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Michael Eze

Philosophie
Universität Witten/Herdecke

On the Historicity of Ubuntu Philosophy as an Expression of African Humanism within the Socio-Political and Cultural Development of South Africa

Michael Eze studierte Psychologie und Anthropologie (BA) an der University of South Africa und Philosophie (MA) an der University of Pretoria in Südafrika. BA (honors) der Jesuit School of Philosophy in Zimbabwe (assoziiert mit der University of Zimbabwe). Seine Forschungsinteressen liegen in den Themenfeldern Ethik, Geschichte und politische Theorie. Seit April 2006 Stipendiat im Graduiertenkolleg des Humanismus-Projekts, zunächst als Kurzzeit-Stipendiat, seit Oktober 2006 als Vollstipendiat.

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Publikationen

Articles

2006
Clash of civilizations or irresponsible journalism?’ In: Intercultural Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 3:13, p. 21-27. 2006 (http://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2006/sep/171.html).

‘Soccer: A New World Religion?’ In: Chiedza. Arrupe College, Jesuit School of Philosophy, Philosophical Journal, Vol. 2:15,

The African Heritage and Independent Identity’ In: Chiedza. Arrupe College, Jesuit School of Philosophy, Philosophical Journal, Vol. 2:12,

2007
The Prime Minister and his African Immigrants in Australia: The alien responds’ in ‘Journal of Critical Studies’ Vol.17, No.4, p87-93.

Ubuntu as a communitarian Critique of Liberal individualism. ISAPS( International Society for African philosophy and Studies), Rhodes, South Africa, (2nd April 2007 – 4th April 2007)

The Invention of Africa: (Paper delivered at the African philosophical Society, Venda, University of Venda, South Africa)

‘From being to having and having to becoming’ in African value system (Colloquim),
(i) University of Colorado, Boulder (December, 2007)
(ii) Mesa State College (December, 2007)

Reintroducing African Philosophy? (Lecture)
(i) Enugu State University, Nigeria (September, 2007)
(ii) University of Nigeria Nsukka (September, 2007)

Toward a revitalization of African intellectual history, (lecture), delivered at:
(i) University of Nigeria, Nsukka (Africa) (September 2007)
(ii) Mesa State College, Grand Junction Colorado ( August, 2008)

‘From Citizen to Subjects and Subjects to Capital’:
(i) (this paper was read on my behalf at the Pan African Anthropological Association, [Association Panafricaine de l’ Anthropologie], Khartoum, Sudan, 6th-10th August, 2007)
(ii) (Forthcoming, 2008) Journal of Modern African Studies , Cambridge University Press

2008
‘What is African Communitarianism? Against consensus as a regulative Ideal’ (South African Journal of Philosophy)

Currents in African intellectual History, (Colloquium paper)
(i) UNC Chapel-Hill (August, 2008)
(ii) ISAPS( April, 2008: International Society for African philosophy and Studies, Accra, Ghana)

Current in African Intellectual History (two week lecture series, Mesa State College)

‘Ethnic Fundamentalism in Africa: The Tribe as a Civil War’
(i) (forthcoming, Journal of Modern African Studies, Cambridge University Press)
(ii) (lecture) University of Colorado, Boulder

Ubuntu: An African intellectual history (Forthcoming book, Oxford University Press) (This will be the comprehensively edited version of my dissertation)

Current Activity (Work in Progress)
‘The Politics of Being a Human Being in Soweto (South Africa): Identity as a Social Capital’

Edited Book

Setiloane, G. and Khaya, N.: The World and African Politics? Randburg: ITC Publications. 2001.