UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM

College of Humanities

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

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The African Philosophy Society's

The Third Biennial African Philosophy World Conference

October 28-30, 2019

Theme:

Building Africa’s Future on African Philosophy

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update September 20, 2019

Seasoned and early career philosophers, humanities scholars and scientists across these disciplines, will share their critical insights, reflective conceptions, philosophical perspectives, reasoned prophecies about their research in the larger picture of Africans' and the wider world’s future policies and practices, based upon Africans’ reflections upon African experiences.

Participation is welcome by audience members’ discussion and feedback; dialogue is a key purpose of the gathering. Presentations will reflect upon the foundations, history and future of knowledge practice, ethics, education, the prevailing significance of social and political relationships, sciences and technologies, jurisprudence, philosophy of medicine, bioethics, metaphysics, phenomenology, comparative religions, commercial corporate affairs, conducted in and about Africa and about the human condition worldwide, illuminated through perspectives radiating from Africa.

Invited, confirmed guest keynote speakers

Rwekaza S. Mukandala (Mwalimu Nyerere Chair Pan African Studies, UDSM) - confirmed

Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate in Literature 1986 (Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria) – confirmed

Rev. Sr. Marie Pauline Eboh, (Rivers State U. Sci & Tech, Nigeria) – confirmed

Laurenti Magesa, Nairobi (Diocese Musoma, Tanzania) – confirmed

Among the anticipated plenary panelists & special roundtable participants

Barry Hallen (Southern Cross Academic, Nigeria / USA)

Paulin Hountondji, (Univ. Nationale du Bénin, African Centre for Advanced Studies)

Mogobe B. Ramose (Pretoria, South Africa)

Hamza M. Njozi (VC Muslim University of Morogoro)

Launching 4 Annual Philosophical Essay Prize Competitions for African early-career academics

v Samir Amin Memorial Essay on Leadership in Africa’s Future

v John S. Mbiti Essay on African Philosophy and Religion

v Kwasi Wiredu Essay on African Metaphysics and Epistemology

v Sirkku Hellsten Memorial Essay on African Ethics of Governance and Corporate Responsibility

African Philosophy Society

International Steering Committee

Edwin Etieyibo PhD, Assoc Professor Witswatersrand U., Johannesburg

Jonathan Chimakonam PhD, Convener Conversational School of Philosophy, U. Calabar

Jim Unah PhD, Professor, University of Lagos, President Nigerian Philo Assoc.

Edward J. Alam PhD, Pontifical Council, Professor Notre Dame Univ-Louaize, Beirut

Ike Odimegwu PhD, Professor of Philosophy, Nnamdi Azikiwe U., Awka

Juma Fred Okoiti PhD, Philo, Hist. & Religion Dept. Egerton U., Nairobi

UDSM Local Organising Committee:

Co-chair Dr. Nandera E. Mhando, Head of Department Philo & Religious Studies Dept.

Co-chair Helen Lauer, Professor of philosophy, UDSM, Dar es Salaam

Department faculty & Philosophy Club, College of Humanities

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