Héritier (Jérémie) Kinzamba, S.J.
Héritier (Jérémie) Kinzamba, S.J.
Contact
Stokes Hall North 230A
Email: frkinzam@bc.edu
Education
- B.A. Theology, Hekima University College
- B.A. and M.A., Université Loyola du Congo
- STL & Th.M: JST of Santa Clara University
Research Interests
Human Existence and Meaning
Phenomenology
Environmental Philosophy
The Concept of Ubuntu in African Philosophy
Office Hours
M 11:00 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.
Department
Biography
I am a doctoral student in Philosophy at Boston College. My research interests include French phenomenology, with a focus on intersubjectivity and the question of meaning in human existence. I am particularly concerned with how, within the context of intersubjectivity, we can account for vulnerability, suffering, and dehumanization, as well as their ethical implications. To this end, I draw especially on the works of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Gabriel Marcel, and Emmanuel Levinas.
PUBLICATIONS
“Environmental Integrity: Regenerative Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo.” Hekima Review 68 (May 2024): 153-165.
“Health and Human Dignity: The Existential Cost of Well-being.” Hekima Review 59 (December 2018): 54-64.
PRESENTATION
“On Levinas’ ‘Transcendence and Evil.’” 7th Annual Northeast Philosophy of Religion Colloquium, New York, September 2025.
“Philippe Nemo and Emmanuel Levinas on Meaning in Suffering.” The Seventh International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life, Carleton University, Ottawa, June 2025
“Being with(in): Gabriel Marcel’s Concept of Presence.” 6th Annual Northeast Philosophy of Religion Colloquium, Fordham University, New York, September 2024.