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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Plato and Plato’s Socrates on Mythmaking" by Prof. Chloe Balla\, University of Crete\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/95701738202 \nPassword: 257625 \n  \nAbstract \nWriting in the 1st century BCE\, the Roman scholar Cicero claimed that Socrates brought philosophy down from the heavens. Cicero’s claim ties in with Xenophon’s representation of his teacher\, according to which Socrates advised his students to abstain from the study of nature and instead focused on their ethical cultivation. Xenophon also attributes to Socrates the groundbreaking idea of a divine Demiurge\, a Craftsman who designed the world\, including of course human beings. Plato\, on the other hand\, who is the most famous of Socrates’ students\, presents his teacher not as the author but rather as a listener of a creation story that was recounted to him by Timaeus\, an otherwise unknown philosopher and statesman\, reported in the later tradition as a Pythagorean. Timaeus’ teleological account of nature is often considered as an answer to the concern Plato’s Socrates expresses on the last day of his life (recounted in the Phaedo)\, regarding the failure of contemporary physics to grant intelligence the causal role he thinks it should play in the cosmos. Plato\, however\, is aware that the ambitious account of nature his teacher envisaged cannot be cast in the language of an argument (a logos: the term can be translated as speech\, but also argument or reasoning) but rather of a story (in the vocabulary of the Timaeus an eikos mythos: a likely account or myth). \nWith this background in mind\, I propose to offer a new interpretation of Socrates’ claim in the beginning of the Phaedo according to which he was not an expert in myth-making. I propose to draw attention to the contrast between (a) Socrates’ claim concerning his own lack of expertise in myth-making and (b) the mythological account that toward the end of the dialogue\, he attributes to an unnamed informant. Following David Sedley\, I propose to argue that the unnamed informant Socrates invokes is Plato himself\, who envisages and offers to his teacher\, albeit in mythical language\, a ‘preview’ of the teleological account that in a later dialogue he attributes to Timaeus. Based on Sedley’s hypothesis\, I go on to suggest that the author Plato intends Socrates’ claim in the beginning of the dialogue\, concerning his lack of expertise in mythmaking\, as a statement of the contrast but also the continuity between the teacher Socrates (who envisaged a teleological account of nature\, but lacked the tools that would allow him to develop it\, which included the art of mythmaking) and the student Plato\, who successfully fulfilled Socrates’ dream and developed an original vision concerning natural science. \n  \nBio \nChloe Balla is a professor of ancient philosophy at the University of Crete\, Director of the Philosophical Research and Translation Lab\, UCRC\, and Secretary of the Centre of Greek and Chinese Ancient Civilizations (KELKIP). She has published extensively on the Sophists\, the Hippocratic Corpus and Plato’s dialogues. She is the author of Platonic Persuasion: From Rhetoric to Statecraft (Athens 1997\, in Greek) and The Sophists and Socrates (Athens 2023\, co-authored with Kalliopi Papamanoli)\, and of a Modern Greek translation of Aristotle’s Constitution of the Athenians (Athens 2015)\, and co-editor of Plato’s Academy. Its Workings and Its History (Cambridge University Press\, 2020)\, and Deaths of Philosophers in Antiquity (Athens\, 2010). She has been a fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies (Harvard University)\, the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies (Princeton University) and at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-plato-and-platos-socrates-on-mythmaking-by-prof-chloe-balla-university-of-crete-greece/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241009T173000
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "In Defense of Social Hierarchies in China" by Prof. Daniel Bell and Prof. Wang Pei\, University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/93780921652 \nPassword: 093949 \n  \nAbstract \nAny modern society needs social hierarchies. We know which ones are unjust — based on race\, sex\, and class — but which ones are just? Wang Pei and Daniel Bell will draw on their book Just Hierarchy (Princeton University Press\, 2022) to argue that morally justified hierarchies benefit not just those with power\, but also those on the bottom of social hierarchies. They will illustrate this argument by drawing on examples of social hierarchies in contemporary China\, from age-based hierarchies in the family to drinking banquets in academic settings and hierarchical relations between countries. The point is not to defend the status quo but to show how it can be improved by means of just hierarchies. Their talk will engage with such critics as Hans Georg Moeller and Lee Ting-mien. \n\nBio \nDaniel A. Bell (貝淡寧) is Professor\, Chair of Political Theory with the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong. He served as Dean of the School of Political Science and Public Administration at Shandong University (Qingdao) from 2017 to 2022.   His books include The Dean of Shandong (2023)\,  Just Hierarchy (co-authored with Wang Pei\, 2020)\, The China Model (2015)\, The Spirit of Cities (co-authored with Avner de-Shalit\, 2012)\, China’s New Confucianism (2008)\, Beyond Liberal Democracy (2007)\, and East Meets West (2000)\, all published by Princeton University Press.   He is also the author of Communitarianism and Its Critics (Oxford University Press\, 1993).  He is founding editor of the Princeton-China series (Princeton University Press) which translates and publishes original and influential academic works from China. His works have been translated in 23 languages. He has been interviewed in English\, Chinese\, and French. In 2018\, he was awarded the Huilin Prize and was honored as a “Cultural Leader” by the World Economic Forum. \n\nWang Pei is an assistant professor at the School of Chinese\, the University of Hong Kong. She completed her PhD thesis on phenomenology at department of philosophy of Tsinghua University and was a joint PhD. student in Université Paris 1. She was a post-doctoral research fellow in Tsinghua Institute of Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Science. She is the co-author (with Daniel. A. Bell) of Just Hierarchy: Why Social Hierarchies Matter in China and the Rest of the World\, published by Princeton University Press in 2020. She has authored over thirty academic articles in English\, Chinese\, and French\, mainly on phenomenology\, Jungian psychology and comparative philosophy. She is currently writing a book titled “The Power of Calligraphy: A Political History of Calligraphy in China.”.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-in-defense-of-social-hierarchies-in-china-by-prof-daniel-bell-and-prof-wang-pei-university-of-hong-kong-hong-kong/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241020
