Tag: Epistemic Justice
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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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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.…
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Philosophizing in isiXhosa and the Re-Africanization of Thought (Simphiwe Sesanti)
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 buchopho—derived from ukuchuba, “to peel”—to describe philosophizing as “peeling the brain,” that is, penetrating beneath surface appearances. For Sesanti, this…