Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/soiigfgx   Abstract How does fate play out in Homer’s epics? Were Hektor’s and Achiles’s ends predestined? Do ordinary humans have any control over their lives, or do gods direct their plans? And does Zeus always have the final say? Fate is usually understood as the unknowable will of a supernatural power controlling all events in human life. In Homer, fate is a highly diverse notion, reflecting the hierarchical structure that defines the relationships between Zeus, other gods, heroes, and ordinary people. In what follows we look at how this structure plays out in the unfolding of events in the exciting Homeric universe. Bio Chunpeng Hao is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Shanghai Normal University. He obtained […]

Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/3w6maslx   Abstract In an increasingly interconnected world, the intersection of diverse cultures has become a rich ground for exchanging ideas, traditions, and values. At the heart of this cultural crossroads lies the potential for spiritual-based values to go beyond geographical, linguistic, and ideological boundaries. These values emerge from religious traditions, philosophical inquiry, or personal spiritual practices and experiences. Spiritual-based values are those principles and codes that arise from an awareness of the interconnectedness of all aspects of life, a multimillennial wisdom. Such values, rooted in the deeper dimensions of human existence, offer a framework for harmony in a world marked by division and conflict. Yet, while the potential of spiritual-based values is great, their integration into the cultural […]

Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/8aa0b7f1   Abstract Suppose some form of idealization- and desire-based thesis of internalism about reasons is true, that an agent has reason to φ if and only if the ideal counterpart of the agent has a desire appropriately related to φ-ing. Questions then arise concerning how best to flesh out the thesis and what follows from it when properly understood. In this talk, I take up these questions. More specifically, I first engage with the well-known debate between two ways of understanding the thesis, namely, to treat the counterpart as an exemplar or an advisor, and make a case for a revised version of the exemplar model. Then I critically examine Eric Sampson’s recent challenge that internalism faces […]