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL: MRI International Symposium 2024 - "Cultural Exchange between China and the West: Remembering Marco Polo"
DESCRIPTION:The travels of Marco Polo symbolise a rich tradition of cultural encounter between China and the West. On the 7th centenary of his death\, this Symposium celebrates Marco Polo’s legacy by investigating the multi-faceted cultural exchange that took place along the Silk Roads and maritime trade routes connecting China and the West from the 13th century to the present day. Throughout much of this time\, the city of Macao played a pivotal role in the story of mutual discovery that unfolded through the exchange of knowledge\, objects\, and insights in the domains of science\, religion\, education\, and the arts. Macao still bears the imprint of centuries of intense cultural engagement. In addition to talks and discussions highlighting the intertwined histories of China and the West negotiated through the exchange of cultural goods\, this Symposium provides an opportunity for a guided tour of Macao’s historical centre. It also includes a cultural event that reflects Macao’s intricate cultural identity and global significance.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-mri-international-symposium-2024-cultural-exchange-between-china-and-the-west-remembering-marco-polo/
LOCATION:Auditorium\, University Gallery (E1)
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241023T173000
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Universal Love (jian’ai) and not Loving Robbers" by Prof. Yun Wu\, Shanghai Jiao Tong University\, China
DESCRIPTION:Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/93356482056 \nPassword: 042929 \n  \nAbstract \nThe claim “although robbers are people\, loving robbers is not loving people” in the Mohist Canons at first glance seems to contradict their doctrine of “jian’ai”\, which is supposed to be all-inclusive. This paper explains why it does not. On the interpretation I shall propose\, jian’ai is not merely proposed by the Mohists as a moral goal\, but also as a side-constraint—in the sense that its minimum requirement “not to harm the innocent” serves as a moral constraint set upon all actions\, including the endeavor to realize the moral goal jian’ai itself. This side-constraint makes sure that jian’ai in any case is not pursued at the cost of defeating itself. \nSince “not to harm the innocent” works as the side-constraint\, and robbers by definition in the Mohist texts are those who intentionally harm the innocent\, the claim of opposing robbers (more concretely in the text “not loving robbers” and “punishing robbers”)—their maxim and actions—can then be understood as an equivalent articulation of the side-constraint. It thus does not contradict jian’ai\, but rather sustains its logical consistency. \n  \nBio \nYun Wu received her Bachelor degree of Philosophy from Wuhan University\, and both her Master and Doctoral degrees of Philosophy from Tsinghua University in Beijing. She has joined Shanghai Jiao Tong University since 2012 and is now a professor at the Department of Philosophy. Her recent academic visiting experience includes one year at St. Antony’s College in Oxford (2021-2022)\, and one year at UC Berkeley’s Department of Philosophy (2016-2017). \nHer academic interests focus on moral and political philosophy\, Chinese philosophy and comparative philosophy. She has published several papers on Mohism in recent years\, with a critical reflection on ingrained and still popular views such as that Mohism is a form of consequentialism (or more particularly\, utilitarianism)\, that the Mohist idea of “jian’ai” equals to “love without distinctions”\, that the Mohist political theory promotes a kind of “despotism”\, and other views.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-universal-love-jianai-and-not-loving-robbers-by-prof-yun-wu-shanghai-jiao-tong-university-china/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250503
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL: The Mario Echano Prize for the Best Undergraduate Philosophy Essay
DESCRIPTION:The Mario Echano Prize for the Best Undergraduate Philosophy Essay is awarded for excellence in philosophy. Students enrolled in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies undergraduate courses are eligible to enter an essay for the annual award. \nStudents are invited to submit an academic essay written as an assignment in one of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies’ undergraduate courses this academic year (AY2024/2025). Essays of any length are acceptable. The organisers reserve the right not to award the prize if essays are not of sufficiently high standard. \nPlease submit essays by e-mail with the subject line ‘Submission for the Mario Echano Prize’ to Maggie Wong at MaggieWong@um.edu.mo. Attach your essay to the message as a Microsoft Word document (other formats will not be accepted). Please give your name\, student number\, and the name of the course for which you wrote the essay\, on the first page of the essay. The deadline for submission is Friday\, 2nd May 2025. \nWe look forward to your submissions.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-the-mario-echano-prize-for-the-best-undergraduate-philosophy-essay-4/
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241106T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241106T190000
