In this paper, I introduce a “promises and perils” framework for understanding the “soft” impacts of emerging technology, and argue for a eudaimonic conception of well-being. This eudaimonic conception of well-being, ...
In this article I draw on resources from the Global South, and particularly the African philosophical tradition, to construct a theory of human rights grounded on dignity that presents a challenge to globally dominant, ...
Chimakonam, Jonathan Okeke; Ogbonnaya, L. Uchenna(Oxford University Press, 2024-04)
This article investigates whether Conversational Thinking can suitably serve as a pedagogical approach for philosophy education in African schools (primary and secondary levels). We argue that there is a need to introduce ...
Chimakonam, Jonathan Okeke; Egbai, Uti O.(Routledge, 2024)
In this paper, we will investigate whether or not the name ‘Africa’ can be seen as a slur. Since the name was given by European exploiters, slavers and colonists, it raises the question of whether such a name should continue ...
Carstens, Jana Alvara(University of Pretoria, 2019-05)
In this work I make sense of complacency through an action theoretical perspective based on the action theories of Paul Ricoeur and Anthony Giddens. Even though complacency is a prevalent phenomenon, there is hardly any ...
Mofuoa, Khali(Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa, 2023-06)
This study is a critical reflection on how the positive impact of ethics in
Lesotho’s political elections and democracy could be amplified for lasting
peace and political stability. It is based on secondary data from ...
Mulamula, Xitshembhiso Russel(University of Pretoria, 2024-02-15)
This interdisciplinary study enriches academic discourse by merging corporate governance and AI ethics insights, offering a comprehensive perspective on the ethical issues surrounding AI development, deployment, and ...
Recent scholarship on Yorùbá theology that has tried to model it after the Abrahamic monotheisms as the distinction between Ọ̀run rere (Heaven) and Ọ̀run àpáàdì (Hell) is now replete but has not, before now, commanded ...
In addressing the environmental threats to cultural resources, some environmental ethicists have taken for granted the idea that culture has an essential character of change that is to be welcomed. In this article, I show ...
Chimakonam, Jonathan Okeke; Chimakonam, Amara Esther(Cambridge University Press, 2023-06)
We argue that the problem of evil, logically, stems from the unequal binary that characterizes the
bivalent structure of Western discourses in the philosophy of religion. This structure pits God
against the devil, but ...
Maiyane, Karabo Samuel(University of Pretoria, 2024-04)
One of the criticisms raised against using technologies powered with artificial intelligence (AI) is that some of their uses would undermine human dignity. This argument is prevalent in healthcare and military robotics, ...
Metz, Thaddeus(Cambridge University Press, 2023-06)
Up to now, a very large majority of work in the religious philosophy of life’s meaning has presumed
a conception of God that is Abrahamic. In contrast, in this article I critically discuss some of the
desirable and ...
Roets, Albertus Adriaan(University of Pretoria, 2024-03)
Martin Heidegger's philosophy provides insight into how technological advancements impact human experiences and existence by highlighting the relationship between humans and their surroundings. He posits that technology ...
Hofmeyr, Augusta Benda(Suid Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2024-06)
Levinas mainly deals with the notion of eschatology in the preface of Totalité et infini (1961).
There it appears in the context of his agreement with an entire tradition of philosophers
claiming that the very nature of ...
Several criteria for what constitutes African philosophy have been offered by different African and non-African scholars. For Jonathan Chimakonam (Ezumezu: A System of Logic for African Philosophy and Studies. Cham: ...
In The Axiological Status of Theism and Other Worldviews (2020), I defend the Complete Understanding Argument for anti-theism, which says that God’s existence makes the world worse with respect to our ability to understand ...
Schreiber, Isabel Maria(University of Pretoria, 2023-09-01)
This dissertation investigates the intricate relationship between the philosophy of mathematics and mathematics education, particularly within the South African context. The comprehensive exploration comprises five chapters, ...
Afolabi, Abiodun Paul; Etieyibo, Edwin(NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2023)
A large and important part of social relations is gender relations between men and women. Over time, the manifestation of such relations has often been one of violence, particularly violence against women. Different ...
Hofmeyr, A.B. (Augusta Benda)(NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2023)
This contribution seeks to understand the pervasive phenomenon of work compulsion among knowledge workers in our present network society. Knowledge workers not only have to work all the time from anywhere, but they also ...
Ben, Patrick Effiong(Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group) and NISC (Pty) Ltd, 2023-10)
I aim to establish in this article why Aribiah Attoe, like other determinists before him, got it wrong in arguing for the possibility of predeterminism in a materially evolving universe. I will do this by proving two things: ...