How is self-consciousness formed?: Focus on Nishida Kitaro’s Intuition and Reflection in Self-Consciousness (Departmental Seminar)
Prof. Liao Chin-ping |
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4:30pm-6:30pm HK Time |
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Room 220, Fung King Hey Building with synchronous online broadcasting on Zoom |
Joining the Seminar face-to-face:
Limited seats for face-to-face seminar. Registrations will be handled on a first come, first served basis.
Register by 16 April 2025: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13708304
Joining the Seminar online:
No registration is required.
Link: https://cuhk.zoom.us/j/92410937780
Meeting ID: 924 1093 7780
Enquiries:
Tel: 3943 7135
Email: philosophy@cuhk.edu.hk
Abstract:
This lecture attempts to explore how Nishida Kitaro’s concept of self-consciousness was formed. Nishida advocates that the two aspects of self-consciousness are intuition and reflection. This means that self-consciousness serves as the foundation for the activity of both intuition and reflection. It also means that intuition and reflection are two facets of the self-activity of self-consciousness. Nishida further characterizes self-consciousness as an absolute free will. This absolute free will becomes a key framework in the lecture’s exploration of the formation process of self-consciousness.
Delivered in English.
All are welcome.