Concepts as Acquired and Unacquired Habits of Discrimination
Date：Oct 18, 2024
Venue：國立政治大學百年樓103＋網路線上並行
Speaker：Prof. Dr. Michael Hampe (Professur für Philosophie, ETH Zürich)
Type：系列演講
Lecture Series at NCCU Center for Buddhist Philosophy: “What is Concept? —Engaging Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Philosophy”
Title: “Concepts as Acquired and Unacquired Habits of Discrimination”
Speaker: Michael Hampe (Professur für Philosophie, ETH Zürich)
Date: 18th October (Friday), 2024
Time: 3:30 pm-5:30 pm
Venue: National Chengchi University, Bainian Building 百年樓 (room 103) + Online Meeting
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Discussants:
Shenghai Li (Visiting Professor, National Taiwan University)
Kai Marchal (Associate Professor, National Chengchi University)
Chen-kuo Lin (Chair Professor Emeritus of Buddhist Philosophy, National Chengchi University)
Introduction:
The term “concept” has often been overlooked in contemporary scholarship of philosophy, which has tended to focus more on perception, sensation, emotions, imagery, metaphor, and the body, etc. This neglect of the concept of concept leads to a vague understanding of cognitive processes. If we turn to the traditions such as Buddhism and Taoism, we will find that concept as a subject in metaphysics and epistemology is still waiting to articulate. Even worse, we have difficulty to find the equivalent or analogical terms for “concept” in context of Asian philosophy. Under such an epistemic condition, the question about the concept of concept is as urgent for Asian philosophy as for European philosophy.
The lecture is specially designed to place the above issue within the cross-cultural context. The discussants include those who are specialized in Neo-Confucianism and Buddhist philosophy. The lecture and discussion will be centered around the fundamental question: What is concept?
Organizer:
The Center for Buddhist Philosophy, National Chengchi University
Sponsors:
Chung-Hua Institute of Buddhist Studies
Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai