Journal of
Philosophy and Culture

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS AND PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST
  • Abbreviation: J. Philos. Cult.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 0855-6660
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPC
  • Start Year: 2004
  • Published Articles: 57

Review

Neonaticide: A philosophical review of the killing of neonate twins in Things Fall Apart

Ferdinard Fosu-Blankson
  • Ferdinard Fosu-Blankson
  • Department of Classics and Philosophy, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 11 December 2021
  •  Accepted: 21 February 2022
  •  Published: 30 March 2022

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