SELECTED CURRICULUM VITAE
Abraham Olivier
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name and surname: Abraham Olivier Nationality: South African Date of Birth: 05.09.1963
Languages: Afrikaans, German, English, Italian
Current occupation: Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Address: Work: Department of Philosophy, University of Fort Hare, 50 Church Street, East London, 5201, South Africa
Private: PO Box 2232, Beacon Bay 5705, South Africa E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Areas of Specialisation
Phenomenology, 19th and 20th Century Continental Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind.
Areas of Competence
Ancient philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Ethics, Epistemology, Social Philosophy.
QUALIFICATIONS
1996: PhD Philosophy (distinction), Universität Tübingen, Germany
1990: Prüfung zum Nachweis deutscher Sprachkenntnisse für ausländische Studienbewerber (PNDS), Ökumenisches Studienkolleg, Bochum, Germany (distinction)
1990: M.A. Philosophy (distinction), University of Stellenbosch 1989: B. Theology II (distinction), University of Stellenbosch
1985: BA Honours Philosophy (distinction), University of Stellenbosch 1984: BA, University of Stellenbosch, University of Stellenbosch
SELECTION OF ACADEMIC AWARDS 2011: C2 NRF Rating
2008-2010: University of Fort Hare Research Grant
2006-2007: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Department of Philosophy, University of Fort Hare
2002-2004: Postdoctoral Research Price, Department of Philosophy, University of Padua, Italy
2002-2004: Prestige Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, RSA National Research Foundation (Returned for fellowship at Padua)
1999 -2002: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Department of Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch
1990-91: Stipendium (Fellowship) des Diakonischen Werkes der Evangelischen Kirche Deutschlands (EKD), Bochum (1990), Heidelberg (1990-91), Tübingen (1991)
APPOINTMENTS
2010: Editor: South African Journal of Philosophy
2009: Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Fort Hare 2008: Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Fort Hare 2007-08: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Time-on-Task Lecturer, Department of
Philosophy, University of Fort Hare
2005-06: Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Applied Social Sciences, Hamburg 2002-04: Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Department of Philosophy, University of
Padua, Italy
1999-2002: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Contract Lecturer in Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch
1998-99: Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Applied Social Sciences, Hamburg 1997-98: Lecturer in Philosophy, Department of Sociology, University of
Tübingen
1998: Guest Lecturer in Philosophy, Departments of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Stellenbosch
1993-1998: Lecturer in Philosophy and Sport, School for Adult Education, Tübingen
SELECTION OF PUBLICATIONS
Books
Olivier A., 2007: Being in pain. Peter Lang: Frankfurt, New York, Oxford (212 pp.).
Olivier A., 1996: Der Sinn der Vielfalt. Heidegger und die Frage nach der Vielfalt (The meaning of plurality. Heidegger and the question of plurality). PhD Dissertation, Universität Tübingen.
Peer-reviewed articles
Olivier A., 2011: Phenomenological externalism, in South African Journal of Philosophy, forthcoming in Volume 30, No 2.
Olivier A., 2011: Ein Ansatz zur Kosmopolitik im globalen Zeitalter (Toward cosmopolitics in a global age), in „Freiheit ohne Recht? Zur Metamorphose von Politik und Recht“ in der Reihe der „Rechtsphilosophische Schriften. Untersuchungen zur Rechtswissenschaft, Philosophie und Politik“ (hrsg. v. St. Schmid, K. Seelmann u. U. Steinvorth) im P. Lang Verlag Frankfurt/M.
in Freiheit ohne Recht? Politik und Recht im Zeitalter der Globalisierung
(Freedom without Law? Politics and Law in the age of globalization. Ed. Wischke, M. Frankfurt: Peter Lang (in print).
Olivier A., 2010: The possibility of a science of consciousness. Critical Reflections on Dennett and Merleau-Ponty, in South African Journal of Philosophy, Volume 29, No 2, pp. 104-116.
