Prof. Dr. Wilfred Lajul

Wilfred Lajul is a Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy at Gulu University, Uganda. Currently, he is the Head of the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy at Gulu University. Since 1988, he has taught African philosophy and other subjects such as ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, logic, and political philosophy in various institutions, including Makerere and Gulu Universities. Over the years, he has published in the areas of ethics, African philosophy, economic and political philosophy, and bioethics. To date, he has published 4 books, 11 book chapters, and over 20 journal articles. By the end of January 2025, one of his books and two book chapters will be published. His main books are: The Role of Man in the Dynamics of History: Reflections on Kant (1994); African Philosophy: Critical Dimensions (2014); Contemporary African Philosophers: A Critical Appraisal (2017); and African Philosophic Sagacity in Selected African Languages and Proverbs (2024). Other books currently in press include Philosophy, Language, and Literature in an African Context and Philosophy in the Works of Okot p’Bitek: An Introduction to Indigenous Acholi Philosophy. His research interests are in the areas of ethics, African philosophy, education, bioethics, and human rights.

“Africa’s Future: Political and Economic Discourse,” in: Joseph C. A. Agbakoba, Marita Rainsborough (eds.), Beyond Decolonial African Philosophy: Africanity, Afrotopia, and Transcolonial Perspectives, London: Routledge, 2024.

“Bioethics and Technology: An African Ethical Perspective,” in: Beatrice Dedaa Okyere-Manu (ed.), African Values, Ethics, and Technology: Questions, Issues, and Approaches, Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021.

“Reconstructing African Fractured Epistemologies for African Development,” in: Synthesis philosophica, Vol. 33 No. 1, 2018.

“African Metaphysics: Traditional and Modern Discussions,” in: Isaac E. Ukpokolo (ed.), Themes, Issues and Problems in African Philosophy, Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017.

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