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Reaching Addicted Minds" by Dr. Daniel Morgan\, University of York\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/96566927288 \nPassword: 990210 \n  \nAbstract \nOne approach to the question of why addiction excuses is to focus on the question of what addiction is. In this presentation\, I take a different approach\, focusing on the question of what excuses are. I argued that excuses are considerations that block inferences to a morally deficient psychology. It falls out of this view of what excuses are that a relatively surface-level property of addiction – the fact when one is addicted to something\, one is highly motivated by it – is sufficient to explain why addiction excuses. The view about excuses also supports a diagnosis of why the point about motivation can seem insufficient to explain why addiction excuses. Central to the diagnosis is a fact about non-addicts: non-addicts typically underestimate how motivating objects of addiction are to addicts\, thought ignorance of some of the mechanisms by which those objects motivate. \n  \nBio \nDr. Daniel Morgan received his UG\, BPhil and DPhil from the University of Oxford. He had post-docs at Oxford\, University College London\, and the University of Barcelona\, and is presently a lecturer at the University of York. He is interested in Mind\, Epistemology\, and Moral Psychology. His PhD and postdoctoral work looked at issues at the nature and role of perspectival thought (e.g. thought about a time ‘as now’\, thought about a person ‘as me’). More recently he has been interested in moral responsibility\, including especially the nature of excuses in general and addiction in particular. He has a paper forthcoming on excuses in Free and Equal\, and on spontaneous freedom in Ethics.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-reaching-addicted-minds-by-dr-daniel-morgan-university-of-york-united-kingdom/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241120T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241120T163000
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CREATED:20241120T022154Z
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL: Philosophy Café
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URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-philosophy-cafe/
LOCATION:E21-G049
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241124
DTSTAMP:20260418T165451
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL: 4th International Conference on Natural Cognition - "Deception: Self\, Others\, and the Digital World"
DESCRIPTION:Conference website: https://naturalcognition2024.wixsite.com/academic-conference
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-4th-international-conference-on-natural-cognition-deception-self-others-and-the-digital-world/
LOCATION:Auditorium\, University Gallery (E1)
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241125
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CREATED:20241122T071236Z
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Conference: "Laozi's Philosophy - Heng Dao and Temporality"
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-conference-laozis-philosophy-heng-dao-and-temporality/
LOCATION:E21A-G035 / E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241208
DTSTAMP:20260418T165451
CREATED:20241204T085138Z
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Workshop: 儒家倫理與現代性工作坊
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URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-workshop-%e5%84%92%e5%ae%b6%e5%80%ab%e7%90%86%e8%88%87%e7%8f%be%e4%bb%a3%e6%80%a7%e5%b7%a5%e4%bd%9c%e5%9d%8a/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250110T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250110T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T165451
CREATED:20250108T104957Z
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SUMMARY:UM Distinguished Visiting Scholar Series – "Why Does Ritual Matter?: Theories from Classical China" by Prof. Michael Puett\, Harvard University\, USA
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URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/um-distinguished-visiting-scholar-series-why-does-ritual-matter-theories-from-classical-china-by-prof-michael-puett-harvard-university-usa/
LOCATION:E21-G035
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250115T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250115T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T165451
CREATED:20250109T090524Z
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "How Belief Functions" by Dr. Ema Sullivan-Bissett\, University of Birmingham\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:Link: https://go.um.edu.mo/eds02x2h \n  \nAbstract \nOur beliefs shape our understanding of the world and are key to how successful we are interacting with it. Fortunately\, most of our beliefs get things (at least roughly) right\, perhaps because they are constrained by evidence and not under our voluntary control. But sometimes we go wrong. We are overly optimistic\, we engage in self-deception\, we fail to properly update beliefs we hold dear in response to evidence\, and\, in perhaps the most paradigmatic case of belief gone wrong\, we become deluded. How can we explain what belief is and how it behaves when faced with such a range of cases? In this talk\, I argue that if we want our account of belief to be explanatorily adequate\, we should separate the modal question concerning the nature of belief across possible worlds\, from a more local question concerning the manifestation of its various guises in the actual world. I propose that what is necessary to belief is its motivational role\, and it is this which sets the boundaries of the class of beliefs. But this unifying feature is not where our explanatory gains lie. Rather\, the contingent biological circumstances of belief’s manifestation in the actual world is where we find explanations of the behaviour of garden variety beliefs\, as well as the resources to accommodate various bad beliefs. If we want to explain its various operations\, we must focus on how belief functions. \n  \nBio \nEma Sullivan-Bissett is a Reader in Philosophy at the University of Birmingham. Her research concerns the nature of belief and its connection to truth\, as well as delusional belief formation and implicit bias. She has recently been the Principal Investigator of two research projects: Deluded by Experience (funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council)\, and Conspiratorial Ideation and Pathological Belief (funded by the British Academy). She is the editor of Art and Belief (Oxford University Press\, 2017)\, Belief\, Imagination\, and Delusion (Oxford University Press\, 2024)\, The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Delusion (Routledge\, 2024)\, and the author of Irrationality (Cambridge University Press\, 2025). She has also published in the British Journal of Aesthetics\, Erkenntnis\, European Journal of Philosophy\, Mind & Language\, Philosophical Psychology\, Philosophical Studies\, Synthese\, and others.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-how-belief-functions-by-dr-ema-sullivan-bissett-university-of-birmingham-united-kingdom/
LOCATION:E21-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250117T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250117T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T165451
CREATED:20250114T030107Z
