Who is a philosopher?

4the Annual Wild Coast Philosophy Symposium

Theme: Who is a philosopher?

Crawford’s Beach Lodge, Cintsa

25 October 2014

Programme

09h00 – 09h30: Registration, Welcoming and Refreshments

Session 1

09h30 – 10h00: Lewis Gordon (University of Connecticut): What is a philosopher? Respondent: Pedro Tabensky (Rhodes University)

10h00 – 10h30: Eveline Cioflec (University of Kwazulu-Natal): Who is a philosopher?

Respondent: Sampie Terreblanche (University of Fort Hare)

10h30 – 11h00: Andrea Hurst (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University):Deleuze, Repetition and Philosophy

Respondent: Filip Maj (University of Fort Hare)

11h00  – 11h30:  Morning Tea/Coffee 

Session 2 

11h30 – 12h00: Ward Jones (Rhodes University): The Future of Philosophy in South Africa

Respondent: Motsamai Molefe (University of Fort Hare)

12h00 – 12h30: John Lamola (University of Fort Hare): Peter J. King’s One Hundred Philosophers and the politics of canon formation in philosophy: An African perspective

Respondent: Rianna Oelofsen (University of Fort Hare)

12h30 – 14h00: Lunch

Session 3 

14h00 – 14h30: Abraham Olivier (University of Fort Hare):  What matters to philosophers?

Respondent:  David Boucher (Cardiff University)

14h30 – 15h00: Pedro Tabensky (Rhodes University): What is a Philosopher?

Respondent: Chris Allsobrook (University of Fort Hare) 

15h00 – 15h30: Afternoon Tea/Coffee

Session 4 

15h30 – 16h00: Herman van Erp (Tilburg University/University of Fort Hare) Respondent: Was Marx a philosopher?

Mhlan Ngqumshe/Neal O’Donnell (University of Fort Hare)

16h00-16h30: Rafael Winkler (University of Johannesburg): Who is a Philosopher?

Respondent: Ward Jones (Rhodes University)

16h30 – 17h00: Discussion of topic for next year

18h00: Supper (The Barefoot Cafe)

Procedure

Every speaker will have 15 minutes, every respondent 5 minutes, and 10 minutes are left for discussion.

For more information contact Abraham Olivier: [email protected]