Olerato Mogomotsi, junior lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and research fellow at HUMA, will be a panellist at the Africa Month Seminar.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Olerato Mogomotsi to an Assistant Lectureship in the Department.

Please vote for Dr Nefdt

Each year, JCI honours ten outstanding young people under the age of 40.

The Dean's Teaching Award is awarded annually to two humanities staff members for their contributions to curriculum development, innovative content, and student satisfaction.

Ryan Nefdt is one of only three UCT scholars to receive the rare honour of being awarded a P-rating from the National Research Foundation.

Very sadly for the Department, Greg Fried has decided to move on to other things. During his 12 years in the department Greg has been a superb colleague.

The award was started in 2016 by the Human Sciences Research Council to recognise outstanding contributions to the Humanities and Social Sciences. This year it is awarded in conjunction with Universities South Africa.

The Young Researcher Award is offered annually in recognition of outstanding scholarly work by young academics who have made significant independent contributions to research in their field.

We are very pleased that Dr Nefdt has been invited to co-write the entry on the Philosophy of Linguistics for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

The Humanities Faculty Emerging Researcher Award is offered in recognition of outstanding scholarly work by emerging researchers who have made significant independent contributions to research in their field.

Professor Leslie London ("Affirmative Action & the Invisibility of White Privilege", 4 June) suggests that my arguments are illogical. This, however, is because he misunders.

You remark in the last Monday Paper that you did not print any letters in support of David Benatar because you received none. I regret, then, not taking keyboard in hand earlier to applaud his tour de force of an inaugural lecture, the start of which w

David Benatar's inaugural lecture critiquing affirmative action has been given wide coverage in the media and provoked a vigorous debate on the campus, as have the many replies to his polemic. I want to make two points about David Benatar's arg

It is clear that David Benatar imagines himself to hold the meaning of 'truth'. It is clear that he is primarily concerned with 'being right' and with showing others to be 'wrong'. In light of his unyielding attachment to his po

In her letter to the Monday Paper (issue of 7-20 May), Judy Favish writes: 'I was shocked that Professor Benatar believed that it was possible to evaluate redress mechanisms…purely on the basis of logical considerations.' Several other c

I was deeply disappointed by the coverage of the Benatar debate in the last issue of the Monday Paper. I was present at the debate and Professor Benatar's arguments received much support from many in the audience.

I have followed closely the debate by Prof. Benatar on "race-based" Affirmative Action at UCT. Firstly, I have been disappointed by the insensitive manner the proponents (from both sides) have chosen to debate the matter.

The UCT debate, sparked by the inaugural lecture of Professor David Benatar of the Department of Philosophy, continues unabated, as witnessed by the interest in two lectures hosted as part of the university's Respect campaign and the letters pourin

Having read the responses to Prof David Benatar's arguments against race-based affirmative action (AA) policies, I would like to comment, not on the arguments themselves, but on the responses he has received within the UCT community.