Interviews
Our interview series features conversations with philosophers from diverse backgrounds, offering insight into their intellectual journeys, methods, and contexts of thought. Each dialogue explores how philosophical reflection is shaped by lived experience, linguistic worlds, and historical entanglements. Together, these interviews illuminate philosophy as a global and dialogical practice that continually redefines itself through encounter.
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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In diesem Interview positioniert Prof. Amr El Hawary Ägypten klar als Teil Afrikas und beschreibt es zugleich als Brücke zwischen Nordostafrika, dem Mittelmeerraum und Westasien. Die entscheidende Frage sei nicht, ob Ägypten afrikanisch sei, sondern…
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In this in-depth interview, Professor Bruce Janz reflects on his intellectual journey into African philosophy, his pedagogical commitments, and his broader philosophical concerns. His initial engagement with African thought began serendipitously in the 1990s, when…
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In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Christiana Idika — Catholic sister, philosopher, and educator — reflects on the intersections of religion, African philosophy, and social justice. Drawing on her experience of teaching, studying, and living in…
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Dans cet entretien, le professeur Bado Ndyoe propose une réflexion sur la philosophie africaine, son évolution, ses contextes institutionnels et ses perspectives d’avenir. La discussion commence par une clarification conceptuelle de la “philosophie africaine”, que…
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In this interview, Prof. Romuald Fonkoua reflects on the historical and contemporary significance of Présence Africaine, both as a publishing house and as an intellectual platform. Since assuming the role of editor-in-chief in 1999, Fonkoua has…
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In this interview, conducted by Abbed Kanoor, Prof. Ernest-Marie Mbonda discusses the longstanding and evolving relationship between the Catholic Church and African philosophy, particularly in Cameroon. He explains that modern African philosophy largely emerged from…
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As part of our ongoing efforts to document and reflect on key voices in African philosophy, we were pleased to host Prof. Wilfred Lajul (Gulu University, Uganda) for a wide-ranging interview during his recent visit…
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During her visit to Hildesheim, Professor Tanella Boni shared insights into her academic journey, the influence of various philosophical traditions on her work, and the relationship between philosophy and literature. Her interest in philosophy began…