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Philosopher working on Japanese and Buddhist Thought | Phenomenology of Kata-Praxis

https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/glophi/team/research-team/leon-krings/
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Leon Krings @leonkrings.bsky.social · Nov 17
Anyone working on Japanese Philosophy: Let me know and I’ll add you to the Japanese Philosophy starter pack go.bsky.app/7wQ9mqf
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Futures of Philosophizing:
On the Transformation of the Philosophy Curriculum

International Workshop
March 10th to 13th, 2026, University of Hildesheim

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January 26, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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My new book seems to be temporally paraconsistent…
January 19, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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What if philosophy begins with embodied practice rather than theory? My new monograph Phenomenology of Kata Practice (in German) explores kata as patterns of embodied philosophizing and develops an intercultural philosophy of practice in dialogue with Japanese Buddhism.
January 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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EJJP 10 (2025) is out now!
Our 10th anniversary issue features a major focus on leftist Kyoto School philosopher Nakai Masakazu, new translations (including Tanabe’s “Logic of Social-Being”), articles on Japanese phenomenology, memory, aesthetics, Zen & Dada, and more.
Open access: ejjp-journal.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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From our associate member Namita Herzl. You can access the book here: hilpub.uni-hildesheim.de/server/api/c...
October 31, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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How can phenomenology help us rethink African philosophies from within their own horizons? In our latest interview, we speak with Dr. Dominik Ekweariri about philosophizing from Igbo life-worlds, exploring place, lived experience, and language.

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Philosophizing from Igbo Life-Worlds: Phenomenological Reflections on African Thought (Ekweariri)
YouTube video by GloPhi – Philosophizing in a Globalized World
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October 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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New Vacancy at Leiden University:
Assistant Professor in African and Comparative Philosophy

Deadline: December 1, 2025
Start date: August 1, 2026

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October 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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I'm currently coordinating the development of a new database initiative at our center. It aims to build a polycentric knowledge graph of philosophical sources, authors, concepts, and institutions worldwide, with a particular focus on marginalized traditions.
September 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Looking forward to meeting many dear friends and colleagues at the upcoming ENOJP Conference at the University of Edinburgh. My own presentation will be a phenomenological interpretation of the concept of "aiki" (合気) and its relevance for an ethics of interbody resonance.

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9th ENOJP Conference 2025 (Edinburgh)
9th ENOJP Conference (September 4th-6th, 2025) Keynote Speakers Prof. Hiroshi Abe(Kyoto University) Prof. Shaun O’Dwyer(Kyushu University) Conference Theme Webs of Kinship. Exploring Environm…
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September 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Teaching Philosophy in Senegal: An Experience of Decolonizing the Minds, Lecture by Bado Ndoye

Part of the Workshop Places of African Philosophies

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#africanphilosophy #colonialism #IslamicPhilosophy #marxism #senegal
Teaching Philosophy in Senegal: An Experience of Decolonizing the Minds (Bado Ndoye) – GloPhi – Philosophizing in a Globalized World
n his lecture "Teaching Philosophy in Senegal: An Experience of Decolonizing the Minds", Prof. Bado Ndoye offers a critical reflection on the historical, political, and epistemic dimensions of philoso...
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July 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Philosophizing in Many Languages: Translation, Proto-Philosophy, and Middle Voice Agency
Research Talk with Rolf Elberfeld

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#africanphilosophy #agency #Heidegger #japanesephilosophy #multilingualism #persian #language #translation
Philosophizing in Many Languages: Translation, Proto-Philosophy, and Middle Voice Agency (with Rolf Elberfeld) – GloPhi – Philosophizing in a Globalized World
As a follow-up to his lecture “Philosophy and the Plurality of Languages” in the series Philosophizing in African Languages, Rolf Elberfeld engaged in a rich research talk with colleagues and fellows ...
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July 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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learning the existence of Nwulite Obodo Open Data License for sharing African datasets datasciencelawlab.africa/nwulite-obod... - #dh2025 session on Rethinking the Ethics of “Open” in the Shadow of AI
Nwulite Obodo Open Data License — Made for sharing African datasets equitably – Data Science Law Lab
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July 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Philosophizing in African Languages: Past, Present, Future
Lecture by Anke Graness

