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 […]
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Tag: African
Frantz Fanon on Being Black
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 – […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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