Frantz Fanon on Being Black “I am black; I am in total fusion with the world, in sympathetic affinity with the earth, losing my id in the heart of the cosmos — and the white man, however intelligent he may […]
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Tag: African
Workshop: African Conceptions of the Meaning of Life
6 JUNE 2019 Hosted by: Aribiah Attoe & the Department of Philosophy, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Overview: The question of life’s meaning continues to intrigue and fascinate philosophers the world over. Indeed, Albert Camus in his book the Myth […]
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“Thinking the Contemporary”, with Mogobe Ramose
“Thinking the Contemporary”, with Mogobe Ramose Mogobe Ramose Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Africa (UNISA), in Pretoria. He is a Philosopher and a leading figure introducing and debating African philosophy and the Ethics of Ubuntu. African philosophy […]
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Playlist, ProFusion SoundSystem at Queen St. Brewhouse, 29 June.
It was a not summer night so I concentrated on music from the tropics. Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder – Gomni Songhoy Blues – Petit Metier The Bhundu Boys – Hatisitose Habib Koité & Eric Bibb – Foro Bana […]
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Playlist, ProFusion SoundSystem at Queen St. Brewhouse, 4 May, 2018
19:07:36 – Angel Tears – Midbar Sinai 19:14:36 – Jef Stott – White Tara (Anusara Mix) 19:21:11 – Spy From Cairo – All The Beautiful Machines 19:28:33 – Ott – From Trunch to Stormness 19:39:59 – Beats Antique – Revival […]
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Traveling with Others
Traveling with Others Someone else’s legs are no good to you when you are traveling. – Nigerian Proverb
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Winning, Losing, Learning.
Winning, Losing, Learning. “You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win.” This probably isn’t an African proverb (as if “African” is an appropriate catch-all word for dozens of different cultures). This is age old […]
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Knowledge is Like a Garden
Knowledge is like a garden Knowledge garden Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot by harvested. – African proverb
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Focusing on the Wrong Problem
Focusing on the Wrong Problem “Because we focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.” How true is this? How often do we end up focusing on the wrong problem. Or maybe not the wrong problem but focusing so much […]
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True Religion Is Tolerance
I am not at all religious, but I respect religion and religious people. Honestly, I find religion fascinating–what people believe and how their beliefs motivate their actions. That is part of what separates humans from animals. Humans are belief-motivated beings. […]
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