-
From the ‘History of Western Philosophy’ to entangled histories of philosophy: the Contribution of Ben KiesBritish Journal for the History of Philosophy 31 (6): 1234-1259. 2023.The idea of ‘Western Philosophy’ is the product of a legitimation project for European colonialism, through to post-second world war Pan-European identity formation and white supremacist projects. Thus argues Ben Kies (1917-1979), a South African public intellectual, schoolteacher, trade unionist, and activist-theorist. In his 1953 address to the Teachers’ League of South Africa, The Contribution of the Non-European Peoples to World Civilisation, Kies became one of the first people to argue expl…Read more
-
-
Cambridge UniversityFaculty of Philosophy, Peterhouse College
Faculty of ClassicsPost-doctoral Fellow
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Areas of Specialization
1 more
Classical Chinese Philosophy |
Classical Daoism, Misc |
Zhuangzi |
Pre-Socratic Philosophy |
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy |
Parmenides |