Degenaar in Dialogue: An Essay in Four Parts Part Three: Dialogue as a Philosophical Art
Part Three: Dialogue as a Philosophical Art.
From the beginning of his academic career, and probably even before that, Degenaar was...
Degenaar in Dialogue: An Essay in Four Parts Part Two: Challenged to Conform
Invitation to a commemoration
In the early years of his appointment as a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Stellenbosch, Johan De
Degenaar in Dialogue: An Essay in Four Parts Part One: Apprentice Philosopher
The master burglar and his apprentice
There is an ancient Chinese story of a young man who approaches his father, a master burglar, and ask
Ways of Contradiction
1. Dialectic as the movement of contradiction
In dialectical thought, definitions are often a problem. Definitions imply that terms have a
Remembering Peter Hudson
I met Peter Hudson in 1986, at a conference at the University of Natal in Durban. We knew of each other by then, although we had not met...
Political Consciousness from Soweto to Marikana
Did Marikana change everything?
Since the day we first saw images of the police shooting down Marikana mineworkers in August 2012, it seemed
One Year after the Marikana Massacre
What happened at Marikana?
On 16 August 2012 a tactical response unit of the South African police shot and killed 34 striking workers...
Making Universities into Factories
Two histories of reflection on academic life
Performance review: It sounds like a good idea.[1] We can hardly imagine academic life...