In this edition, PhiloTalk invites the Indonesian philosophical public—particularly those who aspire to construct a philosophical system that “distinguishes itself” from the dominant currents of Western philosophy—to critically re-examine such an ambition. As a philosophical public shaped by a postcolonial space and temporality, are our ways of doing philosophy and imagining the future of Indonesian/Nusantara philosophy inevitably influenced by the shadow of subalternity and the discourse of “resistance”?
This session seeks to introduce the discourse of Peripheral Philosophy through three key questions:
• What is meant by peripheral philosophy, and why is it significant for the philosophical ecosystem in a postcolonial context?
• How does peripheral philosophy approach the project of decolonizing knowledge?
• Does a peripheral condition necessarily give rise to a philosophy of resistance and emancipatory praxis?
To address these questions, we are pleased to welcome two speakers:
• Katarzyna Bielińska (University of Warsaw)
• Rangga Kala Mahaswa (Universitas Gadjah Mada & University of Glasgow)
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