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Singapore-Hong Kong-Macau Symposium on Chinese Philosophy 2019
Date/Time: 24 and 25 May, 2019, 9:00AM – 5:30PM
Venue: Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture AS8 05-49
The Singapore-Hong Kong-Macau Symposium on Chinese Philosophy aims to foster dialogue and interaction between scholars primarily based in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Macau. Submissions are invited for papers on any aspect of Chinese Philosophy, as well as papers dealing with comparative issues that engage Chinese perspectives. Speakers will be selected through a review of abstracts.
For enquiries, please contact Dr. Loy Hui-Chieh via loyhc@nus.edu.sg
Program Committee:
HUANG, Yong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), LI, Chenyang (Nanyang Technological University), LOY, Hui-Chieh (National University Singapore), MOELLER, Hans-Georg (University of Macau), VAN NORDEN, Bryan (Yale-NUS College), ZHANG, Ellen, Committee Chair (Hong Kong Baptist University)
Presenters:
CHAN, Shing Bun Benedict (Hong Kong Baptist University), DOLCINI, Nevia (University of Macau), EH, Edmond (University of Saint Joseph, Macau), HU, Jianping (Nanyang Technological University), LEE, Ting Mien (University of Macau), CHEUNG K.C. Leo (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), LEONG, Wai Chun (Macau University of Science and Technology), OOI, Daryl (National University of Singapore), PALMQUIST, Stephen (Hong Kong Baptist University), RIVERA ESPINOZA, Manuel (University of Macau), SAUNDERS, Frank Jr. (The University of Hong Kong), TAN, Christine Abigail Lee (Nanyang Technological University), WEI, Qian Qian (National University of Singapore)
Schedule of presentations and abstracts here (pdf).
Calling for Facilitators for Inter-School Philosophy Dialogue (ISPD) 2019
(From the organizers)
Hello everyone,
The Inter-School Philosophy Dialogue (ISPD) turns 16 this year!
In line with the Bicentennial Commemoration this year, we will have The Bicentennial Edition of ISPD this year and participants will have the opportunity to explore concepts related to the Bicentennial Commemoration such as Openness, Multiculturalism, Self-determination, Identity, Culture and Progress.
It will be held on 2nd August (Friday), from 1500h to 1900h, in Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary).
The success of ISPD depends on our very helpful facilitators who are able to engage our participants in collaborative rational inquiry. To kick-start our prep for ISPD, please take a minute register yourselves at this link, to let us know that you will be joining us: https://tinyurl.com/16thISPDfacilitatorregform
More information will be sent closer to the date of the event.
Lastly, if you know of anyone who is Philosophy-trained and is an experienced facilitator, and would like to join us for ISPD, please feel free to forward the above link to them.
We look forward to meeting all of you at our annual gathering and hope to see everyone at ISPD.
PPE Programme Briefing for interested FASS Y1 students
Classical Chinese: Text, Philosophy, Language Workshop with Professor Christoph Harbsmeier
You are cordially invited to the Classical Chinese: Text, Philosophy, Language Workshop with Professor Christoph Harbsmeier organized by Associate Professor Loy Hui-Chieh on 21st and 22th January 2019 at the Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture, NUS FASS AS8-05-49.
There will be three sessions in the workshop:
Session 1: On Current Dating of the Analects in the US (Mon 21 Jan, 10-12)
Session 2: A New Reading of Zhuangzi and his Commentators (Mon 21 Jan 1-3)
Session 3: The Introduction to 馬氏文通 and the History of Chinese Grammar” On the Zuozhuan (Tue 2-4) (title updated)
As lunch and refreshments will be provided, please RSVP by 18 Jan 2019 at https://goo.gl/forms/LggDXy0tIXgXBHC12.
About the speaker: Christoph Harbsmeier is Professor Emeritus at the University of Oslo. He also holds honorary professorships at Peking University, Fudan University (Shanghai), Wuhan University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Normal University, and East China Normal University. His main work is in the history of science (logic), conceptual history, historical linguistics, and modern Chinese Cartoons.
Sponsored by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore. Special thanks to the Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture for granting the use of their facilities.
See photos from the last workshop with Prof Harbsmeier here.