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SUMMARY:UM Distinguished Visiting Scholar Series – "Humans and Gods: The Theme of Self-Divinization in Early China and Early Greece" by Prof. Michael Puett\, Harvard University\, USA
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/um-distinguished-visiting-scholar-series-humans-and-gods-the-theme-of-self-divinization-in-early-china-and-early-greece-by-prof-michael-puett-harvard-university-usa/
LOCATION:E21-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250212T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250212T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T165451
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Fake News and the Dark Side of Speech" by Prof. Carlo Penco\, University of Murcia\, Spain
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/w7j1ioud \n  \nAbstract \nIn the talk\, I will discuss the topic of disinformation\, starting with the different approaches taken by the United States and Europe to the notion of free speech. After discussing problems that connect free speech with disinformation and fake news\, I will use some basic tools in the philosophy of language to give some clarification of the notion of fake news. First of all\, I will use Austin’s notion of speech act\, and in particular\, I will describe fake news as a kind of speech act falling under the force of assertion. I then will treat some aspects of pragmatics dealing with the idea of common ground (Robert Stalnaker) and accommodation (David Lewis). Through these notions\, I will illustrate with examples how hidden presuppositions can persuade people implicitly\, leading them to easily believe fake news. If there is time\, I will conclude on the problem of the relation between fake news and belief: do people believe in fake news? And if yes\, why? \nBio \nAfter studying in Oxford with Sir Michael Dummett\, Professor Penco taught philosophy of science at the University of Salento (1988–1992) and then became a full professor of philosophy of language at the University of Genoa\, where he was head of the master’s in philosophy and of the doctorate in philosophy. he edited many volumes and collections of classical and contemporary philosophers (Gottlob Frege\, John L. Austin\, Michael Dummett\, Hilary Putnam\, Donald Davidson\, Saul Kripke\, David Kaplan\, John Perry\, and others) and published in many philosophical journals such as Philosophia\, Philosophical Investigations\, and Theoria. He co-organized many international conferences\, including conferences on modeling and using contexts\, a venue for interdisciplinary research with computer scientists\, philosophers\, and other social science experts. He was a visiting scholar at various institutions\, such as the Pittsburgh Center for Philosophy of Science and London’s Institute of Philosophy. Among his main works are an introduction to the philosophy of language and a book on disinformation\, The Dark Side of Speech.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-fake-news-and-the-dark-side-of-speech-by-prof-carlo-penco-university-of-murcia-spain/
LOCATION:E21-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Diverse Fates in Homer" by Prof. Hao Chunpeng\, Shanghai Normal University\, China
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/soiigfgx \n  \nAbstract \nHow 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. \n\nBio \nChunpeng Hao is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Shanghai Normal University. He obtained his B.A. in Administration from Hebei University of Economics and Business in 2005\, Ph.M. in Western Philosophy from Hainan University in 2009\, and Ph.D. in Western Philosophy from Fudan University in 2014 with a dissertation on “Raymond Aron and the Philosophy of History”. He was a visiting scholar at Boston College (2017.12-2018.12) and Université de Paris-Ouest-Nanterre-La Defense (2012.12-2013.4). \nHis research focuses on Philosophy of History\, Political Philosophy\, and French Philosophy. He has published books such as “A Companion to Utopia” (2022) and “Understanding and Construction: Raymond Aron’s Philosophy of History” (2021)\, and articles in refereed journals like “Diverse Fates in Homer” in Philosophy and Literature (2024).
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-diverse-fates-in-homer-by-prof-hao-chunpeng-shanghai-normal-university-china/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Spiritual-Based Values at the Cultural Crossroads" by Prof. Dan Chițoiu\, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași\, Romania
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/3w6maslx \n  \nAbstract \nIn 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 crossroads is not without challenges. \n  \nBio \nDan Chițoiu is Professor of Philosophy at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași\, Romania. Founder of the Institute for the Study of Values and Spirituality with John Farina. Director of the Iași Center of the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (Washington DC). Editor of the Journal for Research in Values and Spirituality. Former Research Coordinator at the Romanian Academy-Iași Branch. Founding and organizing with Dr. Constantinos Athanasopoulos (FHEA\, UK/Greece) the St Gregory Palamas Seminar: International Research into the Philosophical and Theological Work of St Gregory Palamas. His research interests are in Eastern European Spirituality and Philosophy\, Intercultural Philosophy and Comparative Philosophy. He has attended conferences\, lectured\, and/or has been published in many countries\, including the United States\, Greece\, Italy\, Slovakia\, Portugal\, Turkey\, Lebanon\, Russia\, China\, Thailand\, India\, Pakistan\, Egypt\, Kenya\, South Africa\, Argentina\, and Australia. His most recent publications include Philosophizing in the Christian East; Founding Ideas of the Eastern-European Cultural Horizon; Person\, World\, Ultimate Reality and Faces and Sur-faces: A Phenomenology of Intercultural Encounters.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-spiritual-based-values-at-the-cultural-crossroads-by-prof-dan-chitoiu-alexandru-ioan-cuza-university-of-iasi-romania/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Reason With Multiple Exemplars" by Prof. Xinkan Zhao\, Peking University\, China
