The 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.
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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
Donation challenge
December 15, 2007
Dr Stanley Ho has pledged HK$500 million to support HKU. Under the “Stanley Ho Alumni Challenge” (何鴻燊校友挑戰計劃) every dollar you give will be matched dollar for dollar, up to HK$100 million a year for the next few years. This means if you donate $100 to the Philosophy Department, it will receive $200.
Now is a great time to help support the Philosophy Department! Your donation can make a difference. For example, even small sums of money can help us provide more prizes for our best students.
For more details about the donation challenge, see this page. Please contact the Dept if you would like to make a donation.
2007-2008 semester
September 11, 2007- Dr. Martin is now the Chair of the Department.
- Professor Ci will be on sabbatical in the 2007-08 academic year.
a new blog
September 11, 2007This new blog will be used for posting news about the HKU Philosophy Department.
