Category: Research Focus Areas
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Philosophizing in isiZulu (Language Focus)
isiZulu is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch. It is one of South Africa’s 12 official languages and widely understood in the country. IsiZulu is primarily spoken in the province of KwaZulu-Natal of South Africa. It is mutually intelligible with some other Nguni languages, e.g. isiSwati and isiXhosa.Similar to other Bantu languages, Zulu nouns are classified into noun…
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Launch of New Database Development Initiative Hildesheim Encyclopedia of Philosophical Sources (HePS)
The Center for Advanced Studies “Philosophizing in a Globalized World” (GloPhi) at the University of Hildesheim is proud to announce the start of its Database Initiative. Under the working title Hildesheim Encyclopedia of Philosophical Sources (HePS), the project aims to develop an open, multilingual knowledge infrastructure for philosophical sources from all world regions. HePS interlinks works, thinkers, schools and traditions, concepts, places,…
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African Philosophies: Research Focus in 2025/26
The academic discipline of philosophy is still defined by a Eurocentric framework that excludes vast regions of the globe and their respective philosophical traditions and actors from participating in mainstream discourses and being represented in teaching materials. There is a long list of European thinkers like Hegel who explicitly devalued and marginalized African philosophy as…