Workshop: African Conceptions of the Meaning of Life
6 JUNE 2019 Hosted by: Aribiah Attoe & the Department of Philosophy, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Overview: The question
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Philosophy
Understand that Nazis were not Monsters
– Philosopher Stanley Cavell is correct: we must understand that Nazis were not monsters. Ridiculous you say? Yes and no.
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Karl Marx on Making History
Karl Marx on Making History “People make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they
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Paulo Freire on Education
Paulo Freire on Education. In a previous article, I discussed some of philosopher Paulo Freire’s views on political conflict. Though
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Blaise Pascal on Light and Darkness
Blaise Pascal on Light and Darkness “There is light enough for those who wish to see, and darkness enough for
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Paulo Freire on Social Conflict
Paulo Freire on Social Conflict Paulo Freire is a Brazilian philosopher of education. Those on the Right would call him
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You Are Your Beliefs
Humans are belief-motivated beings and you are your beliefs. Animals and plants act, but they simply act without an understanding
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Why Men Sexually Harass and Abuse Women
Amidst all of the revelations about high-profile men who have abused women, it is no surprise that our drive-by corporate
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“Thinking the Contemporary”, with Mogobe Ramose
“Thinking the Contemporary”, with Mogobe Ramose Mogobe Ramose Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Africa (UNISA), in Pretoria.
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The Arbitrariness of Units of Time
The Arbitrariness of Units of Time In the Gregorian calendar, today marks the new year. It is not the new
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Nietzsche on Wisdom
Nietzsche on Wisdom: “There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.” Friedrich Nietzsche
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