July 17, 2025, 2:15 pm (CEST)
Cultural Campus, Aula & Live Stream

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#africanphilosophy #Decolonization #IndigenousLanguages #language #multilingualism #PhilosophyOfLanguage
Philosophizing in African Languages: Past, Present, Future (Anke Graness) – GloPhi – Philosophizing in a Globalized World
The African continent was often denied recognition as the home of philosophical schools, traditions or concepts – in part because African languages were considered too underdeveloped to form abstract ...
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July 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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"Philosophising in ..." – An interview series by our fellow Jonathan Egid devoted to exploring the philosophical richness of lesser-studied languages from across the world:

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July 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Recent Article on the question, ”What is Ethiopian Philosophy?“ between universalist and Africanist perspectives, by Fasil Merawi, one of yesterday’s presenters: aeon.co/essays/shoul...
Should Ethiopian philosophy be universalist or Africanist? | Aeon Essays
Riven by two competing schools of thought, the future of philosophical enquiry in Ethiopia stands at a crossroads
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July 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Philosophizing in Yorùbá: Exploring a People’s Weltanschauung
Lecture by Abosede Ipadeola

June 26, 2025, 2 pm (CEST)
Cultural Campus, Aula & Live Stream

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Part of the Lecture Series Philosophizing in African Languages

#africanphilosophy #philosophy #yoruba
June 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Research Fellowships 2026
Latin American Philosophical Tradition
Call for Applications | Deadline: August 15, 2025

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#caribbeanphilosophy #latinamericanphilosophy
June 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Orders of Knowledge in Philosophy: Critical Assessments
Rolf Elberfeld and Anke Graness (eds.)

New Publication in the Histories of Philosophies in Global Perspectives Series!

Full Open Access: doi.org/10.18442/hpg...
Creative Commons CC-BY Licence
June 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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The Language of Glyphosophia: Philosophical Concepts in Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Culture

Lecture by Prof. Amr El Hawary

June 5, 2025, 2 pm (CEST)
Cultural Campus, Aula & Live Stream

More Info and Live Stream: www.uni-hildesheim.de/glophi/2025/...

#AfricanPhilosophy #Egypt #Hieroglyphics
May 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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PHILOSOPHIZING IN AFRICAN LANGUAGES
Lecture Series 2025 | Hildesheim University
Thursdays, 2 p.m. (CEST) | Live Streaming
& On-Site: Cultural Campus, Aula

More info: www.uni-hildesheim.de/glophi/2025/...
April 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Our Workshop "Places of African Philosophies" will start tomorrow! More info and full schedule: www.uni-hildesheim.de/glophi/2025/... There will be no live streams, but we will record all presentations and plan to upload them on our YouTube channel soon. #africanphilosophy
March 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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The Art and Philosophical Significance of Storytelling
Summer School 2025
Call for Participants

Organizers: Abosede Priscilla Ipadeola / Nikitta Dede Abena Adjirakor / Anke Graness

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#philosophy #storytelling #africanphilosophy #latinamerica #caribbean #africa
March 3, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Mama supporting from home 🤒✌🏼
February 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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PLACES OF AFRICAN PHILOSOPHIES
International Workshop

March 18–22, 2025
Hildesheim University

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#AfricanPhilosophy #Diaspora #AfricanaPhilosophy #Philosophy
February 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Natur bei Zeami: „Von selbst“ als Vollzugsqualität leibgeistiger Praxis (行 gyō) [Nature in Zeami: "By-itself" as a process quality of psychosomatic practice (行 gyō)]

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A recent paper of mine on the term 自然 (jap. jinen) in Zeami, with a detour via Dōgen and kata praxis.
February 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM