Tag: African Philosophy
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Talks within the Ambivalence of Africa, Her Languages, and Philosophising in isiZulu – An Outside Perspective (Lindokuhle Shabane)
The School of Arts of the College of Humanities at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) invites you to a guest talk by Dr. Lindokuhle Shabane, UKZN alumnus and postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies “Philosophizing in a Globalized World” (GloPhi) at the University of Hildesheim, Germany.Dr. Shabane’s work sits at the intersection…
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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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Ethiopian Philosophy: Historiography, Modernity, and Global Dialogue (Jonathan Egid & Fasil Merawi)
In this interview, Dr. Jonathan Egid and Prof. Fasil Merawi discuss their intellectual trajectories, the current state of philosophy in Ethiopia, and the broader challenges of African philosophy in a global context.Both reflect on contingent beginnings that developed into sustained philosophical commitments. Prof. Merawi describes how, after initially aspiring to study archaeology, he encountered medieval…
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Philosophizing in Wolof: Beyond Translation (Monika Rohmer)
This article examines academic endeavors that philosophize in Wolof, tracing a rich intellectual lineage from Cheikh Anta Diop to Souleymane Bachir Diagne. Through contextual analysis of key texts, Dr. Rohmer explores how questions of translation and multilingualism are fundamentally linked to the definition of philosophy itself.Rohmer discusses Wolof notions proposed for core philosophical concepts including…
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Ubuntu Beyond the Canon: Listening with Four Ears to African Philosophy (Mogobe Ramose)
In this interview, Prof. Mogobe Ramose reflects on his philosophical formation, the intellectual and political conditions shaping African philosophy, and the contemporary relevance and contested reception of Ubuntu as both a lived ethical framework and a philosophical concept. The conversation foregrounds the entanglement of biography, language, epistemic injustice, and ethical urgency as constitutive dimensions of…
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Chroniques de Ndogbong: Sur la décolonialité et la transcolonialité (Charles Romain Mbele)
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 toutes les régions de l’Afrique (avec de fortes délégations de l’Ouganda, du Nigéria, de l’Afrique du Sud, etc.), avec pour…
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Ancestralidade e Encantamento: Filosofar desde a Diáspora Africana (Adilbênia Freire Machado)
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 e violenta, a filósofa sublinha que as filosofias africanas no Brasil não são meras sobrevivências culturais, mas processos ativos de recriação,…
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La philosophie africaine à l’ère des technologies émergentes (Ouandé Armand Regnima)
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. Il souligne d’abord le rôle déterminant des sociétés de philosophie en Afrique, qui disposent d’une plus grande liberté que les…
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Wutum xam-xam: The Quest for Knowledge Through Writing Wolof (Monika Rohmer)
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 and discusses instances of the use of Wolof as a language of scholarship, within the Western university and in Islamic…
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Teaching Philosophy in Nigeria: Igbo Thought, Philosophical Dialogue, and Academic Mentorship
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 was unplanned: originally intending to study law or sociology, she was persuaded to choose philosophy as a pathway into university.…