*“Most
Cameroonian Doctors & Professors are Dressed in Borrowed Robes, Most are
Holders of Honorary Cauca” Prof Tita
Most
of us, if honest would agree that the higher we go up the ladder of learning,
the more we acquire Philosophy that enables us to become pretty amazing species
of human sapiens that are addressed Doctors of Philosophy (Ph.D) AND Professors
(Prof.) when it comes to explaining what makes a Doctor of Philosophy or
Professor different on the ladder of the learned, there are radical
disagreement because people always point to the less or holders of no sound
knowledge of Philosophy as Doctors, most of those addressed as Doctors and
Professors of Philosophy are not.
Sound
Doctors of Philosophy or Professors manipulate physical objects much more
intricately than others below them on the ladder of the learned. The ladder of
the learned is apolitical and only universities can award after making sure
that the candidates have put in years of university teaching, sound ability in
research and the publication of books in National and international publishing
houses.
I
will want to explain more why Philosophy lies at the heart of the difference of
those on the ladder of the learned and why Philosophy matters. Consider those
we refer to as Doctors of Philosophy and Professors, even though they appear quite
different from others on the ladder of the learned as seen by the society, in
one important respect, they do not deserve being seen as such. On the ladder of
the learned, they can be a bit better, but not better enough to be addressed as
Doctors of Philosophy or Professors when they lack the basic ability to think philosophically
on normative dimension of the life of their people. They are addressed Doctors
of Philosophy and Professors but do not know the first “why?” as could be asked
to answer one Philosophical question that digs deeper to address other
questions lying beneath it and so goes the process of research.
How
rational is our ladder of learned people addressed Doctors of Philosophy and
Professors without the knowledge in Philosophical anthropology, metaphysics,
religions etc that aught to make them base their research understanding on the
universe and science. To be addressed a Doctor of Philosophy or Professor, you
need to journey through all that represents philosophy from birth to maturity.
It is in maturity that research works are published and awarded as Doctors of
Philosophy or Professors are made by Universities as they can judge abilities
of researchers. Those seen to be learned people are those who are Knowledgeable
or those who have acquired knowledge and will always want to know where the
truth lies through research because people are bound to have different views.
It is not how you are dressed, but what is your research view on matters that
can go for the growth of the less privileged.
To
put down my pen, I will call on our academia to look to Aristotle and Plato who
observed that everything should live according to its nature, which should mean
living in accordance with our higher intellectual abilities to be able to
handle researches as Doctor and Professors of Philosophy. There is Doctor of
Philosophy which is academics and Honouris Causa that is Non-ACADEMIC. It seems
that most of our Doctors of Philosophy are more of Honouris Causa than
academic. Also, Professors are high university Aristotles and Platos that
research to maintain that things live according to their nature. A Professor
should not be some one yet to be admitted into a Philosophy class room, but he
should be some one who is Aristotle and Plato, that are the roof of all
academic buildings. I have written this not with a bias for what ever award
people want from what ever universities, but putting things right to those who
love to be informed in order to clear the blocks in their eyes and the clouds
in their brains. If by this work I have stepped on some ones toes, they should
bear the pains with the simple understanding that it is not decent to be
dressed in borrowed robes. It is just my observation and I will whole heartedly
appreciate any opinion contrary.
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