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/8aa0b7f1 \n  \nAbstract \nSuppose 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 foundational difficulties because an agent may have multiple fully rational counterparts. I argue that we should follow Sampson in thinking that internalism should take the form of having multiple exemplars\, but that the difficulties he raises rest on mistaken assumptions and therefore do not post a real threat. I go on to work out some of the theoretical consequences of internalism so understood\, but remain neutral on whether they count in favor of or against the theory. \n  \nBio \nProfessor Xinkan Zhao is an assistant professor in philosophy at Peking University\, working primarily on normativity and metaethics. He is particularly interested in questions like whether normative facts can be identified with naturalistic facts\, whether they are relativized (and if so\, how)\, how various normative systems are related\, the extent to which moral rationalism is true\, among others. His most recent research focus revolves around theories that can be broadly categorized as constructivism about reasons\, which he takes to be the best if not only hope of escaping the grip of error theory. Apart from normativity and metaethics\, he takes an interest in metaphysics\, including mainstream topics in the analytic tradition\, and in comparative philosophy\, with the hope that the native Chinese philosophical tradition receives the attention that it deserves in academia. His piecemeal thoughts have appeared in journals such as Australasian Journal of Philosophy\, Synthese\, and Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-reason-with-multiple-exemplars-by-prof-xinkan-zhao-peking-university-china/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Mental Minutiae: On the Residues\, Fragments\, Remnants\, and Seeds of Mental Life" by Prof. Benjamin Winokur\, University of Macau
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/wnp200k4 \n  \nAbstract \nWe often refer to the remnants\, fragments\, and seeds of physical objects in everyday life: the remnants of a fallen building or exploded firecracker\, a fragment from a chipped mug\, or the seed of an acorn tree. In referring to these\, we find nothing of obvious metaphysical difficulty; adequately conceptualizing these items seems to require just basic object concepts\, and basic representations of the mereological and temporal relations in which they stand. But what about the remnants or residues of mental phenomena? Here we do confront a metaphysically difficult question\, namely whether such mental minutiae exist at all. I first introduce the concept of mental minutiae\, contrasting them with “minimally complete” mental phenomena that are not the mere remnants\, fragments\, or residues of larger mental phenomena. Second\, I argue that mental minutiae may be of explanatory use in long-standing philosophical debates about first-person authority and implicit bias. I conclude with some methodological remarks about how to best to ascribe mental minutiae to one another\, given their conceptual unfamiliarity from the standpoint of ordinary folk psychology. \n  \nBio \nProfessor Benjamin Winokur is an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Macau. He works primarly on topics in contemporary epistemology and philosophy of mind\, such as self-knowledge\, first-person authority\, the nature of belief\, digital epistemology\, the epistemology of inquiry\, and “hostile” epistemology. He has published papers in peer-reviewed journals such as Synthese\, The European Journal of Philosophy\, Inquiry\, Philosophical Psychology\, Dialectica\, Episteme\, and elsewhere. He is also the co-editor\, alongside Adam Andreotta\, of “New Perspectives on Transparency and Self-Knowledge”\, published with Routledge in 2025. Finally\, he is the author of a book in progress titled “Knowing Where You Stand: Essays on the Value of Reflective Commitment”\, under contract with Routledge.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-mental-minutiae-on-the-residues-fragments-remnants-and-seeds-of-mental-life-by-prof-benjamin-winokur-university-of-macau/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Conference: 中國形上學傳統中的「物」
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URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-conference-%e4%b8%ad%e5%9c%8b%e5%bd%a2%e4%b8%8a%e5%ad%b8%e5%82%b3%e7%b5%b1%e4%b8%ad%e7%9a%84%e3%80%8c%e7%89%a9%e3%80%8d/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250423T173000
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Daoist Wisdom: An Account of Epistemic Humility" by Dr. Christine Tan\, Yale-NUS College\, Singapore
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/4sjk6f1d \n  \nAbstract \nThis work draws from Daoist thought to argue that epistemic humility is not only a necessary pre-condition to wisdom but is also sufficiently constitutive of wisdom. Additionally\, I argue that going beyond that sufficiency undermines the genuineness of said wisdom. More specifically\, both Zhuangzi and Laozi argue that going beyond epistemic humility assumes a context-transcending truth\, epistemic justification\, or metanormative value which exists\, and can be known. In contrast\, genuine wisdom understands that no knowledge\, truth\, or epistemic claim transcends any given context. \nI advance three central arguments: First\, epistemic humility is incompatible with holding any “belief\,” “knowledge\,” or “understanding” that is taken to be epistemically justifiable or rational. Second\, epistemic humility is sufficient\, and more radically\, necessarily sufficient\, meaning that anything added to it undermines it. Third\, epistemic humility necessitates\, rather than prevents\, engagement and action. \n\nBio \nDr Christine Tan is a Filipino-born philosopher whose main areas of expertise are Chinese and Comparative Philosophy in general\, and Neo-Daoist philosophy in particular. Before joining Yale-NUS College\, she did her PhD at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore\, where she wrote her dissertation titled ‘Freedom as Self-realisation: Zide in the Neo-Daoist Philosophy of Guo Xiang’. Before that\, she did her MA and BA at the University of Santo Tomas\, Philippines\, where her areas of focus were psychoanalysis and post-structuralist philosophy. \nDr Tan has published extensively in Chinese philosophy (with a specific focus on Guo Xiang). Her work has spanned a variety of epistemological themes from classical and medieval Chinese textual analysis to problem-driven treatments of traditionally Euro-centric issues such as freedom and autonomy. This includes published journal articles on Chinese Buddhism\, Confucianism\, and Daoism. Ultimately\, her goal is to push the boundaries for how we understand selfhood\, agency\, and community from inter-cultural and truly global lenses.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-daoist-wisdom-an-account-of-epistemic-humility-by-dr-christine-tan-yale-nus-college-singapore/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Work-in-progress Seminar - "Collaborating on Interdisciplinary Research: A Case Study in Philosophy & Neurolinguistics" by Mr. Kun Chan Wa