Olivier A., 2010: Algos and Logos: Heidegger und die Grenze der Sprache (Algos and Logos: Heidegger and the limits of language), in print in Heidegger and poetics, ed. Denker A., Zaborowski H., Amsterdam: Rodopi.
Olivier A., 2010: Nietzsche and Heidegger on pain, in Nietzsche and Heidegger, ed. Babich B., Denker A., Zaborowski H., Amsterdam: Rodopi (forthcoming).
Olivier A., 2010: Nature Talk – Nature Talking? Perspectives on a
phenomenology of language, forthcoming World Conference Proceedings.
Olivier A., 2008: The problem of defining pain, in Philosophy Today, vol. 52:1, pp. 3-14.
Olivier A., 2008: On the nature of language. Heidegger and African Philosophy, in South African Journal of Philosophy, Volume 27, No 4, pp. 6-19.
Olivier A., 2007: Was ist Schmerz? (What is pain?), in Allgemeine Zeitschrift für Philosophie, Heft 32/1, pp. 1-21.
Olivier A., 2006: The spatiality of pain, in South African Journal of Philosophy, Volume 25, No 4, pp. 336-350.
Olivier A., 2003: When pains are mental objects, in Philosophical Studies, Volume 115/1, July, pp. 33-53.
Olivier A., 2003: The limits of the present. Husserl and Heidegger on temporal limitation, in Phenomenologische Forschungen / Phenomenological Studies, (ed.) Orth E., Lembeck K., Hamburg: Felix Meiner Verlag, pp. 133-148.
Olivier A., 2003: Nietzsche and Neurology, in Nietzsche-Studien/Nietzsche Studies, Internationales Jahrbuch für die Nietzsche-Forschung, Band 32, (ed.) Abel G., Simon J., Stegmaier W., Berlin/New York: De Gruyter, pp. 124-142.
Olivier A., 2003: Pain in context, in
http://www.wcp2003.org/philosophicaltrends/Abraham_Olivier.doc
Olivier A., 2002: When pain becomes unreal, in Philosophy Today, 2 vol. 46, pp. 113-131.
Olivier A., 2002: Die pyn van bewussyn (The pain of consciousness), in
Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe, Jaargang 42, Nommer 1, pp. 1-13.
Olivier A., 2002: Educating pain, in South African Journal of Philosophy, Volume 21, No. 2, pp. 112-132.
Olivier A., 2000: Die sin van pyn (The meaning of pain), in South African Journal of Philosophy, 19 (3), pp. 235-255.
Olivier A., 1999: Filosofie met die liggaam? Oor die filosofie van beweging, (Philosophy with the body? On the philosophy of movement), in South African Journal of Philosophy, 18 (4), pp. 370-389.
Other
Olivier A., 2001: Modern Philosophy, in South African Encyclopaedia / Suid-Afrikaanse Ensiklopedie, CD-Rom ISBN 1919898556, Hatfield: Van Schaik Publishers.
Submitted
Olivier A.: Phenomenological externalism, to South African Journal of Philosophy
In progress
Olivier A.: Phenomenology of consciousness. Book.
Olivier A.: Being human. Book. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Olivier A.: Being human. Toward an externalist phenomenology of mind and morality, Salt Rock, Durban 19-21 Jan 2011
Olivier A.: Subjectivity and Intentionality, Annual Spring Colloquium, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, September, 3-5 Sept, 2010.
Olivier A.: How Ethical is Leadership?, invited speaker, CLEA Centre, Fort Hare, 29-30 June 2010.
Olivier A.: Why a Science of Subjectivity is Possible. Reflections on the Intersubjective Basis of Subjectivity, Hotel President, Budapest, 17-19 June 2010.
Olivier A.: What Does it Mean to be Humane?, invited speaker, Hunterstoun Centre, Hogsback, 28-30 May 2010.
Olivier A.: Why a science of consciousness is possible. Critical reflections on Merleau-Ponty and Dennett, Monash University, Johannesburg 20-22 Jan 2010.
