[SydPhil] ACEPS Institute Launch | Uni Johanensburg | 27th January 2026

[Mitova, Veli]

We are delighted to announce that the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (ACEPS<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/JCIECQnMBZflO24w7HxfVHGQER2?domain=uj.ac.za>), University of Johannesburg, has graduated to an Institute, making us the first Philosophy Institute in Africa.
The launch will take place in person on the 27th January 2026, at UJ on Empire.
Programme:
08:30-09:00    Tea & Coffee
09:00-09:10    Welcome: Dean Prof. Kammila Naidoo
09:10-09:15    A Few Words from Director Prof. Veli Mitova
09:20-10:20    ACEPS Panel (Postgrads and Postdocs): Who We Are
10:25-11:05    Sarah Wright (University of Georgia): Why LLMs are not Trustworthy
11:35-12:15    Corrado Fumagalli (University of Genoa): Communicative Duties. Making Language Political the Right Way
12:20-13:00    Kelsey Brady (McGill University): Envisioning Real Transformation
13:00-14:00    Lunch
14:00-14:40    Robin McKenna (University of Liverpool): Against ‘Epistemic Injustice’
14:45-15:25    Niels de Haan (University of Vienna): Moral Accounting with Grace
15:30-16:10    Tea & Coffee
16:10-16:50    Amandine Catala (University of Quebec at Montreal): Self-Trust, Belonging, and Epistemic Repair

More info: https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/aaLGCROND2u0EMP3NhNhKH1It8R?domain=uj.ac.za

All are welcome!

Veli Mitova
Professor and Director: ACEPS