One of the world’s most popular modern philosophers recently spoke at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and made quite an impression. Michael J. Sandel, a Harvard professor who has risen to great notoriety over the course of his career, delivered an address...
Periodically on the Philomathia website, we will spotlight the work, research and thoughts of our distinguished faculty and fellows -- providing them with a platform to share their expertise and insight in their own words. This is the first such post, coming to us...
CHINESE PHILOSOPHY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPASSION These upcoming lectures seek to explore the process of moral growth, and of compassion specifically, from the perspective of the ancient philosophical wisdom of Chinese civilization. Lecturer: Professor David Wong...
The dramatic changes to the public funding of higher education in the UK and elsewhere, with their implication that the humanities confer a mainly private benefit, raise serious challenges and questions for those charged with leadership of the humanities. Even where...
Hosted in conjunction with the Research Centre for Human Values (RCHV) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, this workshop will address questions pertaining to the importance and means of promoting the humanities. This conference is the first in a series of...