staff profiles: FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Rev. Willem Moore

Department: Human Sciences

1. Name: (Title , First, Last Names) Rev. Willem Moore
2. Tertiary Qualifications
(High to Low)
Note: Acronyms to be written out in full
  • D Phil (Philosophy – University of Stellenbosch)
  • M.A. (Philosophy – University of Stellenbosch)
  • M.Th. (Dogmatology – University of Stellenbosch)
  • B.A. Hons (Philosophy – University of Stellenbosch)
  • B.Th (University of Stellenbosch)
  • B.A. (University of Stellenbosch)
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    3. Current Position Lecturer
    4. Campus Address (Postal, Room No, Block/Unit) Main Campus, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue, Windhoek
    Room Y227 Y Block
    5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional) Phone: +264 61 206 3235
    Fax: +264 81 277 2565
    6. Email  Address wmoore@therapinfo.com.na
    7. Short Biography
    (maximum 150 words)    		 After completing his Theological studies at the University of Stellenbosch and acting as Head of the Language Laboratory at the same University, Rev. Moore took up the position of minister of the Dutch Reformed Congregation of Suiderhof in 1988. He left the service of the Church in 2003 to start lecturing at the University of Namibia where he designed the first complete curriculum in Philosophy and founded the UNAM Socratic Society.
    8. Resume/Vita

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    9. Recently Taught Courses
    (last 2 years- include course codes)

    The Study of Philosophy, Origins of Western Philosophy, Philosophy of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Enlightenment Philosophy, Philosophy of Modernity, African Philosophy and Culture, African Political Philosophy, Western Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, History and Science, Origins and Nature of Ethics, Christian Counselling
    10. Academic interest/ expertise Applied Ethics and Ethics Consulting
    11. Research and Publications
    List of references/citations:
    Title, year, place& publisher
    (includes links to abstracts& UNAM Press)
    Note: Acronyms to be written out in full    		 Articles:

    The year 2003 – crisis or opportunity (2005). J. Hunter (ed) – Who should own the land?

    Conference Papers:
    A Case for Ethics Consulting in Southern Africa (2007). Stellenbosch, South African Ethics Conference.
    Applying Applied Ethics through Ethics Consulting in Bioethics (2008). Seoul, World Congress of Philosophy.
    The Atheist Solution to the Problem of Evil (2008). Seoul, World Congress of Philosophy.
    Applying Applied Ethics through Ethics Consulting in Bioethics (2008). Cape Town, South African Myoloma Conference
    12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years):
    Training, Presentations, University Committees, Community Outreach, Professional Associations, Bodies &Public Lectures
    Note: Acronyms to be written out in full    		 Founder and chairperson of the UNAM Socratic Society.
    Member of the UNESCO board for Social Sciences.
    Director of the Cancer Association of Namibia
    Member of the Ethics Society of South Africa
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