In this discussion, Bruce Janz (Central Florida) talks about his interest in African philosophy, and the importance of recognizing that all philosophy is affected by, and done from, a "place." We talk about what that means for how African philosophy can differ from philosophy in "the West" and the challenges this poses for Western ways of philosophy.
5:29 - Why and How a White Canadian Became Taken with African Philosophy
18:53 - How and why African philosophy has had to prove that it has a valid place in philosophy
26:31 - How African philosophy can help us highlight the importance of place/location to a philosophy's shape.
36:45 - The underrated importance of audience to how philosophy is done
49:07 - What does it mean to do philosophy from an African (and often colonized) place?
1:00:02 - Does the importance of place and "positionality" in philosophy mean the genetic isn't a fallacy?
Kevin talks with Chandran Kukathas (Singapore Management University) about his new book Immigration and Freedom, as well as his pluralistic approach to political philosophy....
How should we define censorship? ... The sort of censorship that has no inherent moral valence ... Various ways non-state actors can censor ......
Crispin Sartwell (Dickinson College, Entanglements) returns to Sophia to talk about the issues he has with compulsory, state-sponsored k-12 education. 10:50 - Crispin’s schooling...