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/hk0d76q5 \n  \nAbstract \nThis presentation is based on a co-authored paper developed through collaboration between philosophers and neurolinguists\, exploring the “pursuitworthiness” of experiments in neurolinguistics. The paper investigates whether criteria for pursuitworthiness can be established for experiments in this field and\, if so\, which factors are most relevant. Drawing on a detailed analysis of research practices and case studies\, we propose that pursuitworthiness in this domain should be evaluated along two dimensions: methodological and pragmatic. \n  \nIn my talk\, I will briefly outline the paper’s main argument and\, more importantly\, reflect on my own role in the project and on the collaborative process. I will discuss how I became involved\, the specific contributions I made\, and what I learned from working across disciplinary boundaries. By sharing both the substantive outcomes and the behind-the-scenes experience\, I aim to show how doctoral students in philosophy can participate in and benefit from collaborative\, interdisciplinary research. \n  \nBio \nKun Chan Wa (Kun) is a PHD student in the Department of Philosophy and Religions Studies at the University of Macau. He graduated from University of Saint Joseph with a master’s degree in philosophy\, and his research area was on the thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein. Currently\, he is researching the philosophy of causation and philosophy of medicine under the supervision of Professor Nevia Dolcini.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-work-in-progress-seminar-collaborating-on-interdisciplinary-research-a-case-study-in-philosophy-neurolinguistics-by-mr-kun-chan-wa/
LOCATION:E21a-3121
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250827T173000
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Immortality and Human Enhancements From Zhu Xi’s 朱熹 Perspective" by Prof. Jenny Hung\, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/7pucrfsx \n  \nAbstract \nThe questions of the value of life and the pursuit of immortality have long intrigued philosophers. Recently\, with advancements in technology aimed at enhancing human life expectancy\, immortality has emerged as a significant topic of discussion. Central to transhumanist philosophy\, it represents a radical transformation of human existence driven by scientific and technological progress. Human enhancements—biomedical interventions designed to improve human functioning beyond mere health restoration—are seen as powerful tools for achieving longevity. These enhancements involve biological alterations through pharmaceutical\, surgical\, or genetic methods. \nIn this paper\, I explore how ZHU Xi 朱熹 (1130–1200)\, a prominent figure in Neo-Confucianism\, would approach the concepts of immortality and human enhancements. I argue that Zhu would likely endorse the pursuit of immortality\, provided that such enhancements maintain\, or enhance\, our ability to act in accordance with moral principles. This analysis seeks to bridge traditional philosophical perspectives with contemporary discussions on the implications of human enhancement technologies. \n  \nBio \nJenny Hung is an assistant professor of philosophy at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She has two PhDs\, one in philosophy\, another in nanophysics. She investigates the nature of the self from both the Western and Eastern perspectives\, aiming to answer the most fundamental questions of human existence\, such as: “What are we?” “How do we persist?” She published in Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Mind\, Philosophical Psychology\, Philosophy East and West\, Dao\, Asian Philosophy\, History of Philosophy and Logic\, etc. She is now working on two books: Between Buddha-nature and Emptiness: The Peak Era of Chinese Buddhist Philosophy (Oxford University Press) and What am I? Personal Ontology in Chinese Philosophy (under review).
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-immortality-and-human-enhancements-from-zhu-xis-%e6%9c%b1%e7%86%b9-perspective-by-prof-jenny-hung-hong-kong-university-of-science-and-technology-hong/
LOCATION:E21A-G049
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Work-in-progress Seminar - "Self-Misidentification in Higher-Order Theories" by Mr. Chu Kin Lok
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/eab6bban \n  \nAbstract \nHigher-order (HO) theories of consciousness aim to resolve the “hard problem of consciousness\,” arguing that what renders a mental state phenomenally conscious is that it is\, or is disposed to be\, the object of a HO mental state. While various versions of HO theories of consciousness are widely discussed\, some HO theories have been expanded to explain the first-personal and reflexive nature of self-consciousness and its psychopathology\, yet these explanations have received little attention. This is unfortunate\, since a theory of self-consciousness is essential for a theory of consciousness. In this talk\, I mainly discuss Rosenthal’s higher-order thought (HOT) theory of self-consciousness. I argue that his HOT theory fails to explain alleged which-object self-misidentification\, a form of misidentification defined by James Pryor as distinct from de re self-misidentification. As a result\, his theory fails to explain thought insertion\, a pathological condition characterized by which-object self-misidentification. Finally\, I extend these arguments to all two-state HO theories\, arguing that they\, in principle\, fail to explain which-object self-misidentification and thought insertion. \n  \nBio \nChu Kin-Lok (Gary) is a PhD student under the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Macau. While continuing his master’s research on self-consciousness and self-disorders in schizophrenia from the perspective of contemporary phenomenology\, his PhD project concentrates on various theories of self-consciousness and self-oriented delusions. He is under the supervision of Professor Nevia Dolcini and co-supervision of Professor Benjamin Winokur.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-work-in-progress-seminar-self-misidentification-in-higher-order-theories-by-mr-chu-kin-lok/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Problems of certainty in public life" by Dr. Drew Johnson\, University of Oslo\, Norway
