What is African philosophy? What are its central values and perspectives, and how do they differ across the continent? “The idea of an African philosophy is still controversial, with many in academia denying its existence and/or its possibility to exist.” This opening line from one of Grâce Ndjako’s previous lectures sets the tone for today’s topic.
Technology taking over control is not new. But what if we lose autonomy to these machines? Can machines make moral decisions? Is this acceptable? And where do we draw the line?
Who am I? What is a good life? And how do you build a just society? Philosophy asks the big questions in life, but the answers of course are diverse. In the West we look to different thinkers and theories than in the East or the South. What else is there beyond Plato and Nietzsche? […]
Please note the date for this event has changed! Join us reading and discussing this highly acclaimed poem/novel by globetrotting Russian author Vladimir Nabokov
‘Schuldig’, een woord dat thuishoort in de rechtbank. Maar ook onze interne rechter oordeelt dagelijks over het eigen gedrag. Hebben we die vriend wel genoeg bijgestaan, hadden we niet nog wat mails moeten beantwoorden, kunnen we onze tijd beter besteden? Schuldgevoel zit in onze cultuur verweven.
How can an ancient mask help create a modern identity?
Winti is an Afro-Surinamese traditional religion originating in Suriname. The religion is the outcome of a
unifying process between different religious beliefs and practices from slaves, who were brought from
West-Africa to South-America during slavery.
In all religious traditions across the world, mystic movements can be found. Mysticism often refers to becoming one with God but may also refer to any altered state of consciousness with a religious or spiritual meaning. Sufism is the mystic movement of Islam and is characterised by particular values, doctrines, institutions and religious practices.
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