Tag: Epistemology
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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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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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Epistemology of Ignorance: What We Don’t Know About Race and Racism (Yoko Arisaka)
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 forms of racism. Rather than treating racism solely as a matter of individual prejudice or moral failure, the talk explores…
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Abbed Kanoor: Du métissage à la pensée métisse, Nouveau numéro de revue Rue Descartes 2025/1 n° 105
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 les cultures ont toujours été traversées par des dynamiques de mélange, ce dossier interroge les conditions sous lesquelles le métissage…
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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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Denken in Beziehungen Relationale Ontologien und Epistemologien aus Afrika, den Amerikas und der Māori-Philosophie (Anke Graness)
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 Beziehungen stehend. Im Gegensatz zur sogenannten Substanzontologie liegt der Fokus auf den Beziehungen zwischen Entitäten, die als grundlegender betrachtet werden…
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Philosophizing in Akan: The Genetic-Analytic Method and Bottom-Up Approaches to Conceptual Translation
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 languages, especially Akan, and examined its relationship to decolonial approaches. Kwesi and the participants engaged in a rich debate on…
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Double Lecture on Alexis Kagame’s Philosophy (Chantal Gishoma & Kayisabe Vedaste)
Double Lecture on Alexis Kagame’s Philosophy Chantal Gishoma (Bayreuth University)Vedaste Kayisabe (Catholic Seminary Kabgayi, Rwanda) July 3, 2025, 2:15 pm (CEST)Cultural Campus, Aula & Live Stream Part of the Lecture […]
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Suffering as a Common Ground for Philosophizing (with Rolf Elberfeld)
The following research talk with Prof. Rolf Elberfeld served as a follow-up to his previous lecture, “What is Philosophy, or, How to Philosophize?”, which was part of a double lecture on “What is Philosophy?” co-presented with Prof. Anke Graness during last semester’s lecture series. During this engaged academic exchange, participants critically explored Elberfeld’s innovative approach…