Professor of Philosophy at Stellenbosch University
Head: Unit for Environmental Ethics
Johan Petrus Hattingh was born on 12 March 1955 in Beaufort-West. He
matriculated at Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch in 1972. Sports:
Road cycling and snorkeling.
He studied Philosophy, Afrikaans and Dutch at the
Stellenbosch University (BA 1977, BA Hons 1978, MA 1980, all cum laude).
Topic of MA Thesis (in Afrikaans): Technology and metaphysics. A critical
exposition of Martin Heidegger's view of the problem of technology. He obtained
a DPhil in 1990. Dissertation (in Afrikaans) on: Art and morality. A study of
the philosophical problem of the relationship between artistic creation and
ethical insight. Promotor (both times): Prof Dr H.W. Rossouw.
1980: Joined Stellenbosch University as Junior Lecturer in Philosophy
1990: Senior Lecturer
1992: Head: Unit for Environmental Ethics, Stellenbosch University
1997: Associate Professor
1998: Visiting Professor at the University of the North in Development
Ethics
1992-1999: Part time lecturer in History of Arts
2003: Professor of Philosophy, Stellenbosch University
2004:
Chairperson of the Department of Philosophy, Stellenbosch University
Johan Hattingh is married and has a son and a daughter.
Memberships:
International Society for Environmental Ethics
Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa
AccountAbility (London, UK)
Editorial Boards:Environmental Ethics
African Journal of Environmental Philosophy and Environmental Education
Southern African Journal of Environmental Education, Ethics and Action
(Co-editor since March 2002)
Member of COMEST (The World Commission on the Ethics of Science and
Technology of UNESCO)
Timo Smuts -Teorie is 'n gil, (edited and published posthumously by Dian Joubert en Johan Hattingh).
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