Lectures
Our lectures bring together leading scholars and emerging voices to present current research in global and intercultural philosophy. Topics range from African, Latin American and Asian philosophical traditions to comparative and historical inquiries into the nature of philosophical practice. These events are central to GloPhi’s mission of fostering intellectual exchange and advancing the study of philosophy in global perspective.
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In this lecture, Professor Janz explores two strands of his longstanding research on place: the philosophical inquiry into philosophy in place, particularly within the context of African philosophy, and his broader interdisciplinary work on the conceptual…
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What is Philosophy?A Retrospective and a Perspective Lecture by Anke Graness and Rolf Elberfeld (Hildesheim University) February 6, 2025, 6 p.m.Universität Hildesheim, Hörsaal 2 and Live Stream Lecture Series: What […]
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The lecture explores the use and benefits of proverbs in engaging with African philosophy. The main argument presented is that, while other authors, like Odera Oruka, dwell on uninfluenced elders in Africa to extract philosophical wisdom…
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We don’t know where philosophy begins or ends. Nor do we know the boundaries of poetry—its limits or the threats it faces. Yet we can start with the hypothesis that these two approaches to the…
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Today, philosophical scepticism is primarily understood as an epistemological position characterized by doubt about the possibility of knowledge. This view is associated above all with Descartes, who radicalizes scepticism to such an extent that ultimately…
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As a contribution to our polylogue with African philosophers, I dedicate my lecture to the Cameroonian philosopher Fabien Eboussi Boulaga (1934–2018). In three phases of his thought, we find different but interconnected cores: 1) The…
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Philosophieren ist ein globales und als solches mehrsprachiges Phänomen. Vor dem Hintergrund der faktischen Mehrsprachigkeit des Philosophierens antworte ich auf die Frage der Ringvorlesung „Was ist Philosophie?” mit einer Gegenfrage: Was wird eigentlich übersetzt, wenn…
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In his lecture “Was konnte, kann und könnte ‘philosophieren’ heißen und bedeuten?” [“What can and could ‘philosophizing’ mean and signify?”], Prof. Tilman Borsche reflects on the evolution of academic philosophy in Germany over the past…
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An African-Caribbean Dialogue on Philosophy Hanétha Vété-Congolo-LeibnitzEdwin Etieyibo December 5, 2024Universität Hildesheim, Hörsaal 2 and Live-Stream Series: What is Philosophy? A Critical Polylogue with Philosophers from Africa Summary The “African-Caribbean […]
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Feminist African Philosophy: New Issues and Perspectives Lecture by Abosede Priscilla Ipadeola November 28, 2024Hildesheim University, Hörsaal 2 and Livestream Series: What is Philosophy? A Critical Polylogue with Philosophers from […]
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Philosophie als „Arbeit an einem selbst“ und an Beziehungen zu anderen Lecture by Andreas Hetzel (Universität Hildesheim) November 21, 2024, 6 p.m. (CET)Universität Hildesheim, Hörsaal 2 and Live Stream Series:What […]
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Double Lecture on African Philosophy Alena Rettová and Albert Kasanda November 14, 2024, 6 p.m. (CET)Universität Hildesheim, Hörsaal 2, Live Stream Alena Rettová (Universität Bayreuth) Language in African Philosophy Alena […]
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Lecture: In philosophy, working with and thinking about distinctions is in a certain sense self-evident. As always with supposed self-certainties, it is not easy to say why they should be questioned and, how they can…
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Lecture Series: What is philosophy? Reflection on the nature of philosophizing has occupied philosophers from the very beginning. In the European tradition alone, we have divergent ideas and understandings of what philosophizing is. But how…