Dean
Professor Fainos Mangena
Qualifications: DPhil (UZ 2008); MA (UZ 2004); BA Dual Hons (UZ 2002) DiCJo (CCOSA 2005)
Full Professor
AHP Post Doctoral Fellow (2010)
Current Studies: LLB Degree with UNISA
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Research Profile:
Area of Specialization: Moral Philosophy, African Philosophy and Philosophy of Education
Research Focus/Area: African Philosophy and Ethics, Social Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Philosophy of Law (Jurisprudence) and Gender, Sports Ethics and Philosophy of Culture
Research Fellowships
Govan Mbeki Research and Development Post-Doctoral Fellow (University of Fort Hare, 2009)
Research Fellow, Centre for Leadership Ethics in Africa (University of Fort Hare, 2010)
African Humanities Programme Post-Doctoral Fellow (The Carnegie Corporation, 2011)
Visiting Scholar (Cultural Study, Remnin University of China, Beijing Institute of Technology and X’ian Jiaotong University, July 2016)
Research Contracts
University of Zimbabwe Postgraduate Scholarship to do MA (2003)
University of Fort Hare grant to do research in Ethics and Sports Administration (2009)
Independent Consultant, University of South Africa (Review of BA Honours Degree in Philosophy, 2016)
Courses Taught
Undergraduate
Moral Philosophy PL 2030/HPL 0030
Contemporary Ethics PL2040/HPL0040
History of the Philosophy of Education PL3230/HPL0690
Contemporary Philosophy of Education PL3240/HPL 0700
Formal Logic PL 0010/HPL0010
Advanced Logic PL 2010/HPL0020
Postgraduate
Ethics MPL 502
Applied Ethics MPL 517
Metaphysics MPL 503
Philosophy of Education MPL 515