Eurocentric Pitfalls in the Practice of African Philosophy: Reflections on African Universities

On Defining African Philosophy: History, Challenges, and Perspectives

reflections on taught courses of the iranian ma program in english translation: a mixed-methods study

the issue of curriculum and syllabus evaluation and revision has been in center of attention right from when curriculum came into attention of educational institutions. thus everywhere in the world in educational institutions curricula and syllabi are evaluated and revised based on the goals, the needs, existing content, etc.. in iran any curriculum is designed in a committee of specialists and...

Reflections on the ILA African Leprosy Congress.

The recent African Leprosy Congress, held near Johannesburg in South Africa from January 31 to February 3, got off to a marvelously relaxed start when the opening ceremony was delayed for a couple of hours, while we waited for a television crew to turn up. A local choir entertained us with traditional folk songs, with enthusiastic audience participation to give an authentic African ambience! Th...

The Hermeneutical Paradigm in African Philosophy

The aim of this reflection is a diachronic analysis and an appreciation of the hermeneutical paradigm in African philosophy. This paradigm raises the problem of the relationship between culture and philosophy and subsequently, the problem of the relationship between universality and particularity. In fact, it seems evident that if philosophy is not a cultural product, it is nevertheless a criti...

Theory and Practice: Reflections on Convergence in United Kingdom Universities

This paper reviews the extent and nature of convergence of information services in the United Kingdom higher education sector. It traces the history of the process of convergence since the 1980s; considers the principal drivers behind it; outlines some of the implementation issues which have arisen; and evaluates its impact. Although drawing upon a fairly substantial published literature, and t...