Tag: Global Philosophy
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Making Global Philosophical Sources Visible: HePS in Dialogue with Experts on Digital Access to Cultural Goods
On 4 May 2026, Prof. Dr. Rolf Elberfeld and Dr. Leon Krings presented the Hildesheim Encyclopedia of Philosophical Sources (HePS) at the University of Münster’s Center for Advanced Studies “Access to Cultural Goods in the Digital Age.” The guest lecture, entitled “Hildesheim Encyclopedia of Philosophical Sources (HePS): An open-access digital infrastructure for the documentation, interconnection,…
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Korean Philosophy: From a Comparative and Intercultural Perspective (International Conference)
The North American Korean Philosophy Association (NAKPA) is holding its 11th Annual conference at the University of Hildesheim, Germany, on October 5–6, 2026. This year we are pleased to announce that the conference will be hosted by the Center for Advanced Studies “Philosophizing in a Globalized World” at the University of Hildesheim under the auspices of…
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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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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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Futures of Philosophizing: On the Transformation of the Philosophy Curriculum (Workshop)
In an era marked by intensified global interconnectivity, technological transformation, and resurgent political polarizations, the role and responsibility of philosophy – and philosophy education – require urgent rethinking. Philosophy, as both a discipline and a pedagogical practice, is undergoing profound questioning regarding its relevance, accessibility, and epistemological foundations. What does it mean to philosophize in a world that is simultaneously global and…
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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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Phänomenologie der Kata-Übung: Versuch einer interkulturellen Philosophie leibgeistiger Praxis
Wir freuen uns, die Veröffentlichung einer neuen Monographie von Leon Krings bekannt zu geben. Sein Buch Phänomenologie der Kata-Übung: Versuch einer interkulturellen Philosophie leibgeistiger Praxis ist kürzlich im Alber Verlag erschienen.Die Monographie bietet eine systematische Untersuchung leiblicher Praxis als einer Weise des Philosophierens an der Schnittstelle zwischen klassischem japanischem Denken und der gegenwärtigen Phänomenologie der…
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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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Dialogics: An African Method for Philosophizing in a Globalized World (Ike Odimegwu)
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. He describes contemporary African philosophy as a movement born from the struggle against colonial denigration—an affirmation of the African capacity…
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Geschichten der Philosophie in globaler Perspektive (Vorlesungsreihe 2025/26)
In einer Welt, die immer stärker durch globale Verflechtungen, kulturelle Übersetzungsprozesse und vielfältige Wissensformen geprägt ist, steht auch die Philosophie vor der Aufgabe, ihre eigenen Voraussetzungen kritisch zu befragen.Um Orientierung in einer globalisierten Welt bieten zu können, bedarf es einer Philosophie, die sich ihrer historischen und kulturellen Situiertheit bewusst ist und ihre Geschichte nicht länger…