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BOOK REVIEWS History Education at the Edge of the Nation: Political Autonomy, Educational Reforms, and Memory-shaping in European Periphery Walter SengaiNational University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho ... History Wars' which unpacks the complicated relationship between political conflict, social memory, and history teaching in schools from a cross-border perspective. Interestingly, the topic has already
unified a deeply stratified and class-based society under an ethno-nationalist banner.16 Moreover, from the 19th century, concern for poor white communities took centre stage across religious, political ... so-called 'poor whiteism' in South Africa.78 In the political climate of the 1930s, fears of miscegenation, agteruitgang (regression), and the depiction of Africans as a threat to the survival of the
A Kenyan philosopher, Henry Odera Oruka (1944-1995), conceptualised and articulated the six trends in African philosophy. These are ethno-philosophy, nationalistic-ideological philosophy, artistic ... (or literary philosophy), professional philosophy, philosophic sagacity and hermeneutic philosophy. In this article, we maintain that the last three of these trends, namely professional philosophy
.• David Ndii: The paper is development fundamentalism.• Mutakha Khangu: The paper is a policy Malfunction.• Okoth Ogendo: The paper is neither a political philosophy nor a plan but a simple answer to public ... learning of three national philosophies: African socialism and Harambee and Nyayo philosophy. This article reflects on African socialism, which is anchored in Sessional Paper No 10, 1965, titled "African
texts, media, and academic articles. It is underpinned by the Ubuntu African Philosophy and it concludes that there is an alignment between the democratic values and the CAPS Policy document. Findings ... a journey to redress past social injustices that continue to breed socio-economic inequality, poverty, and racism. It is for these reasons that Ubuntu African Philosophy is considered appropriate for
Situated in the context of philosophy of history, this article explains the use of substantive concepts and procedural concepts to generate historical understanding and examines the relationship ... historical materialism, which found political implementation in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and some of the developing countries. The critical or formal aspect of philosophy of history deals with the
curriculum. Hence, their knowledge about school history is rooted in their historical, social, political, educational, and economic reality in which historical knowledge, common or general knowledge, political ... with economic, cultural, and political developments (Murphy, 2007) to understand the world in which they live (Grever, Pelzer & Haydn, 2011). Pendry and Husbands (1998) further argue that school history
mathematical activities (including mathematical research, teaching and learning)? Or, does the philosophy of mathematics have any import a nt i nfl uen ce on act ua l mathematical activities? I think the
works at: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/hmnj Part of the Mathematics Commons, and the Philosophy Commons Recommended Citation D. Bushaw It is the first premise of this discussion that mathematics is ... and interactions of history with literature, or of literature with philology; so why should they not be aware of some of the relations and interactions of mathematics with, say, philosophy, "which is ,J
, features prominently in the narrative. The year 1894 was a turning point in the political history of the country. It marked the formation of the Natal Indian Congress. It served as a forum for the protection ... political activists. They challenged the entire system of racial discrimination. The road travelled by the NIC was long and difficult. There have been lows and highs marked by moments of acrimony and doubts
, stereotypes, unreality, and fragmentation/isolation. He recommends a multifaceted approach to teaching history, encompassing political, economic, technological, scientific, social, religious, cultural, and ... , cultural, and aesthetic perspectives. This is at the expense of a disproportionate focus on political history, such as wars, which may contribute to bias against women's historical contributions (Osler, 1994
liberation struggle, unlike the ones whose political activism stood out. The names of the latter have enriched the pages ofhistory, achieving enduring fame and recognition. There are, however, liberation ... times for his involvement in political activities. The support he received from the South African Council of Churches enabled him to access higher education. He enrolled at the University of the
mathematicians and mathematical humanists-the unoriginal idea that to ponder meaning is to practice philosophy, not theory. Maxine Greene. the mother of all present-day philosophers of education. draws upon Hannah ... Arendt to tell us that "to do philosophy means to pose the kinds of questions that empower us 'to think what we arc doing.?' By positing that "philosophic thought is that which bears on questions rather
interest us ing Roman Numerals knows well the importance of an elegant notation. This paper is about the last person to be known as a great Rationalist before Kant’s Transcendental Philosophy forever ... preface to his translations of The Early Mathematical Manuscripts of Leibniz, J.M. Child maintains that “the main ideas of [Leibniz’s] philosophy are to be attributed to his mathematical work, and not vice
Philosophy, MIT Author's address: Prof. Gian-Carlo Rota 2-351, Mathematics Department. MIT Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139. USA Weshallargue that the attempt carriedoutbycertain philosophers in this ... century to parrot the language, the method, and the results of mathematics has done harm 10 philosophy. Such an attempt resultsfrom a misunder· standing of both mathematics and philosophy, and has done harm
History and Philosophy of Mathematics speaker list SPECIAL SESSION: WOMEN IN MATIIEMAnCSISESSION Israel Kleiner (Yon: University) Emmy Noether: Highlights of her Ufe and Work Ann Hibner Koblitz, Guest
critics. The political and socioeconomic elites supported the dream. These included, among others, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Carnegie, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano ... liberties, save, and invest. However, in Kurt Vonnegut's words: "Most people are the listless playthings of enormous forces." In their persuasive political campaigns, politicians brood over the national
South Africa, especially during the tenure of former President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma whose Presidency has been described by some in his political home, the African National Congress (ANC), as the ... have over the years (re)captured the South African State for their selfish political, economic, epistemic, and ideological interests. One also needs to investigate the post-1994 activities that led to
This article employs historical records, cultural traditions, and insights from recent interviews with history teachers to trace the beginnings of history teaching and the political landscape that ... ] Hegel, GWF 1956. Philosophy of history. New York: Dover Press. [ Links ] Kimble, D 1963. A political history of Ghana: The rise of Gold Coast nationalism, 1850-1928. Oxford: Clarendon Press
, jurisprudence, philosophy, political theory, and educational theory, we have all applied ourselves to similar permutations. We are all interested in spotlighting the contribution of Black/Indigenous intellectuals ... been treated by scholars in a series of disciplinary constitutions-i.e., African languages and sociolinguistics, art history, historical studies and historiography, jurisprudence, philosophy, political
