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Simon Mathias Makwinja

Senior Lecturer, Philosophy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1130-335X

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Brief profile


  • Simon Makwinja is a scholar who specialises in African philosophy. His research interest is on the intersection between African Ethics and Human Rights. He has published some journal articles, book chapters, and has edited journals and books. He envisions ethics rooted in African culture as a solution to a great deal of many social, politica and economic problems.

Research fields of focus

Ethics, African Philosophy and Human Rights

Education/Academic Qualification


  • University of Tromso

  • Qualification
    Master of Human Rights Practice (N/A)
  • Start year - Award year
    N/A - N/A
  • Address
    Tromso, Norway, NO

  • University of KwaZulu-Natal - Pietermaritzburg Campus

  • Qualification
    PhD (School of Philosophy, Classics and Religion)
  • Start year - Award year
    2014 - 2017
  • Address
    Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

  • University of Gothenburg

  • Qualification
    Master of Human Rights Practice (Global Studies)
  • Start year - Award year
    2008 - 2010
  • Address
    Gothenburg, Sweden, SE

  • University of Malawi

  • Qualification
    Master of Arts in Philosophy (N/A)
  • Start year - Award year
    2005 - 2007
  • Address
    Zomba, Malawi, MW

Undergraduate courses


  • PHI224 - Problems of Knowledge II
  • PHI112 - Foundations of Philosophy
  • EDF305 - Philosophy of Education
  • PHI111 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning Skills
  • PHI121 - Formal Logic
  • PHI422 - African Philosophy
  • PHI311 - Ontology
  • PHI122 - Central Problems of Philosophy
  • PHI221 - Modern Philosophy
  • PHI222 - Ethical Theory
  • PHI321 - Analytic Metaphysic
  • PHI322 - Social Philosophy
  • PHI323 - Environmental Ethics
  • PHI421 - Themes in Political Philosophy
  • PHI423 - Critical Theory
  • PHI425 - Philosophy Dissertation
  • MFD102 - Theory of Knowledge and information Theory
  • MFD121 - Malawian Dance
  • PHI412 - African Philosophy II
  • PHI422 - African Philosophy 2
  • PHI425 - Philosophy Dissertation
  • PHI412 - African Philosophy 1
  • MFD121 - Theory of Knowledge and Information
  • PHI414 - Study of an Author
  • PHI122 - Ancient Philosophy
  • PHI112 - Foundations of Philosophy
  • PHI111 - Introduction to Philosophy

Postgraduate courses


  • MAE611 - African Moral Practice and the Ethical Theory
  • DPHIL811 - Thesis
  • MAE613 - Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
Filters for Research Outputs
Sustainable Development Goals
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Publication Year

2023

Tracing Bernard Matolino’s basis for a new Afro-communitarian political theory of democracy

Author(s) : Simon Makwinja

Research output : journal-article

Publication Year: 2023, doi: 10.4314/ajct.v2i2.5

Tracing Computer science Sociology Political science Epistemology

Introduction to Doping and Sports in Africa

Author(s) : Yamikani Ndasauka, Simon Mathias Makwinja

Research output : book-chapter

Publication Year: 2023, doi: 10.4324/9781003370796-1

Political science

Responsibility Gaps in Anti-Doping Initiatives in Malawi

Author(s) : Yamikani Ndasauka, Maya Kateka, Fiskani...

Research output : book-chapter

Publication Year: 2023, doi: 10.4324/9781003370796-16

Materials science Optoelectronics Political science Business Doping

Conclusion

Author(s) : Yamikani Ndasauka, Simon Mathias Makwinja

Research output : book-chapter

Publication Year: 2023, doi: 10.4324/9781003370796-17

Computer science

Umunthu Ethics as a Framework for Anti-Doping Education

Author(s) : Simon Mathias Makwinja, Yamikani Ndasauka

Research output : book-chapter

Publication Year: 2023, doi: 10.4324/9781003370796-3

Sociology Political science Psychology Engineering Engineering ethics

The Tradition-Modernity Dichotomy: Dilemmas of Belonging and Returning to the African Community

Author(s) : Simon Mathias Makwinja

Research output : journal-article

Publication Year: 2023, doi: 10.5325/philafri.22.2.0131

Sociology Gender studies Epistemology Philosophy Modernity

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Employment and positions held

  • Senior Lecturer

    University of Malawi — Philosophy
  • 2018 - Present
  • Zomba, MW

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