Department of Philosophy
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Stellenbosch #130, Johannesburg #132, Cape Town #134, KwaZulu-Natal #184
The only 4 philosophy departments to rank in Africa.
Welcome to the Home of Critical and Ethical Thinking!
We teach people to think
- In a world of info-overload and robot panic
- In ways relevant to our African context
- Drawing on our diverse identity
- In three major philosophical traditions – African, Continental, and Analytic
UJ Philosophers know how to teach
- Prof Catherine Botha: UJ VC’s Distinguished Award for Excellence in Teaching 2020
- Ms Dimpho Maponya: UJ Faculty of Humanities Award for Most Promising Lecturer of 2020
- Dr Asheel Singh: UJ Faculty of Humanities Award for Best Post-Graduate Teacher of 2020
Our Achievements
UJ Philosophy students expand environmental knowledge at Czech Summer School
In early June 2024, four University of Johannesburg (UJ) Philosophy students attended the Environmental Philosophy Summer School in the Czech Republic, contributing to international discussions on animal and environmental ethics.
UJ’s Technology Transfer and Culture in Africa project receives funding from Notre Dame–IBM Technology Ethics Lab
Large Scale Models in Focus,” led by Professor Catherine Botha of the department of Philosophy, with top-ranking graduate students in AI Ethics, Franklyn Echeweodor
Forthcoming Events
Thursday 17 August 2023 at APK Library (Nadine Gordimer Auditorium, Level 5) at 15:30pm: Professor Alex Broadbent
Wednesday 23 August 2023 at the Humanities Common Room, APK (C-Ring 319) at 11:20am: Dr Pieter Streicher
Wednesday 13 September 2023 at the Humanities Common Room, APK (C-Ring 319) at 11:20am: Mr Edmund Ugar
Wednesday 11 October 2023 at the Humanities Common Room, APK (C-Ring 319) at 11:20am: Dr Siseko Kumalo
Wednesday 18 October 2023 at the Humanities Common Room, APK (C-Ring 319) at 11:20am: Professor Andrew Gregory
Visitors
- Prof Lewis Gordon (Uni of Connecticut) is a visiting professor specialising in Africana Philosophy.
- Prof Nancy Jecker (Uni Washington) is a visiting professor specialising in Bioethics and a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2021/22.
- Prof Darrel Moellendorf (Goethe University) is a distinguished Visiting Professor spacialising in Political and philosophy and a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2021/22.