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/5lvjfwfl \n  \nAbstract \nThere is a crisis of certainty in public life. Epistemic arrogance\, closed mindedness\, and deep disagreement have a close relationship to certainty\, and are especially challenging online due to epistemic bubbles and echo chambers. In order to address these problems\, we need to understand how it is rational to relate to certainty. When is it reasonable to be certain\, and when not? Is certainty only a danger in public life\, or can it be a value? This project addresses these questions by proposing and applying a theory of certainty. This theory is based on recent developments in ‘hinge epistemology’\, which holds that belief\, doubt\, and inquiry are only possible given that we hold some core certainties fixed\, despite the fact that those certainties lack rational support. I propose an account\, Perspectival Hinge Epistemology\, according to which core certainties are determined by individuals’ epistemic perspectives. I identify a form of intellectual humility that is rationally fitting for core certainties. Being intellectually humble about one’s core certainties is recognizing and taking responsibility for the rational groundlessness of that certainty. I argue that cultivating this form of intellectual humility can help address problems of deep disagreement\, epistemic arrogance\, and closed mindedness. \n  \nBio \nDrew Johnson is a philosopher affiliated with the GoodAttention research group at the University of Oslo\, where he was a postdoctoral researcher (2022-2024). Before that\, he received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Connecticut (2022)\, and an MA from Northern Illinois University (2015). Drew specializes in epistemology\, philosophy of mind\, and metaethics. He is currently working on a book about the epistemology of certainty and how to cultivate intellectual humility in order to address problems of certainty in public life. Other research interests include the functions of attention\, the epistemology of self-knowledge\, and teleosemantic theories of mental content.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-problems-of-certainty-in-public-life-by-dr-drew-johnson-university-of-oslo-norway/
LOCATION:E21A-G049
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250917T173000
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Work-in-progress Seminar - "Syncretizing Afterlife Beliefs in Early Medieval China: The Youming Lu and the Buddhist Transformation of Indigenous Cosmology" by Ms. Qiao Yiwen
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/a1xhwfq8 \n  \nAbstract \nThe Youming Lu (Stories of Darkness and Brightness)\, a compilation of works ascribed to Liu Yiqing (403–444) of the Liu-Song dynasty\, is examined in this study as a document that illustrates the incorporation of Buddhist and native Chinese ideas about the afterlife in early medieval China. The paper demonstrates how Buddhist concepts\, such as karma and rebirth\, were localized within Chinese cosmological frameworks\, particularly through bureaucratic and familial structures\, by closely examining a select group of stories. According to the Youming Lu\, the netherworld underwent a transitional period during which it gradually changed from an unspecified and indeterminate realm to a methodically structured system controlled by bureaucratic administration and karmic retribution. \n\nThe major themes examined in the study include the blurring of the boundaries between the living and the dead\, the localization of Buddhist moral principles and the adaptation of karma into familial and communal ethics. According to the stories\, ghosts are active beings whose interactions with the living highlight the importance of ritual effectiveness\, moral reciprocity\, and the perils of unresolved boundaries between two worlds. Ultimately\, the Youming Lu provides a unique perspective on the dynamic interaction of religion\, folk beliefs and society in early medieval China. It illuminates the process of cultural hybridization that made the netherworld more understandable and relevant for Chinese audiences. By shedding light on how pre-modern societies navigated conflicting worldviews to create new meaning systems\, this research adds to larger conversations regarding the localization of foreign religious concepts and the function of literature in mediating cultural change. \n  \nBio \nYiwen Qiao is currently a second-year PhD student in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. She received her BA from Bryn Mawr College and her MA from the University of Pennsylvania.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-work-in-progress-seminar-syncretizing-afterlife-beliefs-in-early-medieval-china-the-youming-lu-and-the-buddhist-transformation-of-indigenous-cosmology-by-ms-qiao-yiwen/
LOCATION:E21-3121
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Comparative Philosophy Without Method" by Prof. Steven Burik\, Singapore Management University\, Singapore
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/7mnk1eav \n  \nAbstract \nI argue that comparative philosophy cannot have one method or even one methodology. I take my cue from two ideas. The first is tied to the famous story of G. E. Moore pointing to the wall of books behind him and saying philosophy was “what these are about.” Moore referred to an entire history of thinking with its own categories\, demands\, and interests\, but more importantly to the impossibility to narrow down philosophy to a particular method or to one way of doing philosophy. My second cue has to do with the definitions of philosophical ‘method’ and ‘methodology.’ Using the different definitions of ‘method’ and ‘methodology’\, I claim firstly that comparative philosophy cannot by its very nature have one method\, because with ever finer comparisons and ever less generalisations\, comparative philosophy is increasingly becoming more site-specific so that it will become impossible to assign any single meaningful identity to it. I claim that assigning such a single identity is something that comparative philosophy should avoid. Secondly\, I claim that we do not need a specific methodology for comparative philosophy. I conclude by saying that these requirements should stay as minimal as possible\, and that this is the only way comparative philosophy can stay true to its intended openness to diverse ways of thought. \n  \nBio \nSteven Burik is Associate Professor in Philosophy at Singapore Management University. He is also the Associate Dean for Student Matters and Alumni Affairs in the School of Social Sciences\, and currently holds a Lee Kong Chian Research Fellowship. He holds a PhD in comparative philosophy from the National University of Singapore. His research interests are mainly in comparative philosophy\, continental philosophy (Heidegger\, Derrida)\, Chinese philosophy (Daoism)\, and Critical Thinking. He is the author of The End of Comparative Philosophy and the Task of Comparative Thinking (SUNY Press)\, and editor of Comparative Philosophy and Method: Contemporary Practices and Future Possibilities\, (co-edited with Ralph Weber and Robert Smid\, Bloomsbury)\, which brings together leading scholars thinking about the methodology in comparative philosophy\, and has co-authored a textbook in Critical Thinking. Aside from these he has published numerous articles in various journals and books\, including Philosophy East and West\, Dao: a Journal of Comparative Philosophy\, and Comparative and Continental Philosophy.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-comparative-philosophy-without-method-by-prof-steven-burik-singapore-management-university-singapore/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251013
