External Profile
Degrees Held
- PhD (Philosophy), University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2020
- UPGDE (University Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education), cum laude – University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2004
- MA (Philosophy), cum laude – University of Natal Durban, 2002
- BA (Hons), cum laude – University of Durban-Westville, 1995
Research Interests
- Philosophical Practice / Counselling
- Philosophy as a way of life
Teaching Interests
- Formal Logic
- Critical Thinking
- Spinoza
- Existentialism
- Applied Ethics – Death, Environmental Ethics
Selected Publication
Journal Articles
Journal Articles
- Sivil, R. & Clare, J. 2018. “Towards a Taxonomy of Philosophical Counselling”, in South African Journal of Philosophy 37(2): 131-142
- Clare, J. & Sivil, R. 2014. “Philosophical Counselling, Professionalization and Professionalism: A South African Perspective”, in International Journal of Applied Philosophy 28(2): 311-324
- Clare, J. & Sivil, R. 2014. “Autonomy Lost: the Bureaucratization of Higher Education”, in South African Journal of Higher Education. 28 (1)
- Sivil, R. 2010. “Epimelia Heautou as Philosophical Counselling”, in South African Journal of Philosophy 29(2): 140-155
- Sivil, R. 2009. “Understanding Philosophical Counselling”, in South African Journal of Philosophy 28(2): 199-209
- Sivil, R & Yurkivska, O. 2009. “University on the Market: commitments, discourse, values and discontent”, in Journal of Education. 46
- R. 2008. “Why we need a new ethic for the environment”, in Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change, Series II, Africa, 7
Student Supervision
Honours
Masters
Honours
- Ayanda Mazibuko (2021 – in progress) “Can science answer moral questions: a critical assessment of Sam Harris’ argument”
- Robyn Pietersen (2020 – completed) “Capitalism, 3rd wave agendas and the New diversity trope: Is the representation of black female aesthetics a black feminist, liberatory triumph or simply the progression of gendered commodification?”
- Liam Hurley (2016 – completed) “Heidegger’s Authenticity: A Philosophical Way of Being?”
Masters
Nathisvaran Govender (2020 – in progress) “The Authoritarian Character: Revisited”