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Robert J Thornton

University of Witwatersrand
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  • University of Witwatersrand
    Anthropology
    Retired faculty
University of Chicago
Anthropology
PhD, 1978
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Areas of Specialization
African Philosophy
African Philosophy, Misc
Philosophy of Anthropology
Aesthetics
History of Aesthetics
Philosophy of Visual Art
Aesthetics and Culture, Misc
Philosophy of Social Science
Philosophy of History
Philosophy of Social Science, Miscellaneous
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Areas of Interest
History of Western Philosophy
Value Theory
Metaphysics and Epistemology
Experimental Aesthetics
Experimental Philosophy of Religion
Experimental Philosophy of Science
Experimental Philosophy: Ethics
African Philosophy, Misc
African Philosophy
Philosophy of Social Science
5 more
  • All publications (1)
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    Glass beads and bugoma: The link between southern Inda, and southern-African traditional knowledge designated bungoma
    Quest - and African Journal of Philosophy 26 (1-2): 449-454. 2019.
    African Philosophy: Methodology
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