Futa Helu

Futa Helu (17 June 1934 – 2 February 2010) was a Tongan philosopher, historian, and educator. He studied philosophy under the Australian empiricist John Anderson and in 1963 launched an educational institute named ʻAtenisi (Tongan for Athens, to pay homage to the ancient Greek philosophers, Herakleitos in particular). The institute began as a continuing education programme for civil servants, then initiated a high school in 1964 and a university in 1975.

ʻIlaisa Futa-ʻi-Haʻangana Helu
Born(1934-06-17)17 June 1934
Lotofoa, Foa, Tonga
Died2 February 2010(2010-02-02) (aged 75)
Children6
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
Main interests
Political philosophy, ethics
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