Oluwatobi David ESAN obtained his Bachelor's degree in philosophy from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, in 2015 and his master's degree from the University of Ibadan in 2019. He began his teaching career as a Tutorial Assistant at the Premier University, the University of Ibadan, where he teaches Philosophy and Logic as a general studies course in 2018. He worked as an Assistant Lecturer (Adjunct) in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Augustine University, Ilara-Epe, Lagos State, between 2021 and 2023 before securing a full-time lecturing appointment in the Department of Philosophy at Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso, Oyo State. His research areas include Existentialism, metaphysics, African philosophy, and Environmental Philosophy. He has had several published works locally and internationally. He was a recipient of the award of "Most Critical Philosopher of the Year" by the National Association of Philosophy Students AAUA Chapter in 2014. He is also a Recipient of the Merit Award "For contribution to the development of Ebonyi State," Jointly Awarded by NYSC and the Ebonyi State Government in 2016, among other honors. His goal as an academic is to raise a generation of excellent and purpose-driven individuals who will be exemplary in various fields of life and contribute to the transformation of Nigeria.
List of Publications(you can add as many as you want)
- Esan, Oluwatobi David (2018) “Rescuing the Yoruba Identity in the 21st Century” In Trends in African Oral Literature, Creative Writings and Contemporary Society. Salawu A.S and Rabiu, O.I (eds). Ibadan: University Press Plc. Pp 94-104.
- Esan, Oluwatobi David (2018) “An Existential Assessment of Religion: A Path to Peaceful Co- Existence in Nigeria”. In Journal of Islam In Nigeria. Vol. 3. No 2. Pp 264-279. Center for Ilorin Studies, University of Ilorin.
- EsanOluwatobi David and AdedojaAdekunleMuhydeen (2020) “The Problem of Evil and the Existence of God”. In NnamdiAzikiwe Journal of Philosophy. Vol 12. No 1. Pp. 131- 138
- EsanOluwatobi David (2022) “The Notion of Truth Among the Yoruba’s” In Philosophy International Journal. Vol. 5 Issue 1. London: Medwin Publishers.
- AdedojaAdekunleMuhydeen, EsanOluwatobi David and Stella EbehiremenAjokeSanni-Oba (2022) “A Critique Of Kwame Nkrumah’s Consciencism”. In Nigerian Journal of Arts and Humanities (NJAH), Volume 2 Number 1, 2022 (ISSN: 2814-3760, E-ISSN: 2955-0343) NnamdiAzikiwe University, Nigeria,.Pp. 9-18.
- Awe Solomon Kolawole and EsanOluwatobi David (2022). Patient- physical Relationship: In Defence of W.D Ross’s Prima Facie Duties. Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics. 13 (3). Pp. 35- 43. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjbioe.v13i3.48
- EsanOluwatobi David and AdedojaMuyeeden (2022) A Comparative study of Omoluabi and Junzi in Yoruba and Confucius Philosophy Assumption Journal of Philosophy; Thailand Vol 23. No. 2. ISSN: 2586- 9876. Pp. 34-52.