Alexa is a company that measures web traffic. Here it says that the HKU philosophy dept web site is one of the top 10 destinations in the hku.hk domain, with nearly the same amount of traffic as webct!
Chris Fraser joining HKU
May 2, 2009The HKU philosophy department is very pleased to welcome Dr. Chris Fraser. He will be joining the Department starting this July. A native Canadian, Dr. Fraser grew up in the US, and has lived in Asia since 1984. He obtained his Ph.D. in philosophy at HKU, studying under Chad Hansen. His research areas include early Chinese philosophy and contemporary analytic thought, especially epistemology and ethics.
why major in philosophy?
December 19, 2008A blog entry on the value of studying philosophy.
Thanks to Chris Fraser for the link:
http://www.scordo.com/blog/2008/12/why-major-in-philosophy.html
GRE score of philosophy PhDs
November 5, 2008Philosophers rank 9th, top of the humanities (not counting economics).
http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2008/11/chart-of-day-gre-scores-by-academic.html
Philosophy prizes for students 2007-8
July 18, 2008At the end of every academic year, the department awards prizes to students with excellent performance. This year’s results:
1. Charles and Lillian Moore Memorial Prize in Philosophy
Shared by: Ho Man Wai, Ho Kin Ting
2. The External Examiner’s Book Prize in Philosophy
Chan Hau Man Christina
Congratulations to them!
Upcoming conference in Honour of Professor Hansen
April 8, 2008Professor Chad Hansen will be retiring from HKU this summer. The philosophy dept will be holding an international conference in his honour on May 30 & 31. Details here.
Dao, Mind, and Language: A Conference in Honour of Chad Hansen
Professor Ned Block visiting HKU in May 2008
March 26, 2008Professor Ned Block will be a Distinguished Visiting Professor at HKU during 3 – 17 May 2008. He works in the area of philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Please see http://www.hku.hk/philodep/block for a list of his lectures and workshops.
His public lecture “How to find consciousness in the brain” is on Thursday 15th May 2008.
Time: 5pm-7pm (refreshments will be served after the lecture)
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, Main Campus, HKU
MPhil student received overseas PhD studentship
March 21, 2008Wong Pak Hang obtained an MPhil under the supervision of Dr. Max Deutsch, working in the area of philosophy of language. He has just been granted a 4-year PhD studentship at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. The studentship is for a project exploring the philosophical implications of “new media” such as the internet. Congratulations to Pak!