Olivier A.: Natural Language – Perspectives on the language of nature, 29th Annual Conference of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, University of Fort Hare, Hogsback, January, 19-21, 2009.
Olivier A.: The cosmic self, Annual Spring Colloquium, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, September, 13-14, 2008.
Olivier A.: Nature Talk – Nature Talking? Perspectives on a phenomenology of language, 22nd World Congress of Philosophy. Rethinking Philosophy Today, Seoul, Korea, July 30 – August 5, 2008.
Olivier A.: Mind – the open brain, 28th annual Conference of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, Pretoria, January 2008.
Olivier A.: On the nature of language - Heidegger and African Philosophy, Annual Congress of the International Society for African Philosophy and Studies, University of Rhodes, Grahamstown, April 2007.
Olivier A.: The problem of defining pain, 27th annual Conference of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, Stellenbosch, January 2007.
Olivier A.: Logos und algos: Heidegger und die Grenze der Sprache (Logos and Algos: Heidegger and the limits of language), Heidegger und die Dichtung, Konferenz der Martin-Heidegger-Forschungsgruppe, Meßkirch, Germany, May 24-28, 2006.
Olivier A.: Phenomenology of mind – a criticism of materialist reductionism, Annual Conference: Transcendence and Phenomenology, Center of Theology and Philosophy, University of Nottingham, England 1st –2nd September, 2005.
Olivier A.: Nietzsche and Heidegger on pain, Martin Heidegger und Nietzsche: Konferenz der Martin-Heidegger-Forschungsgruppe, Meßkirch, Germany, May 26-29, 2004.
Olivier A.: Pain in context, Introducing a Contextual Hermeneutics, 21st World Congress of Philosophy. Philosophy facing world problems, Istanbul, Turkey August, 10-17, 2003.
Olivier A.: The agony of time: Husserl, Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty on temporal limitation, 22nd annual Conference of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, Stellenbosch, January 2002.
Olivier A.: Nietzsche and Neurology, 11th annual Conference of the British Nietzsche Society: Nietzsche and Science, University of Cambridge, England, September 2001.
Olivier A.: Creative pain, 21st annual Conference of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, Durban, January 2001.
Olivier A.: Nietzsches Ja und Amen – eine Reaktion auf IJsseling (Nietzsches Ja and Amen – a reaction to IJsseling, bilingual (German/English) Research
Conference on Nietzsche's Use of Language, Nijmegen, Netherlands, September 2000.
Olivier A.: Educating pain, 10th annual Conference of the British Nietzsche Society, University of Durham, England, September 2000.
Olivier A.: The problem of the mental embodiment of pain, 20th annual Conference of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, Muldersdrift, January 2000.
SELECTION OF OTHER ACADEMIC OR CREATIVE PRESENTATIONS
Olivier A.: Being human. Inaugural Lecture, University of Fort Hare, May 2010.
Olivier A.: On research methods and theories, Research Workshop, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Fort Hare, May 2009.
Olivier A.: Nature talk. Phenomenology and African Philosophy, Govan Mbeki Research Foundation Seminar, University of Fort Hare, February 2009.
Olivier A.: Why publish? Perspectives from philosophy, Faculty Workshop on Research, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Fort Hare, April 2008.
Olivier A.: Why back to the mother-tongue?, Philosophy Colloquium, University of Fort Hare, East London, March 2008.
Olivier A.: Mother-tongue and academic discourse, Philosophy Colloquium, University of Fort Hare, Alice, March 2008.
Olivier A.: Do I believe in what I do?, Guest speaker at Graduation Ceremony, Teaching and Learning Centre, University of Fort Hare, East London, October 2007.
Olivier A.: The open brain. Reflections on the mind-body controversy, Philosophy Colloquium, University of Fort Hare, Alice, July 2007.
Olivier A.: On pain, Department of Philosophy, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, June 2005.
Olivier A.: Über den Schmerz: Was hat die Philosophie zu sagen? (On pain: what does philosophy have to say?), University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, June 2005.
