Philosophy Staff
Department of Philosophy Permanent Staff
| Name | Specialisation | |
|---|---|---|
 | Dr A Singh Senior Lecturer B Ring 703A, APK +27 (0) 11 559 4940 | AOS: Meaning in life, applied ethics, bioethics (transhumanism/human enhancement), population ethics (anti-natalism), environmental ethics. AOC: African philosophy (esp. metaphysics), Eastern philosophical approaches (esp. Indian), theories of consciousness (e.g., cosmopsychism), philosophy of religion, Nietzsche. |
 | Dr Devon Bailey Lecturer B Ring 708A9, APK +27 (0) 11 559 4942 | Philosophy of Art and Dance, African Philosophy, African Art and Aesthetics, Identity and Self-knowledge. |
 | Dr Dimpho Takane Maponya Lecturer B Ring 705, APK +27 (0) 11 559 2734 | Supervision Areas: Feminism, Gender and Sexuality, African Philosophy, Decolonial Theory and Ethics. |
 | Mrs N Marks Office Manager B Ring 701, APK +27 (0) 11 559 2337 | |
 | Prof Veli Mitova Professor and Director of the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science B Ring 707, APK +27 (0) 11 559 3133 | AOS: Veli welcomes Honours, MA and PhD students who would like to work in any area of epistemology, social epistemology, and feminist epistemology, especially on epistemic injustice, the decolonisation of knowledge, and the epistemology of AI. |
 | Prof C.F. Botha Professor B Ring 708, APK +27 (0) 11 559 3403 | Aesthetics, philosophy of art, philosophy of dance, 19th and 20th C continental philosophy, esp. Nietzsche and Heidegger AOI: philosophy of mind, environmental ethics, feminisms. |
 | Dr. C. Harris Senior Lecturer and Head of Department B Ring 704, APK +27 (0) 11 559 3840 | Supervision areas: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Social Science, African Philosophy, Decolonisation |
 | Prof. R. Winkler Professor B Ring 704A, APK +27 (0) 11 559 4244 | 19th and 20th century European philosophy, phenomenology, hermeneutics, deconstruction, and philosophy of identity and difference. |
 | Prof. B Smart Associate Professor B Ring 703, APK +27 (0) 11 559 4940 | AOS: Philosophy of Medicine; Philosophy of Public Health; Biomedical Ethics; Metaphysics of Science AOC: Philosophy of Science broadly construed; Philosophy of Mind; Philosophy of Sport; Epistemology; Applied Ethics; Metaphysics broadly construed |
 | Dr Tony Shabangu Lecturer B-Ring 704A, APK +27 (0) 011 559 3765 | Tony Shabangu is a Philosophy lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, where his main areas of research specialization are African Ethics, primarily Ubuntu. |
Department of Philosophy Contract Lecturers
| Name | Telephone Number | Office Number | Role | Campus |
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Department of Philosophy Temporary Lecturers
| Name | Telephone Number | Office Number | Role | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Scholtz | 011 559 2729 | B Ring 709 | Temporary Lecturer | APK |
| Ms Nicole Caunter Broadbent | 011 559 2729 | B Ring 709 | Temporary Lecturer | APK |
Department of Philosophy Distinguished Visiting Professors
| Name | Telephone Number | Office Number | Role | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof D. Moellendorf | +27 (0) 11 559 2729 | B Ring 608 | Distinguished Visiting Professor | APK |
| Prof Nancy Jecker | Visiting Professor | University of Washington | ||
| Prof Alex Broadbent | Visiting Professor | Durham University | ||
| Prof Lewis Gordon | Visiting Porfessor | University of Connecticut |
Department of Philosophy Emeritus and Honorary Professors
| Name | Telephone Number | Office Number | Role | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof Mongane Serote | 011 559 4555 | B Ring 702 | Honorary Professor | APK |
| Prof Johan Snyman | To contact Prof Snyman please write to our office manager, Mrs. N Marks at nmarks@uj.ac.za | Professor Emeritus | APK |