Tag: Language
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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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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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개념-요가로서의 철학 – Philosophie als Begriffs-Yoga – Polyglot Article #2 – Sool Park
철학이 뭐냐고 내게 묻는다면 나는 상징 공간 조작술 이라고 할 것이다. 완전히 직관적으로 표현한다면 개념-요가 라고 말할지도 모른다. 확실한 것은 철학은 언어로 이루어지는 일이라는 것이다. 언어와 의미라는 매체를 통과하지 않는 것을 우리는 철학이라고 부르지 않는다. 상징을 이해하고 변형하고 이동시키지 않는 일을 우리는 철학이라고 부르지 않는다. 물론 여러 종류의 비언어적 활동 – 음악, 예술, 제의, 명상…
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Philosophizing in African Languages: Past, Present, Future (Anke Graness)
The African continent was often denied recognition as the home of philosophical schools, traditions or concepts – in part because African languages were considered too underdeveloped to form abstract concepts or grasp complex relationships. This was one of the arguments used by the European colonial powers to introduce the respective colonial languages as lingua franca…
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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…
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Rethinking Polylogue as a Philosophical Method (with Anke Graness)
The Center for Advanced Studies recently hosted a research discussion with Prof. Anke Graness as a continuation of the lecture “What is Philosophy? A Retrospective and a Perspective” co-presented with Prof. Rolf Elberfeld. The event provided a platform for an engaged academic exchange among faculty and invited scholars, including Wilfred Lajul, Monika Rohmer, Abbed Kanoor,…
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Language and Queerness in Yorùbá (Logan February)
The GloPhi Center will host a poetry reading and discussion with the Nigerian poet Logan February. The event will take place at the outdoor seminary room of the Institute of Philosophy at the Cultural Campus (with an alternate venue, Room 50.402, in case of bad weather). February will read from their latest poetry book Mental…