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Belete Molla Getahun
II. EXPERIENCE
1. National Movement of Ahmara/NaMA
- Chairperson: February 2020 – Present
- Founder & V/ Chair: June 2018 - February 2020
2. Addis Ababa University/AAU
- Staff of Philosophy Department/College of Social Sciences: September 2005 – Present.
- Coordinator of Postgraduate Programs of Philosophy Department: September 2013 – December 2014.
- Chairperson of Philosophy Department: January 2015 –January 2017.
III. EDUCATION
1. PhD in Philosophy, Addis Ababa University, 2021
Title of Dissertation: “Argument for the Federation of Meanings: A Hermeneutic beyond the Rigid Dichotomy of Absolute Universalism and Radical Relativism.”
2. MA in Philosophy, Addis Ababa University: 2010 – 2013
Thesis Title: “Philosophical Hermeneutics: Communicative Path towards the Federation of Meanings and Revitalization of the Human Spirit”
3. MA in Applied Ethics: August 2007 – June 2008, Likopings University (Sweden), & Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Trondheim/Norway.
Thesis Title: “Ethiopia, Starbucks and the Coffee Trademark Dispute: A Philosophical Appraisal Based on the Principle of No Harm.” Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
4. B.A Degree in Philosophy (major), with minor in Political Science and International Relations 2001 – 2005. Addis Ababa University.
5. High school & Elementary Education:
Kobbo Elementary and Senior Secondary School
Completed in 2001 E.C
IV. PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters:
1. “Corporate Social Responsibility: Are Corporations Moral Agents?” in Ethics, Epistemology and Philosophy of Development: an Evaluation. 2021. Pp: 43-60. Edited by Abdul Shakil. A.R Enterprises: New Delhi.
2. “The Fundamentals of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke’s Political Thoughts, a Comparison” in Essays in Social and Political Philosophy. 2017. Pp: 63-90. Edited by Abdul Shakil. Universal Book House.
Journal Articles:
1. “Rise and Fall of Essentialist Social Theories: Recapitulation and Critique.” Published in Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities/African Journal Online – Ajol. Vol.13 No. 2 (2017). Also available in PDF at: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejossah/article/view/174227
2. “Beyond Cartesian Philosophy of Essentialism, and the Quest for Intercultural Discourse: Some Examples.” Published in Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities/African Journal Online – Ajol. Vol.12 No. 2 (2016). Available in PDF at: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejossah/article/view/159456
Publication on Print Media/Books/:
1. My ideas and opinions have been featured in a book edited and compiled by Tewodros T/aregay under the title ፍልስምና (ሀገር፣ ህዝብ፣ ፖለቲካ). Pp: 59 -108. Published in 2013 E.C.
2. I have contributed an article titled “Amhara Nationalism makes no divorce from Ethiopian identity,” published on Ethiopian Herald, 04 January 2019. Article can be accessed here: https://www.press.et/english/?p=1262
3. I gave interviews for various international print media on which my opinions have been featured. A few examples among many that appeared on the Financial Times are the following:
https://www.ft.com/content/2f5a6bca-13d9-11e8-9376-4a6390addb44-
https://www.ft.com/content/b888c23a-45ed-4937-9154-3117cc23e202
https://www.ft.com/content/51b0b940-0678-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5
V. PAPERS PRESENTED AT WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS.CONFERENCES
1. Presented my review of V.Y. Mudimbe’s book titled The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy and the Order of Knowledge, Indiana University Press (1988), April 2017, at the University of Tubingen, Germany.
2. Presented a paper titled “A Kantian Perspective to Sustainable Development and Environmental Ethics,” March 2017, at the International Centre of Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW), University of Tubingen, Germany.
3. Presented a paper titled “Rise and Fall of Essentialist Social Theories: Recapitulation and Critique,” in 2016 at a national symposium organized by Bahirdar University. This work would later be published in Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities (details indicated above).
4. Presented a paper titled “Beyond Cartesian Philosophy of Essentialism and the Quest for Intercultural Discourse: Some Examples” on 21 June 2016 at a National Symposium organized by Arbaminh University. This work would later be published (details indicated above).
5. Presented the paper indicated under #4 just above at a national symposium organized by Mekelle University, May 2017.
6. Presented a paper titled “Epistemic Decolonization, Indigenous Culture and Scientific Knowledge,” 3 June 2016 at a national symposium organized by Bule Hora University.
7. Presented a paper titled “The Role of Civic and Ethical Education in Fostering Moral Responsibility of Learners in Ethiopian Higher Education Institutions,” 29 March 2016 at a national symposium organized by Mekelle University.
VI. NATIONAL LEVEL APPOINTMENT
I have been appointed by the House of the Ethiopian Peoples Representatives as member of the Administrative Boundary and Identity Issues Commission, established under Proclamation No 1101-2019. I have been actively participating in the Commission’s sessions and perhaps as Vice Chair of the subcommittee for issues of self-administration.
VII. AWARDS
1. Received a visiting student grant from the University of Tubingen/Germany/ for my PhD studies and research, 2017.
2. Won the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, awarded by the European Commission, in 2007/2008 for my MA studies in Applied Ethics jointly at Linkopins University, and Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
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