Kan die Akademie Uitnemendheid Oorleef?
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Denke wat kan Dans: Johan Degenaar en die Kuns van Gesprek
Voordrag gelewer by die Filosofie Kafee by die Breytenbach-sentrum, Wellington, 6 Mei 2022
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Johan Degenaar died on 22 July 2015, at the age of eighty-nine. He had withdrawn from public life a decade or more before. This withdrawal w
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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
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There is an ancient Chinese story of a young man who approaches his father, a master burglar, and ask
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In dialectical thought, definitions are often a problem. Definitions imply that terms have a
Political Consciousness from Soweto to Marikana
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Since the day we first saw images of the police shooting down Marikana mineworkers in August 2012, it seemed
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...
Palestine Solidarity across Generations
In his report to the inaugural AGM of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (South Africa) on 20 October 2012, Martin Jansen said that active...
UWC: From ‘Intellectual Home of the Left’ to ‘Preparing to Govern’
‘Intellectual Home of the Left' Universities change constantly, but they do so slowly and haphazardly.[1] It seldom happens that a...
Which Way Forward for UWC?
Three Questions facing Progressive Forces at UWC The University of the Western Cape has committed itself to working for a non-racial...