Activities
Our activities bring together scholars from around the world to explore philosophical questions in their global, historical, and linguistic dimensions. Through interviews, lectures, and research talks, we engage with the plurality of philosophical traditions and their interrelations—from African and Asian philosophies to intercultural and comparative approaches. Each event contributes to our broader aim of rethinking philosophy as a globally entangled and polylogical practice.
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In an era marked by intensified global interconnectivity, technological transformation, and resurgent political polarizations, the role and responsibility of philosophy – and philosophy education – require urgent rethinking. Philosophy, as both a discipline and a pedagogical practice, is undergoing profound…
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Je reviens d’un colloque très couru à Douala. Des philosophes du monde entier quasiment et de multiples nationalités sont venues d’Asie (notamment de l’Iran), de l’Amérique latine, des États-Unis, de l’Europe (Allemagne, Tchéquie, etc.), de…
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Na entrevista, Adilbênia Freire Machado desenvolve uma reflexão articulada sobre as filosofias africanas a partir da experiência afro-diaspórica no Brasil, enfatizando especialmente os conceitos de ancestralidade e encantamento como eixos ontológicos, éticos, políticos e estéticos. Falando desde uma diáspora forçada…
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We are pleased to announce an upcoming lecture by our fellow Yoko Arisaka, hosted by the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig.In this lecture, Arisaka introduces the concept of an epistemology of ignorance as a critical tool for analyzing contemporary…
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Wir freuen uns, die Veröffentlichung einer neuen Monographie von Leon Krings bekannt zu geben. Sein Buch Phänomenologie der Kata-Übung: Versuch einer interkulturellen Philosophie leibgeistiger Praxis ist kürzlich im Alber Verlag erschienen.Die Monographie bietet eine systematische…
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Dans cet entretien, le Professeur Ouandé Armand Regnima propose une analyse structurée des enjeux contemporains de la philosophie africaine, en mettant l’accent sur ses conditions institutionnelles, ses responsabilités sociales et son rapport aux transformations technologiques.…
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Ce numéro de Rue Descartes propose une réflexion philosophique approfondie sur le métissage, envisagé non seulement comme phénomène historique, culturel et politique, mais aussi comme lieu d’émergence d’une forme spécifique de pensée : la pensée métisse. Partant du constat que…
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This talk explores the relation of wutum xam-xam (the quest for knowledge) and the practice of writing Wolof. Wolof is the contemporary lingua franca of Senegal, which is officially a Francophone country. The presentation introduces…
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In this interview, Professor Dorothy Oluwagbemi-Jacob offers a concise reflection on her intellectual journey, the philosophical dimensions of Igbo culture, and the current challenges and opportunities for African philosophy.She recounts that her entry into philosophy…
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We are delighted to congratulate our former fellow, Tanella Boni, on receiving the 2025 Tchicaya U Tam’si Prize for African Poetry, one of the most prestigious literary distinctions on the continent. The award was presented during the…
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Dans cet entretien, Chantal Gishoma réfléchit aux intersections entre littérature, philosophie et production de savoirs culturels au Rwanda, en s’attachant en particulier à sa longue familiarité avec l’œuvre du penseur rwandais Alexis Kagamé.Bien que formée…
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In jüngerer Zeit gibt es vermehrt Debatten um „relationale Ontologien“. Mit diesem Begriff bezeichnet man Ansätze, in denen das Sein nicht isoliert oder als Eigenschaften voneinander unabhängiger Einheiten gedacht wird, sondern von vornherein als in…
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In this conversation, Prof. Simphiwe Sesanti explores the philosophical and political implications of thinking in African languages, particularly isiXhosa, within the broader movement of Re-Africanization and the African Renaissance. He introduces the isiXhosa term inkcuba…
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The Center for Advanced Studies “Philosophizing in a Globalized World” invites you to a book launch and discussion with Benedetta Lanfranchi on her new monograph Philosophies of Justice in Acholi.The book offers a profound philosophical and anthropological exploration…
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In this interview conducted during the Places of African Philosophies workshop, Prof. Ike Odimegwu, President of the African Philosophy Society, reflects on the significance of philosophical societies, the relation between philosophy and politics, and his development of the dialogic method.…
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In einer Welt, die immer stärker durch globale Verflechtungen, kulturelle Übersetzungsprozesse und vielfältige Wissensformen geprägt ist, steht auch die Philosophie vor der Aufgabe, ihre eigenen Voraussetzungen kritisch zu befragen.Um Orientierung in einer globalisierten Welt bieten…
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Dr. Dominic Ekweariri approaches “Places of African Philosophies” through phenomenology’s core claim that human existence is being-in-the-world: meaning arises within lived contexts (Lebenswelt). Against Eurocentric universals, he argues that African philosophy must speak from African…
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The GloPhi Center recently hosted a research talk featuring Richmond Kwesi (University of Ghana) in dialogue with an international panel of philosophers. The discussion revisited Kwesi’s concept of a “genetic-analytic” method of doing philosophy in African…
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Lachhab began by recounting his early fascination with philosophy during his school years in northern Morocco in the early 1990s—a time when studying philosophy was both intellectually stimulating and institutionally precarious. Despite the lack of…
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Die Philosophie hat es sich seit jeher zur Aufgabe gemacht, scheinbar selbstverständliche Ideen, Weltdeutungen und Begriffe in Frage zu stellen, neu zu begründen – oder sie zu verwerfen und Alternativen zu entwickeln. Infolge der kolonialen…
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철학이 뭐냐고 내게 묻는다면 나는 상징 공간 조작술 이라고 할 것이다. 완전히 직관적으로 표현한다면 개념-요가 라고 말할지도 모른다. 확실한 것은 철학은 언어로 이루어지는 일이라는 것이다. 언어와 의미라는 매체를 통과하지 않는 것을 우리는 철학이라고 부르지 않는다.…
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In der aktuellen Folge des NDR-Podcasts „vertikal horizontal. Glaubens- und Gewissensfragen“ mit dem Titel „Wie entstand die Welt? Schöpfungsmythen in Afrika“ kommen auch drei Fellows unserer DFG-Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe „Philosophieren in einer globalisierten Welt – Historische und systematische Perspektiven“ zu Wort: Abosede Priscilla Ipadeola, Lindokuhle…
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In this interview, Prof. Abraham Olivier talks about his understanding of African philosophy through the lens of African phenomenology, with a particular focus on how lived Black experience—shaped by slavery, colonialism, and apartheid—becomes central to…
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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…