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FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
Departmentof Philosophy
Head of Department: Professor David
Benatar
Departmental Profile
The Department of Philosophy is established in the Faculty
of Humanities. The Department focuses on analytical
philosophy, offering courses in the Philosophy of Mind,
Moral and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Language,
Epistemology, Logic, Aesthetics, Applied Ethics,
Philosophy of Science and Critical Thinking.
Departmental Statistics
Permanent and long-term contract staff
Professors
2
Senior lecturers
3
Lecturers
1
Administrative staff
2
Visiting lecturers
1
Total
9
Students
Doctoral
5
Master’s
9
Honours (course enrolments)
332
Undergraduate
2785
Total
3131
Research Fields and Staff
Permanent staff
Professor David Benatar
Moral philosophy; applied ethics; social philosophy.
Dr Greg Fried
Aesthetics; philosophy of mathematics
Dr Elisa Galgut
Aesthetics; philosophy of literature; philosophy of
psychology; philosophy of psychoanalysis.
Dr Jack Ritchie
Philosophy of science, naturalism, analytic metaphysics.
Dr Jeremy Wanderer
Epistemology; philosophy of mind; philosophy of
language.
Professor Bernhard Weiss
Realism and anti-realism; philosophies of language, logic
and mathematics; early analytical philosophy.
Visiting Lecturers
Dr Andres Luco (1 January 2011 to 30 June 2011)
Social and political philosophy, applied ethics, meta-
ethics, and the philosophy of social science
Dr Laurence Bloom (1 July 2011 to 31 December
2011)
Ancient Philosophy, Kant, History of Metaphysics, and
Ethical and Political Philosophy.
Contact Details
Postal address: Department of Philosophy, University of
Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Telephone: +27 21 650 3316
Fax: +27 21 650 5203
E-mail: philosophy@uct.ac.za
Web: http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/philosophy
Research output
Chapters in books
Benatar, D. 2011. Animals, the Environment, and Global
Health. In S. Benatar and G. Brock (eds), Global Health
and Global Health Ethics, pp. 210-220. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-146777.
Weiss, B. 2011. Michael Dummett. In B. Lee (ed.),
Philosophy of Language: The Key Thinkers, pp. 225-248.
London: Continuum. ISBN 9781441100153.
Articles in Peer-reviewed Journals
Benatar, D. 2011. A first name basis? Think, Autumn: 51-57.
Benatar, D. 2011. Editorial: A legal right to die: responding
to slippery slope and abuse arguments. Current Oncology,
18(5): 206-207.
Benatar, D. 2011. Real South African Lessons for the
Middle East. Jewish Affairs, Chanukah 2011: 12-15.
Benatar, D. 2011. The Owl and the Ostrich: Reply to Sami
Pihlstrom on Ethical Unthinkabilities and Philosophical
Seriousness. Metaphilosophy, 42(5): 605-616.
Fried, G. 2011. What is the Philosophical Significance of Sen’s
‘Liberal Paradox’? Philosophical Papers, 40(1): 129-147.
Galgut, E.L. 2011. Acting on phantasy and acting on desire.
South African Journal of Philosophy, 30(2): 132-142.