CFP: In Memoriam H. Odera Oruka
Submission deadline: March 31, 2013
Conference date(s):
November 19, 2013 - November 21, 2013
Conference Venue:
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Nairobi
Nairobi,
Kenya
Details
The late Kenyan Prof. H. Odera Oruka (1944-1995) contributed significantly to the growth of contemporary African philosophy, and helped locate African philosophy within the global philosophical discourse. His work in areas such as normative and applied ethics, political philosophy, epistemology, and, most notably, philosophic sagacity, continues to play a pivotal role in the current discourse on African philosophy. He was also one of the founders of "Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya", which is currently an online, open access, bi-annual peer-reviewed publication found at http://ajol.info/index.php/tp/index. His untimely demise in December 1995 therefore robbed the worldwide philosophical fraternity of an illustrious scholar at the prime of his career.
We are pleased to announce a three-day Symposium in memory of Prof. Oruka to be held at the Goethe-Institut Auditorium, Nairobi, Kenya from Tuesday 19th to Thursday 21st November, 2013. Towards this end, the Symposium Organizing Committee invites papers on any aspect(s) of his philosophy.
The Committee also wishes to emphasise that in view of Prof. Oruka’s own leanings towards interdisciplinary scholarship, papers that take an interdisciplinary approach shall be considered alongside those focusing on more specialized aspects of his thought.
Submission Guidelines
- An abstract of not more than 300 words should be submitted not later than 31st March, 2013. Authors of successful abstracts will be notified by 30th April, 2013.
- Completed papers should be submitted not later than June 30, 2013.
- Abstracts and papers should include the following details:
- Paper title.
- Title, Name and resume of the author.
- Name of institution to which the author is affiliated.
- Author’s e-mail address.
- Abstracts and papers should be submitted through the following e-mail address: [email protected]
Stylistic Requirements
Please note that only papers which strictly adhere to the established guidelines will be considered for publication. For details, please ask the Odera Oruka Symposium 2013 Organizing Committee at: [email protected]