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African Institute for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (ACEPS)

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African Centre For Epistemology And Philosophy Of Science

The African Institute for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (ACEPS) is the only Philosophy Institute in Africa.

We are in the business of decolonising knowledge through African voices in Philosophy, strengthening knowledge systems in both North and South.

    • African Philosophy & Indigenous Knowledge Systems
    • Epistemic Decolonisation
    • Epistemic Injustice & Oppression
    • Epistemology and Politics of AI
    • Feminist Epistemology and Standpoint Theory
    • Philosophy of Science
    • Philosophy of Education

If you are not feeling appreciated at your current university because of what you work on, why not consider UJ and especially ACEPS? Join the ACEPS team and see what is available for Honours, MA, PhD or PostDoc fellowships and grants in Philosophy in a fun and safe space. Contact ACEPS director and Professor of Philosophy Veli Mitova.

东京热 2026

Visitors 2026

  • Jan 2026: (U of Georgia) is a return Visiting Research Fellow on a 2 week research collaboration visit.
  • Jan 2026: (U of Quebec @ Montreal) is a return Visiting Research Fellow on a 1 week research collaboration visit.
  • Jan 2026: (U of Liverpool) is a Visiting Research Fellow on a 1 week research collaboration visit (18鈥�28 Jan).
  • Jan 2026: (University of Genoa) a Visiting Researcher of Political Philosophy (25-30 Jan).
  • Jan-Feb 2026: is a Lecturer at the Philosophy Department of the University of Vienna and will spend 6 weeks on a collaboration visit funded by his FWF-Project 鈥淭he Ethics of Blaming and Praising Group Agents鈥� (12 Jan鈥�27 Feb).
  • Jan-Feb 2026: is a PHD-candidate from听 Glasgow University听 on a research visit (13 Jan-6th Feb).
  • Jan-Feb 2025: (Technische Universit盲t Berlin) is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the DFG-funded project “Trust and Trustworthiness and their Implications for Testimony and Epistemic Authority” (16 Jan-13 Feb).
  • Feb 2026: is a Professor of Political Science at McGill University听on a 1 week research collaboration visit (16-29 Feb).
  • Feb 2026: is a PhD student of philosophy at University of Maribor, Slovenia听on a 1 week research collaboration visit (23-28 Feb).
  • Apr-Aug 2026: (Brandon U) is Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy and a return Visiting Researcher collaborating with ACEPS (14 Apr-31 Aug).
  • Jun 2026: Alex Cunningham, Esther Ng, and Graham Curtiss Rowlands: PhD candidates from Department of Philosophy @ Washington University in St. Louis on a Postgraduate exchange.
  • Jun 2026: is a Post-Doctoral Researcher with the Global Data Justice Project at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT), affiliated with Digital Legal Studies听on a 1 week research collaboration visit.
  • Sep 2026: is a Professor of Philosophy and Disability Studies at Georgetown University听and the听2025-2026听Visiting Fellow at the SOCRATES Institute at Leibniz Universit盲t Hannover听on a 3 week research collaboration visit.

 

ACEPS address: UJ on Empire, 5th floor, cnr Barry Hertzog and Napier road, Milpark, Johannesburg. Entrance from Napier road, it is the big blue glass building (previously the Johannesburg Stock Exchange). . UJ 2026 academic calendar for visitors.