UNISA Philosophy Seminar: Perception and the Question of Who is an African Philosopher (Part 1)

[Scott, Callum]

THE DISCIPLINE OF PHILOSOPHY, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, PRACTICAL AND SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY, UNISA

presents an online webinar, entitled:

"PERCEPTION AND THE QUESTION OF WHO IS AN AFRICAN PHILOSOPHER: PART 1"

by Dr Michael Omoge, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Black Studies at the University of Alberta, Canada.

 

on Wednesday, 8^th May 2024 from: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (SAST)

Abstract

Pick up any anthology or handbook on African philosophy, flip to its overview section, and skim the different definitions of African philosophy. What you will find (I bet) are definitions carved at some metaphysical/aesthetical/religious joints. One controversial implication of this approach is that only those who share this metaphysical/aesthetical/religious worldview can be African philosophers, i.e., non-Africans are excluded. This talk is the first part of my attempt to get a handle on this implication. Here, I consider the formation of this worldview, argue that it is psychological, and identify the relevant psychological framework at play as the so-called organizing principles of perception. This framework is universal, so non-Africans are not excluded from forming the same worldview, and they can also be African philosophers.

About the speaker

Michael Omoge is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Black Studies at the University of Alberta. He works in the philosophy of mind, modal epistemology, and African philosophy. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and has had post-doctoral fellowships at the University of the Western Cape and the University of Toronto. He is a member of the American Philosophical Association Committee on the Status of Black Philosophers.

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Callum D. Scott

Callum David Scott  D.Phil. (Philosophy) (Pretoria)  Professor & Discipline Leader: Discipline of Philosophy  Department of Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology  School of Humanities  College of Human Sciences  Tel: +27 12 429 6207  E-mail: sco...@unisa.ac.za  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5203-4320
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