Earlier in August, an event called the “2025 香港哲學紫剂國際論壇 / 2025 Hong Kong Bauhinia International Philosophy Forum” was held in Hong Kong. Prof. Tu Wei-ming delivered a keynote address (on-line). Since then, there has been considerable controversy about the event — which did not prominently feature any Hong Kong-born philosophers — and about Tu’s remarks, which were broadly apolitical. In particular, this critical essay by Cheung Chan Fai 張燦輝, former chair of the CUHK Philosophy Department, and Lee Shui-Chuen 李瑞全 of National Central University’s Philosophy Department (and an important contemporary Confucian voice) has received a great deal of attention.
Category Archives: Hong Kong
CUHK Research Centre for Chinese Philosophy and Culture – 2025-26 visiting programs
The 2-week Visiting Programs organized by the Research Centre for Chinese Philosophy and Culture at the Department of Philosophy of The Chinese University of Hong Kong are now open for application. Please read more for details. Continue reading →
2025 CSCS-ATI Summer School-Buridan and the Buddha: Nominalism and Universals from East to West
Please see here for more information about “2025 CSCS-ATI Summer School, Buridan and the Buddha: Nominalism and Universals from East to West,” which will be held at at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China. The co-leaders are Prof. Vincent Eltschinger (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris) and Dr. Boaz Schuman (KU Leuven).
Job Opening at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Philosophy Department is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant Professor to build research capacity in Chinese Philosophy. Please read more for details of the job and the application process.
Job Opening at CUHK
Recruitment of Assistant / Associate Professor (Substantive or Substantiable-track) – (240002U0)
Department / Unit: Department of Philosophy
Closing Date: February 28, 2025
The Department of Philosophy at CUHK is the biggest philosophy program in Hong Kong. It is pluralistic, with equal strengths in analytic, Chinese and continental philosophy. It has been consistently ranked as one of the best Philosophy Departments in Asia and among Top-50 Philosophy Departments worldwide. More information about the department can be found at: http://www.phil.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/web/.
The Department now invites applications for a substantiable-track assistant professorship or associate professorship with substantiation. AOS: Chinese philosophy. AOC: Open.
On-Line Lecture: Angle on Growing Moral
I will be giving an on-line talk next week on my new book, Growing Moral: A Confucian Guide to Life, hosted by the Center for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy at the City University of Hong Kong. The talk will take place via Zoom at 10 am on Friday, April 8 in HKT, which will be at 10pm on Thursday, April 7 EDT. So if you’re in East Asia, or are a night owl in the US, feel free to join! Details are on the attached poster.
Tiwald to HKU
My friend and collaborator Justin Tiwald has recently announced that he has accepted a tenured full professorship in the Philosophy Department of the University of Hong Kong, and will begin teaching there full-time in August of this year. Congratulations, Justin!
CEACOP Workshop: Modern Confucianism between Philosophy and Sociology
The Center for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy (CEACOP) at the City University of Hong Kong is organising a workshop on 10 Dec in which Prof. Ralph Weber and his team will present their projects on 20th century Confucianism. Please find the event poster here with information about how to register. All are welcome!
CEACOP On-Line Conference on Confucian Pluralism
The Center for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy (CEACOP) at the City Univeristy of Hong Kong will host an on-line conference on “The Problem of Pluralism in Confucian Political Theory” on October 23-24, with an outstanding line-up of young scholars. More information is available here.
Announcement: Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme @ CUHK
The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Department of Philosophy are offering PhD fellowship programs and research grants! Applications are due on December 1st, 2020. More information can be found here.