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251016
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Conference: Philosophy and New Media
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URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-conference-philosophy-and-new-media/
LOCATION:E21A-G035 / E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251015T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251015T190000
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL: UM DISTINGUISHED VISITING SCHOLAR LECTURE – "Investigating a Philosophical Method" by Prof. Claudine Verheggen\, York University\, Canada
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/7mnk1eav \n  \nAbstract \nLudwig Wittgenstein’s philosophical method of #2 is that of trying to make sense of a philosophical idea by trying to “make the idea real”\, that is\, to “describe or imagine a situation to which the philosophical idea in question truly applies” (Stroud 1983).  I argue\, with Barry Stroud\, that the method of #2 can be used to rule out reductionist accounts of meaning\, but\, against Stroud\, that it can also be used to rule out the possibility of both private and solitary languages.  Moreover\, constructive claims about meaning can be generated when the method is applied to the idea of a shared or social language. \n  \nBio \nProfessor Claudine Verheggen has research and teaching interests in the philosophy of language and related issues in philosophy of mind\, metaphysics\, and epistemology. These include normativity\, objectivity\, truth\, non-reductionism\, and philosophical scepticism. She also have a special interest in Wittgenstein and Davidson. Currently\, Professor Verheggen is a Professor of Philosophy at York University\, where she has taught since 2006. She has published numerous books\, edited collections through presses including Polity\, Cambridge University Press\, and Routledge. She has also published numerous papers and book chapters in venues such as Oxford University Press\, Topoi\, The Philosophical Quarterly\, Synthese\, Metaphilosophy\, and elsewhere.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-um-distinguished-visiting-scholar-lecture-investigating-a-philosophical-method-by-prof-claudine-verheggen-york-university-canada/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Conceptual-Historical Approach to Comparative philosophy: Beyond the Chinese-Western Axis" by Prof. So-Jeong Park\, Sungkyunkwan University\, Korea
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/7mnk1eav \n  \nAbstract \nComparative philosophy has played a role in revitalizing philosophy as a discipline while simultaneously criticizing the presumed universality of Western-centered Philosophy. As the Chinese–Western axis has become dominant in comparative philosophy\, the field has moved beyond the early stage of merely juxtaposing similarities and differences between two traditions. Yet the prevailing trend today still tends to interpret ancient Chinese ideas through modern Western frameworks\, or to reframe them in terms of contemporary philosophical concerns. This tendency can make Chinese philosophy appear like a static reservoir\, instead of a tradition that continues to evolve. I argue that a conceptual-historical approach can help correct this imbalance. By this I mean treating concepts as historically constructed and transformed through ongoing debate and reinterpretation\, not as fixed entities. Conceptual revolutions—fundamental shifts that redefined worldviews and symbolic systems—occurred not only in the West\, but also across non-Western traditions. Tracing the conceptual histories of East Asian thought allows us to perceive both continuities and ruptures between ancient Chinese philosophy and modern East Asian philosophy. In this way\, we can foster cross-cultural dialogue as a living exchange in the present\, rather than confining ourselves to comparison between ancient Chinese and modern Western thought. \n  \nBio \nPARK\, So-Jeong is a Professor of Korean Philosophy at Sungkyunkwan University and serves as the director of Institute of Korean Philosophy and Culture (IKPC)\, where she leads the K-Academic Expansion Project (KAEP). She has taught Chinese philosophy and cross-cultural philosophy in Singapore and Hong Kong\, and her current research interests include Korean Philosophy\, Comparative Philosophy\, and the Philosophy of Music. Her online courses on Coursera include Introduction to Korean Philosophy and Culture\, In Search for the Origins of Korean Philosophy\, EKP1: Modernity and the Emergence of Korean Philosophy\, EKP2: Formation of Korean Neo-Confucianism\, Korean Music\, A Philosophical Exploration (collab.) and How to Understand Our Emotions: Seongho’s New Proposal 1 (collab).
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-conceptual-historical-approach-to-comparative-philosophy-beyond-the-chinese-western-axis-by-prof-so-jeong-park-sungkyunkwan-university-korea/
LOCATION:E21A-3118
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies":MAILTO:maggiewong@um.edu.mo
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Forum: Distinguished Scholars Series - 8: "漢語世界與漢語哲學的任務" by Prof. Sun Xiangchen\, Fudan University\, China
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URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/philosophy-forum-distinguished-scholars-series-8-%e6%bc%a2%e8%aa%9e%e4%b8%96%e7%95%8c%e8%88%87%e6%bc%a2%e8%aa%9e%e5%93%b2%e5%ad%b8%e7%9a%84%e4%bb%bb%e5%8b%99-by-prof-sun-xiangchen-fudan-univ/
LOCATION:E21A-G049
CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Institute%20of%20Advanced%20Studies%20in%20Humanities%20and%20Social%20Sciences%20and%20Department%20of%20Philosophy%20and%20Religious%20Studies%2C%20FAH":MAILTO:ias.enquiry@um.edu.mo
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