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Department of Philosophy Permanent Staff
| Name | Specialisation | |
|---|---|---|
 | Prof C. Harris Associate Professor and Head of Department B Ring 704, APK +27 (0) 11 559 3840 | Areas of specialization: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Social Science, African Philosophy, Decolonisation. |
 | Dr A Singh Senior Lecturer B Ring 703A, APK +27 (0) 11 559 4940 | Applied ethics, bioethics (transhumanism/human enhancement), population ethics (anti-natalism), environmental ethics, meaning in life; AOI: African philosophy (esp. metaphysics), Eastern philosophical approaches (esp. Indian), Nietzsche. |
 | Dr Dimpho Takane Maponya Lecturer B Ring 705, APK +27 (0) 11 559 2734 | AOS: Feminism, Gender and Sexuality, African Philosophy and Decolonisation AOC: Ethics |
 | Prof Rafael Winkler Professor B Ring 704, APK +27 (0) 11 559 4555 | AOS: 19th and 20th century European thought, Kant, Hegel, German Idealism, phenomenology, deconstruction, psychoanalysis |
 | Mrs Nicolene Marks Office Manager B Ring 703A, APK +27 (0) 11 559 2337 | |
 | Prof Benjamin Smart Associate Professor B Ring 703, APK | AOS: philosophy of medicine, philosophy of public health, biomedical ethics, metaphysics of science AOC: philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, philosophy of sport, philosophy of biology, biomedical ethics, philosophy of time |
 | Prof Catherine Botha Professor B Ring 7086, APK +27 (0) 11 559 3997 | AOS: 19th and 20th C History of Continental Philosophy, with specialization in the phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions, aesthetics, philosophy of art, philosophy of dance, somaesthetics. AOC: ethics, especially animal and environmental ethics, bioethics, Philosophy of Mind Philosophy of Technology, with a strong competency in the ethics and aesthetics of AI; feminisms, especially African feminisms and existentialist approaches. |
 | Dr Devon Bailey Lecturer B ring 708A, APK +27 (0) 11 559 4942 | AOS: Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics (specifically, Philosophy of dance), Identity Politics, Self-knowledge, Somaesthetics AOC: African Philosophy, Phenomenology, Feminist Theory, Hip Hop Theory |
 | Prof Veli Mitova Professor and Director of the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science B Ring 707, APK +27 (0) 11 559 3133 | AOS: Veli welcomes Honours, MA and PhD students who would like to work in any area of epistemology, social epistemology, and feminist epistemology, especially on epistemic injustice, the decolonisation of knowledge, and the epistemology of AI. |
 | Dr Tony Shabangu Lecturer B-Ring 704A, APK +27 (0) 011 559 3765 | AOS: Tony is happy to offer supervision to Hons and MA (and exceptional PhD) students who would like to work in any area of moral philosophy, African ethics, ethics & jurisprudence, ethics in corrections and bioethics, with a huge focus on Ubuntu and decolonisation of knowledge. AOC: Moral philosophy, African ethics, ethics & jurisprudence, ethics in corrections and bioethics, journalism ethics, transhumanism in the African context, professional & workplace ethics, pedagogies in higher learning institutions, decolonisation of knowledge and African metaphysics. |
 | Prof Chantelle Gray Professor B-Ring 709, APK +27 (0) 011 559 2337 | AOS: feminism, queer theory, posthumanism, phenomenology and enaction, aesthetics, Environmental Philosophy. AOC: political philosophy, anarchism, French Continental philosophy, Continental Philosophy of Science, 19th and 20th century Continental philosophy, Philosophy of Technology, cybernetics. |
Department of Philosophy Temporary Lecturers
| Name | Campus | |
|---|---|---|
 | Mr Edmund Ugar Temporary Lecturer | APK |
 | Ms Sarah Sitlaelo Temporary Lecturer | APK |
 | Mr Damon Mackett Temporary Lecturer | APK |
Department of Philosophy Distinguished Visiting Professors
| Name | Telephone Number | Office Number | Role | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof D. Moellendorf | +27 (0) 11 559 2729 | B Ring 608 | Distinguished Visiting Professor | APK |
| Prof Nancy Jecker | Visiting Professor | University of Washington | ||
| Prof Alex Broadbent | Visiting Professor | Durham University | ||
| Prof Lewis Gordon | Visiting Porfessor | University of Connecticut |
Department of Philosophy Emeritus and Honorary Professors
| Name | Telephone Number | Office Number | Role | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof Mongane Serote | 011 559 4555 | B Ring 702 | Honorary Professor | APK |
| Prof Johan Snyman | To contact Prof Snyman please write to our office manager, Mrs. N Marks at nmarks@uj.ac.za | Professor Emeritus | APK | |
| Prof HPP Lötter | To contact Prof Lötter, please write to our office manager, Mrs. N Marks at nmarks@uj.ac.za | B Ring 705 | Professor Emeritus | APK |