultural identity. In Simpson C. et al (Eds.), University of Ghana Readers:  A celebration of Philosophy & Classics (pp. 147-164). Ayebia Clarke Publishing Limited.

Myles, N. O. (2008). I have a dream. In Gyekye, K. (Ed.), Ghana@50 anniversary lectures (pp. 373-379). National Planning Committee of the Golden Jubilee Lectures.