The HKU Department of Philosophy is inviting applications for a special postdoctoral fellowship in HKU’s “Society of Scholars,” a programme that began last year. The fellowship is intended for recent PhD graduates (degree received within the last two years) or those about to receive the PhD. Information on the Society is available here. Application information is available here.
January 13, 2010
January 12, 2010
I was asked recently to recommend a textbook or two on Classical Chinese. Although I myself don’t teach language courses, my understanding is that two recent textbooks are both quite good. Read on…
January 3, 2010
For HKU students: A detailed syllabus for PHIL 1004, Chinese and Western Thought: An Introduction to Philosophy, is now available here.
November 27, 2009
On Dec. 10–11, the HKU Department of Philosophy hosted a quite successful international conference on comparative philosophy: “Happiness East & West.” Details are here.
The conference organizer was my colleague Timothy O’Leary. Much thanks to Timothy for planning the event and to the Louis Cha Fund, the HKU Faculty of Arts, and the HKU School of Humanities for their sponsorship.
My own contribution to the “Happiness” conference is called “Wandering the Way: A Eudaimonistic Approach to the Zhuangzi.”
Update (Jan 3 2010): A working draft of my paper is here. A précis follows. Read on…
November 12, 2009
Just this week I learned that this site is not accessible from mainland China because the Great Firewall of China (防火長城) blocks all WordPress sites, along with those of several other weblog providers. Thanks to Manyul Im, however, I also learned that there is an easy way to “fān qiáng” 翻墙, or topple the Great Firewall. Read more…
November 11, 2009
“Warp, Weft, and Way”: New Chinese Philosophy Group Blog
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Manyul Im has transformed his very successful Chinese Philosophy Blog into a new group blog devoted to Chinese and comparative philosophy. The new blog is called “Warp, Weft, and Way.” (Manyul’s old blog will remain online as an archive.) As one of the administrators of the new blog, I encourage everyone — especially students — to visit and to comment on posts, if you have observations or arguments to offer or questions to raise.
October 20, 2009
For HKU students: The course outline for next term’s PHIL 2450 Zhuāngzǐ is now online.
An overview of PHIL 1004 is also available, though the detailed course syllabus may not be ready until the first week of class.
October 4, 2009
I’ve added to the site a revised version of a paper called “Action and Agency in Early Chinese Thought,” originally written for a conference in 2005.
August 21, 2009
I’ve posted an extensively revised preprint of my essay “Mohism and Motivation,” first posted here in November 2008.
July 28, 2009
A number of HKU philosophy students seem to be visiting this site, so I thought I’d put up a post to say “Hello.” I will be serving as undergraduate coordinator and chief examiner in the Department of Philosophy for the coming academic year. I look forward to meeting many of you and working closely with you. See you in September!
Addendum: If you are planning on majoring in philosophy, please have a look at the guidelines on this page.
July 27, 2009
For visitors looking for my pages discussing graduate study in Chinese philosophy, they begin from the links on this page.
July 17, 2009
I’ve just published a revised version of my Stanford Encyclopedia article on Mohism. Most of the revisions are minor, however. They include a smattering of substantive changes and rectification of some copy-editing errors that had crept in.
June 16, 2009
From June 25–28, I will be attending what promises to be quite an interesting workshop hosted by Professors Carine Defoort and Nicolas Standaert at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven entitled “The Many Faces of Mozi: A Synchronic and Diachronic Study of Mohist Thought.” Despite the title, the workshop actually focuses on the “Dialogue” and “Summary” books of the Mozi, not the core essays. My own paper is on the ethical thought of the Mohist “Dialogues,” specifically how they differ from the core essays. An abstract follows.
June 2, 2009
Welcome! This site is now officially up and running. I’ve moved all of the content from my older site over, and I will gradually be adding new material relevant to my courses and graduate teaching at HKU. Hence a few pages will remain “under construction” for several months. (Note: The earlier notices below were posted while the site was still under construction.)
May 16, 2009
I’ve just published a major revision of my entry on Mohist Canons in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Much of the article has been rewritten. The sections on epistemology and ethics have been expanded, and the section on methods of argumentation has been significantly revised. (In particular, I have changed the interpretation of móu 侔, largely in response to problems with my earlier account that Dan Robins pointed out to me in 2007.)
May 16, 2009
In April, I accepted an offer of a position as associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. As of summer 2009, I will move from CUHK to HKU.
In related news, HKU has officially appointed Chad Hansen emeritus professor in the Department of Philosophy. Hansen will remain closely involved in department activities and is expected to continue teaching part-time.
