Department of Philosophy
Dr. Obinna Afolabi
Professor of Philosophy
Faculty profile
About Dr. Obinna Afolabi
Obinna Afolabi teaches Philosophy of Language and Advanced Topics in Logic, emphasizing the interface of formal logic and linguistic meaning. His research investigates truth-conditional semantics, vagueness, and speech act theory, particularly how conversational implicature functions in legal statutes. He has held visiting research fellowships at Corwin University and Wendover University.
Dr. Obinna Afolabi is a member of the Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Areas of expertise
- Philosophy of language
- Formal semantics
- Philosophical logic
- Speech act theory
Contact
- Office
- Lovell Hall 249
- Building
- Lovell Hall
Fall 2026 office hours
Dr. Obinna Afolabi isn't teaching in Fall 2026. Email to arrange a meeting.
2026–27
Teaching
Dr. Obinna Afolabi has no undergraduate teaching assignment in the 2026–27 catalog. For the department's courses, see the Department of Philosophy.
Meeting with faculty
At least 3 hours per week during the semester, across at least 2 days, with at least 1 hour available virtually. Times are on each course syllabus in Canvas.