ISPD (2018): Knowledge
The Inter-School Philosophy Dialogue (ISPD) is an annual event which the philosophy programs of Raffles Institution and Raffles Girls’ School take turns to organize and host, with the sponsorship of the Department of Philosophy at NUS. Throughout the years, an increasing number of schools have participated in the event. This year, the 15th anniversary of the event, was held at Raffles Institution with 12 schools represented and some 171 secondary level students participating. They were joined by 25 facilitators, many of whom are alumni of the Department of Philosophy at NUS. Our own A/P Loy Hui Chieh gave the keynote address on Plato’s the Ring of Gyges (Republic II).
The theme this year is “Knowledge”, a theme that expresses the aims and ideals of the ISPD – to encourage students from schools all over Singapore to think more deeply about real and current issues we face in Singapore society as well as universal concepts such as fairness and truth. While participants may come away with more questions than answers to the scenarios posed to them, sparking an interest in the issues as well as introducing better ways to navigate difficult topics are definite take-aways that students bring back with them. At the end of the day’s event, 15 students—chosen for the maturity of thought, creativity, metacognitive awareness, and conversational virtues they exhibited during the discussions—were presented with the Gadfly Awards (named in honor of Socrates).
Photos from the event can be seen here.
PPE: The Newest Major at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
The PPE programme, jointly established by the Departments of Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics in 2018, focuses on the multidimensional study of social and political phenomena, using the intellectual tools from three long-established disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
Read more about it here.
Calling for Facilitators for Inter-School Philosophy Dialogue (ISPD) 2018
(From the organizers)
Hello everyone,
The Inter-School Philosophy Dialogue (ISPD) turns 15 this year!
It will be held on 13th July (Friday), from 1500h to 1900h, in Raffles Institution.
The success of ISPD depends on our very helpful facilitators who are able to engage our participants in collaborative rational inquiry. NUS Philosophy students who are interested to be facilitators, email organisers, Ng Chong Jin / Ong Shu Juin at: philosophyraffles@gmail.com
More information will be sent closer to the date of the event.
Lastly, if you know of anyone who is Philosophy-trained and is an experienced facilitator, and would like to join us for ISPD, please feel free to forward the above link to them.
We look forward to meeting all of you at our annual gathering and hope to see everyone at ISPD.
FASS Forward to the Exams
(A message from the FASS Dean’s Office Student Life team.)
Dear FASS Freshmen,
As we approach the end of the semester, the Dean’s Office is organising a 2-hour session next week to help you prepare for your first exams at FASS. Specially designed for students in their first year, FASS Forward to the Exams features 4 lecturers and 4 senior-year students across different disciplines, who will share their insight on how to deal with your exams in an interactive seminar setting.
If you would like to obtain first-hand study tips and advice from lecturers on how to cope with exams, this session is just for you! Together with senior students from Sociology, Psychology, History and Geography, our very own FASS lecturers from Philosophy, Economics, English Language & Literature and Southeast Asian Studies will be there to share their personal experiences, study tips and exam strategies!
- Date: Wednesday, 1 November 2017
- Time: 4-6pm
- Venue: FASS Seminar Room B (AS7 Level 1)
- Format: 40-minute Panel session and Small-Group Q&A
Click HERE to register! Limited spaces available! For enquiries and more information, please contact Lynn (lynnseah@nus.edu.sg or 66013496).
NUS Philosophy Department at the Future of Manufacturing Summit 2017
The NUS Philosophy Department was represented at the inaugural Future of Manufacturing Summit 2017, organized by A*STAR, with support from the Economic Development Board (EDB), and held last month at Sentosa Resorts World Convention Centre. A/P Axel Gelfert (NUS Philosophy) gave the closing lecture, titled ‘Four Industrial Revolutions and Counting: Beyond the Rhetoric of Innovation’, to an audience of 200 managers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers. The goal of the summit – which also featured Mr. S. Iswaran, Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry), as Guest of Honour – was to bring together global thought-leaders to discuss key topics related to technology trends and industry shifts that are shaping the future of manufacturing from a range of economic, societal and technological perspectives. A/P Gelfert’s lecture was followed by a roundtable that discussed enabling factors and societal implications of the future of manufacturing. Other speakers and panelists included Mr. Tan Choon Shian (Chief Executive of Workforce Singapore), Professor Siegfried Russwurm (former Chief Technology Officer of Siemens corporation), Mr. Low Ka Hoe (Chief Strategy Officer, ST Engineering), and Dr. Yves Rossier (Head of Digital Transformation, Nestlé corporation).
Photos (with permission from A*STAR, for use on NUS website/newsletter)
