Gabriel Kofi Akpah, S.J., is a Ghanaian Jesuit of the North-West Africa (ANW) Province of the Society of Jesus, trained in philosophy, whose research focuses on human judgment, democratic governance, and questions of justice in contemporary political and technological life. He is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Bachelor of Sacred Theology (STB), and Diploma in Spiritual Direction (DipSD) at Regis St. Michael's Faculty of Theology, University of Toronto.
He holds advanced degrees in philosophy (PhL/MPhil, MA, BA) and previously served as a philosophy lecturer at St. Paul's Inter-Territorial Major Seminary in Sierra Leone. His work brings into conversation moral and political philosophy, African philosophy, philosophy of artificial intelligence, Wittgensteinian philosophy, and the Ignatian intellectual tradition.
His research explores how individuals and institutions exercise responsible judgment in increasingly technologized societies. Drawing on Wittgensteinian philosophy, Ubuntu thought, and the Ignatian intellectual tradition, he investigates questions concerning practical wisdom, democratic governance, epistemic responsibility, AI governance, and human flourishing.
He has published on Ubuntu and artificial intelligence governance, justice and institutional development in Africa, and the relationship between practical judgment and discernment. More broadly, his work seeks to develop philosophical frameworks for understanding what remains distinctively human about wisdom, agency, and moral responsibility in an age increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.
He is committed to scholarship that promotes justice, democratic accountability, responsible governance, and human dignity, particularly within the Global South. He is fluent in English and French.
