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Problematising Western philosophy as one part of Africanising the curriculumSouth African Journal of Philosophy 35 (4): 537-545. 2016.This paper argues that one part of the picture of thinking about decolonising the philosophy curriculum should include problematising the notion of Western philosophy. I argue that there are many problems with the idea of Western philosophy, and with the idea that decolonising the curriculum should involve rejecting so-called Western philosophy. Doing this could include granting the West a false narrative about its origins, influences and interactions, perpetuating exclusions within contemporary…Read more
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Thales – the ‘first philosopher’? A troubled chapter in the historiography of philosophyBritish Journal for the History of Philosophy 30 (5): 727-750. 2022.It is widely believed that the ancient Greeks thought that Thales was the first philosopher, and that they therefore maintained that philosophy had a Greek origin. This paper challenges these assumptions, arguing that most ancient Greek thinkers who expressed views about the history and development of philosophy rejected both positions. I argue that not even Aristotle presented Thales as the first philosopher, and that doing so would have undermined his philosophical commitments and interests. B…Read more
Josh Platzky Miller
University of The Free State
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University of The Free StateRegular Faculty
Bloemfontein, FS, South Africa