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Philosophy and Oral Tradition

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Simon Fokt

From: Sophie Oluwole: Celebrating the Radical Spirit of African Philosophy, By Tunji Olaopa In Philosophy and Oral Tradition (1997), Sophie Oluwole urges us to return to Africa’s oral tradition as…

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Philosophy of Logics

Posted on May 23, 2016May 13, 2025 by Simon Fokt

Publisher’s Note: The first systematic exposition of all the central topics in the philosophy of logic, Susan Haack’s book has established an international reputation (translated into five languages) for its…

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The Ontology of Mind: Events, Processes, and States

Posted on May 23, 2016May 13, 2025 by Simon Fokt

Publisher’s Note: This book puts forward a radical critique of the foundations of contemporary philosophy of mind, arguing that it relies too heavily on insecure assumptions about the nature of some…

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On the Philosophy of Logic

Posted on September 9, 2016June 26, 2025 by Simon Fokt

Publisher’s Note: Jennifer Fisher’s On the Philosophy of Logic explores questions about logic often overlooked by philosophers. Which of the many different logics available to us is right? How would…

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The Philosophy of Religion: A Buddhist Perspective

Posted on August 20, 2018May 13, 2025 by Simon Fokt

Publisher’s note: This important work does much to extend and redefine the ground of the philosophy of religion, which has been conducted in a purely Western context. The discussion, whether…

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The Situation of the Indigenous African Languages as a Challenge for Philosophy

Posted on January 17, 2022May 13, 2025 by Simon Fokt

…ensure that the native languages of Africa are used in the future as a means of expressing Africa’s identities and worldviews. This chapter tries to show how the philosophy of…

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What is Philosophy For?

Posted on March 15, 2020June 26, 2025 by Simon Fokt

…expertly placed in the context of contemporary debates about science, religion, and philosophy. It asks whether, in light of rampant scientific and technological developments, we still need philosophy to help…

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African Philosophy, and Non-human Animals [Interview]

Posted on January 27, 2023May 13, 2025 by Simon Fokt

University of Nairobi’s Reginald M. J. Oduor talks to Anteneh Roba and Rainer Ebert.

Tagged African animal ethics, African ethics, African philosophy, animal care, animal sacrifice, masculinity, non-human animalsLeave a comment

Aquinas

Posted on May 19, 2016May 13, 2025 by Simon Fokt

…theology, philosophy of mind and epistemology to his views on free will, action, the soul and ethics, law and politics. She considers the influence of Aquinas’ thought on contemporary philosophy…

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In Defense of Proper Functions

Posted on May 19, 2016May 13, 2025 by Simon Fokt

Abstract: I defend the historical definition of “function” originally given in my Language, Thought and Other Biological Categories (1984a). The definition was not offered in the spirit of conceptual analysis…

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