Rafael Winkler

Rafael Winkler is an associate professor in the philosophy department at the University of Johannesburg.

Can selfishness and altruism be unscrambled? And what of love?

Article Rafael Winkler - 13 Apr 2020

Our egos are shaped by who we identify with and we rank those categories with whom we identify. Selfishness and self-interest are in the interest of these others we identify; altruism is a function of selfishness

Reconsider the decolonisation project

Article Rafael Winkler - 14 Jan 2020

I recently edited a special issue for a journal on sexuality, capitalism and Africa. It was based...

The end of the world is nigh – but we can stop it

Article Rafael Winkler - 2 Oct 2019

The tone of scientific reports on the climate crisis is religious yet the cause is a capitalist view of natural resources

Communitarian ideals in capitalist workplaces

Article Rafael Winkler - 18 Aug 2019

Companies are trying to build community among workers. But this can have sinister side-effects

Notre-Dame blaze a symbol of the transience of ‘civilisation’

Article Rafael Winkler - 25 Apr 2019

The image of the iconic church on fire interrupted the French nation’s link to its heritage and history

Risking all defies the laws of economics

Article Rafael Winkler - 17 Oct 2018

In economic terms, a decision to give up everything in return for nothing is irrational but in human terms it can lead to irreversible change

Universities in the neoliberal age

Article Rafael Winkler - 14 Sep 2018

The colonisation of higher education by neoliberalism is a sinister assault on academic freedom

The intolerable loss of dignity

Article Rafael Winkler - 4 May 2018

Obliterating being human is beyond our comprehension and so we invoke evil and dignity – but the wound is indelible

Capitalism hasn’t sidelined religion. It’s made it thrive

Article Rafael Winkler - 31 Aug 2017

We are led to believe that the free market gives rise to secular societies, when the opposite is true

Classification, whether by race or any other arbitrary factor, obliterates the person

Article Rafael Winkler - 13 Jun 2017

Justice demands that we see people as singular, unique individuals

In the age of xenophobia, we ought to rethink ‘the foreigner’

Article Rafael Winkler - 11 Apr 2017

Strangers are feared yet are often the vulnerable, so face the ‘threat’ and check our morality.

‘Don’t objectify black people through white guilt’

Article Rafael Winkler - 16 Mar 2017

White people should take responsibility for what they’ve done to black people and feel remorse

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Press Releases

Special Reports

Yvonne Chetty: a passion for an efficient public sector and mentoring

special reports - 13 Jul 2020

'Being affiliated to a professional body such as SAICA makes providing expert guidance and support to my colleagues that much easier'

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Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

An entrepreneurial, business-minded, impact-driven individual is sought to lead the organisation as it looks to scale and grow

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Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

Balwin Properties’ Edge registration of over 16 000 units was a global first, covering more homes than any single property developer in the world to date

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Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA

Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2020

SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations

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Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities

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Cheque value bundles – real value

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

Most people do not pay much attention to what bank account they have and whether or not it is suited to their daily realities

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Absa Rewards puts cash in your pocket

special reports - 6 Jul 2020

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Municipal audit outcomes reveal public sector financial management must be professionalised

special reports - 3 Jul 2020

SAICA calls for a review of the mandatory minimum skills and qualifications required for all key financial management positions within the public sector