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Henry Odera Oruka (1944 – 1995) of University of Nairobi was one of the most prolific philosophical thinkers in Africa in the 20th century. Odera Oruka first studied philosophy at Uppsala University, and he has acknowledged the important influence of his teachers, most notably Prof. Ingemar Hedenius. In 1970 he obtained his Licentiate in Practical Philosophy on the theme of “Liberty” at Uppsala, and in 1993 Uppsala awarded an honorary doctorate to him. Well known is his Sage Philosophy project (started in 1974). Sage Philosophy undertakes the attempt to identify individual philosophers in traditional African communities. Academically trained philosophers went to village communities to make interviews about philosophical topics (like truth, God, questions of a good life) with people identified as sages by their own communities. The talks were recorded and later analysed. Today Sage philosophy has prominent critics as well as supporters. Less well known is Odera Oruka’s extensive work on Ethics, which has had two main targets:
- The liberation of philosophy in Africa from ethnological and racist prejudices
- The reconstruction of the dimension of sagacity, which lies in the ethical commitment of philosophers, their trials to apply the results of their thinking for the well-being of their communitieties
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Accepted Abstracts
What is Global Justice?
Is Caring a Virtue or Justice? Remembering Henry Odera Oruka
Oruka on the Spirit and Letters of Law
Sage Philosophy’s Roots in the Uppsala University and University of Nairobi Contexts
H. Odera Oruka: Attempt at an Intellectual Portrayal
Oruka on Home, Will and Spirits: From Sociology to Philosophy
Punishment, Legal Terrorism and Impunity in Africa Reconsidered: Why is Oruka’s Account still Relevant to a Modern Day Africa?
