Emotions and Norms: The Dual Focus of Political Philosophy
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Emotions and Norms: The Dual Focus of Political Philosophy
Speaker: Sechin Yeong-Shyang Chien
In Mandarin
Science and Passion: A Contradiction?
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Science and Passion: A Contradiction?
Speaker: Frederick R. Davis
Brief Description
This talk explores the perceived tension between Science and Passion. At its core and by definition, science strives for reason free from emotion. Yet, many biologists express affinity for the organisms they study. They first developed an interest in birds or ants or turtles and then they pursued that interest as biologists and scientists. Rather than a contradiction, it is passion that drives long-term research and fuels efforts to protect species and engage conservation efforts. Moreover, such passion inspires the public and popular environmental activism. "Science and Passion" focuses on three prominent biologists and their subjects of study: Edward O. Wilson (Ants), Archie Carr (Turtles), and Rachel Carson (Birds and the Sea).
Readings
Archie F. Carr, Jr. So Excellent A Fishe: A Natural History of Sea Turtles. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1967 / 2011.
Frederick Rowe Davis. The Man who Saved Sea Turtles: Archie Carr and the Origins of Conservation Biology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
E.O. Wilson. Naturalist. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2006.
About the Speaker
Frederick R. Davis is the Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Professor 2016-17, CUHK and the R. Mark Lubbers Chair in the History of Science and Professor at Purdue University. His research interests include history of science, technology, medicine (including public health) and environmental history.
Prof. Davis was nominated for the Distinguished Teaching Professor Award, Florida State University in 2015 and 2016 and received the Developing Scholar Award, Florida State University in 2009. His latest publications include Banned: A History of Pesticides and the Science of Toxicology and The Man who Saved Sea Turtles: Archie Carr and the Origins of Conservation Biology.
In English
Emotion Education: Attained or Ascribed?
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Emotion Education: Attained or Ascribed?
Speaker: Wong Suk Ying
In Cantonese
Overcoming the Hedonic Treadmill: Desire Satisfaction and Intellect Demonstration Revisited
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Overcoming the Hedonic Treadmill: Desire Satisfaction and Intellect Demonstration Revisited
Speaker: Wong Muk Yan
In Cantonese
Can Computers Have Emotions? From Her to AI
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Can Computers Have Emotions? From Her to AI
Speaker: Szeto Wai Man
In Cantonese
Emotion, Right and Exploitation - From Everyday Life to Reading About Animals
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Emotion, Right and Exploitation - From Everyday Life to Reading About Animals
Speaker: Hsieh, Hsiao Yang
In Cantonese
Love, Sex, and Money: Some Reflections from an Anthropologist
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Love, Sex, and Money: Some Reflections from an Anthropologist
Speaker: Cheng Sea Ling
In Cantonese
Media and the Mobilization of Emotion
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Media and the Mobilization of Emotion
Speaker: Lee Francis L.F.
In Cantonese
Love and Pain: From Bereavement to Separation in Life
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Love and Pain: From Bereavement to Separation in Life
Speaker: Chan Chi-ho, Wallace
In Cantonese
Brief Description
We would like to avoid death and bereavement. But paradoxically, life is full of losses and separation. If love may bring us pain during separation, dare we love?
Does death bring us fears or make us better understand love? Let us face ourselves honestly at this special night, and experience the personal growth with love and pain together.
Emotional Education through the Education of Nature
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Emotional Education through the Education of Nature
Speaker: Lee Oi Yee
In Cantonese