Olivier A.: Schmerzwahrnehmung (Pain perception), Institut für Psychologie, Universität Tübingen, Jan. 2003.
Olivier A.: Schmerz als Objekt (Pain as object), Institut für Philosophie, Universität Leipzig, Nov. 2002.
Olivier A.: Is. Dispute at Philosophy-cafe at Afrikaanse Woordfees, University of Stellenbosch, March 2002.
Olivier A.: Philosophical film-analyses: The Cider House Rules, The End of the Affair, Legend of 1900, Quills, Department of Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch, 2000-2002.
Olivier A., Degenaar J.: Philosophical film-analyses: The Red Violin, Fight club, American Beauty, Central Station, Being John Malkovitch, Department of Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch, 2000-2002.
Olivier A.: When pain becomes unreal, Department of Philosophy, University of Rhodes, Grahamstown, March 2001.
Olivier A.: Die einde van die wêreld (The end of the world), Interview in Radio Matie, US, March 2000.
SELECTION OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2007-11: • Undergraduate courses: 1. Elementary Logic, 2. Ethics, 3. Early Modern Epistemology, 4. Kantian Epistemology, 5. Contemporary philosophical trends: Pragmatism, Phenomenology and Philosophy of mind, 6. African Philosophy, 7. Logic and Ethics for Law Students, University of Fort Hare.
• Postgraduate courses: 1. Martin Heidegger's Being and Time, 2. Aristotelian and Kantian Ethics, 3. Philosophy of mind, 4. Kant’s
Critique of Pure Reason, University of Fort Hare.
2005-6: • Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses: 1. Introduction to Philosophy, 2. History of Philosophy, 3. Social Philosophy: P. Bourdieu, University of Applied Social Sciences, Hamburg.
1999-2003: • Undergraduate courses: 1. Anthropology, 2. Aesthetics, Department of Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch.
• Undergraduate lectures: Plato's Republic, Department of Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch.
• Postgraduate seminar: Merleau-Ponty, Department of Philosophy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.
2001: • Postgraduate seminar: Philosophy of Mind, Department of Philosophy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.
1998-99: • Undergraduate and postgraduate courses: 1. Mind, Self and Society (Mead), 2. Time and Social Action (Mead), 3. Body and Society (Bourdieu and Merleau-Ponty), 4. Introduction to Heidegger, University of Applied Social Sciences, Hamburg.
1998: • Undergraduate course: Philosophy of Movement: a comparison of Western and Eastern Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Stellenbosch.
1997-98: • Undergraduate and postgraduate courses: 1. Time and Society (Mead and Heidegger), 2. Body and Society (Bourdieu and Merleau-Ponty), Department of Sociology, University of Tübingen.
1993-97: • Undergraduate courses: 1. Philosophy of Body, Mind and Movement, 2. Martial Arts, University for Adult Education, Tübingen.
SELECTION OF ACADEMIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 2011: • Head: Department of Philosophy, University of Fort Hare
• Editor of the South African Journal of Philosophy http://www.sajp.za.net/
• Host: visiting lecturers Dr Cioflec (Freiburg), Prof Van Erp (Tilburg), Dr Soran Reader (Durham), Prof Paul Taylor (Penstate)
•Organiser, Symposium on Mind, agency, patiency • Eastern Cape Philosophers at Work Group
• Organizer: public colloquia/lectures, University of Fort Hare, among others, Dr Ayesha Ahmad (Exeter), Prof Joanne Ciulla (Richmond), Prof Van Erp (Tilburg), Dr Soran Reader (Durham).
2010: • Editor of the South African Journal of Philosophy
• Host: visiting professor, Herman van Erp, University of Tilburg
• Organizer: public colloquia/lectures, University of Fort Hare, among others: Prof Vincent Luizi, Texas State Universtiy, Prof Joanne Ciulla, University of Richmond, Dr Terry Leahy, University of Newcastle, Dr Jason van Niekerk, Wits, Dr Andre Keet, UFH.
