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Are we selfish, or simply self-centered?In this HK Ethics Lab talk, Professor Philip J Ivanhoe explores how Confucian an...
08/09/2026

Are we selfish, or simply self-centered?

In this HK Ethics Lab talk, Professor Philip J Ivanhoe explores how Confucian and Neo-Confucian thinkers understood the self, desire, and happiness, and why the distinction between selfishness and self-centeredness still matters today.

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๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž, ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ˆ, ๐„๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ (๐Œ๐€๐€๐ˆ๐„๐’) ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•!The afternoon was filled with team-buildi...
07/09/2026

๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž, ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ˆ, ๐„๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ (๐Œ๐€๐€๐ˆ๐„๐’) ๐Ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•!

The afternoon was filled with team-building and ice-breaking activities. Students also met our teaching team, heard from alumni, and learned about the many academic, career, and wellbeing resources available at HKU.

The orientation concluded with a tea reception, where students and faculty had the chance to connect and continue the conversation.

Our sincere thanks to Professor Jonardon Ganeri for delivering the first Departmental Talk of the 2026/27 academic year,...
07/09/2026

Our sincere thanks to Professor Jonardon Ganeri for delivering the first Departmental Talk of the 2026/27 academic year, โ€œAbsence, Empiricism, and Art: A Theme in the Philosophy of Renaissance Bengal.โ€

We are pleased to invite Professor Jonardon Ganeri to present a departmental talk titled โ€œ๐€๐›๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ: ...
27/08/2026

We are pleased to invite Professor Jonardon Ganeri to present a departmental talk titled โ€œ๐€๐›๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ: ๐€ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ง๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฅ.โ€

Date: September 2, 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 3:00โ€“4:30 pm
Venue: Room 10.13, 10/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU

Registration: https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4VMPFOYyFgb80Rw (first-come, first-served)

๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ˆ-๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ซ๐ค ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซWe are delighted to share that our colleague, Dr David Villena, recipient...
24/08/2026

๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ˆ-๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ซ๐ค ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ

We are delighted to share that our colleague, Dr David Villena, recipient of the Faculty Teaching Excellence Award 2024โ€“25 and a Teaching Star , will be speaking at this upcoming event.

David's work explores a range of fascinating philosophical questions, and his presentation promises to spark thoughtful discussion and fresh perspectives. Whether you have a background in philosophy or are simply curious about the topic, we warmly invite you to join us.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Date: 1 September 2026 (Tuesday)

Time: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm (HKT)

Language: English

Venue: Arts Tech Lab (Room 4.35), 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU

Registration: https://hkuesd.hku.hk/mailserv/servlet/services/ViewEmail?id=e8d505d54ce84f27af52071743789531

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