• Peer-Reviewer, LitNet Akademies
• Peer-Reviewer for promotion, University of Zimbabwe
2009/10: • Research Coordinator, School of Humanities, University of Fort Hare – in this capacity, organiser of six School of Humanities Research Seminars.
• Initiator: Integration of Logic and Ethics in Curriculum of Law Faculty, University of Fort Hare. As a result of this and other developments pointed out below our student numbers will have increased from 25 in 2007 to 294 in 2010.
• External Examiner, Department of Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch
• External Examiner, Department of Philosophy, Walter Sisulu University
2009: • Co-author: Research Proposal Guideline for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Fort Hare
• Peer-Reviewer, Scientia Militaria
• Organizer: public colloquia/lectures, University of Fort Hare, among others presenting: Dr Fainos Mangena (UFH); Prof Felicity Wood (English Comparative Literature, UFH); Dr Tom Martin (Rhodes University); Dr Vasti Roodt (University of Stellenbosch); Mr Jacques Pienaar, Prof Aminur Rahim, Prof Graeme Bradley (University of Fort Hare); Prof Aminur Rahim (University of Fort Hare), Prof Bert Olivier (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University); Dr Andrea Hurst (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University); Dr Henning Breuer (Berlin Technical University/Telekom Laboratories, Germany)
• Coordinator: Recruitment of staff and tutors, Department of Philosophy, Fort Hare
2008-2009: • Organiser: 27th Annual Congress of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, January 2009, University of Fort Hare
• External Examiner, Department of Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch
• External Examiner, Department of Philosophy, Walter Sisulu University
• Member: Ethics Committee, University of Fort Hare
2008: • Peer-Reviewer, NRF (National Research Foundation) Research Ratings
• Host: visiting professor, Herman van Erp, University of Tilburg • Peer-Reviewer, Acta Academica
• Co-initiator: inclusion of Philosophy in Curriculum of School of Social Sciences, University of Fort Hare
• Co-initiator: expansion of Philosophy to East London Campus, University of Fort Hare
• Organizer: public lectures and seminars, University of Fort Hare: Prof Hugh Macmillan (Oxford), Dr Sam Vice (Rhodes), Prof Herman van Erp (Tilburg), Prof Paul Taylor (Temples)
2007-9: • Initiator and Organiser: Bi-weekly Philosophical Colloquium on Being Human, University of Fort Hare, Alice & East London Campuses
2007: • Organizer: public lectures and seminars, University of Fort Hare: Prof Paul Taylor (Temples), Prof Vincent Luizzi (Texas), Dr Chandra Kumar (Toronto), Dr Pedro Tabensky (Rhodes)
• Peer-Reviewer, Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology
2007: • Advisor: program for Ethics and Social Empowerment, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Fort Hare
• Co-organizer: Philosophical café, University of Fort Hare, East London
2002: • Organiser: 22nd Annual Congress of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, January 2002, University of Stellenbosch
2000-2002: • Secretary: Philosophical Society of Southern Africa
• Editor: Newspaper of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa
2001-2010: • Peer-Reviewer, South African Journal of Philosophy
REFEREES
Prof. Vincent Luizzi Chair
Department of Philosophy
Psychology Building, Room 110 Texas State University
San Marcos
Phone: (512)245-2285 Fax: (512) 245-8335 [email protected] Prof. Günter Figal
Alberth-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Philosophisches Seminar 1 Werthmannplatz 3 79085 Freiburg Germany Email: [email protected] Telephone Number +49-761-203-2432
Prof. Anton van Niekerk Department of Philosophy University of Stellenbosch Private Bag XI 7602 Stellenbosch South Africa Email: [email protected] Telephone Number +27- 21- 808 2055
Prof Tobie Louw
Department of Philosophy University of Fort Hare East London/Alice Email: [email protected]
Tel. East London: 043 704 7340/1 Tel. Alice: 040 602 2070
