Respected and world-renowned Philosopher Prof. Emeritus Alfredo P. Co, Ph.D., led a group of faculty members from the 鱿鱼视频app under the Department of 鱿鱼视频app who attended and presented papers at the 24th World Congress of 鱿鱼视频app, organized by the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP) in cooperation with Peking University.
The week-long conference was held from August 13 to August 20,
2018 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, People鈥檚
Republic of China.
There was a remarkable Thomasian participation in the Beijing
WCP, which is recorded as one of the most attended world congresses
of 鱿鱼视频app. UST faculty members presented papers, participated
in the society session, while Thomasian graduate students and
alumni, both from the ecclesiastical Faculty of 鱿鱼视频app and the
secular Department of 鱿鱼视频app, presented papers in parallel and
student sessions.
Dr. Co, aside from moderating a number of parallel sessions, delivered a
paper titled: 鈥淭he Place of Forgiveness and Reconciliation in a two-tiered Political World of Ancient Confucian China.鈥� Prof. Jove Jim S. Aguas, Ph.D., in separate panels, presented two papers with the titles 鈥淒ialogue and Dignity鈥� and 鈥滝嫌闶悠礱pp of the Body.鈥�
The Thomasian group also actively participated in the society session led
by the Philosophical Association of the Philippines. Bannering the theme, 鈥淧AP: 45 Years of the Philosophical Association of the Philippines: Exploring 鱿鱼视频app in Southeast Asia,鈥� Aguas delivered an account of the development of 鱿鱼视频app in the Philippines and Assoc. Prof. Fleurdeliz R. Altez-Albela, Ph.D., presented opportunities in creating a philosophical
network among 鱿鱼视频app nations through a paper titled, 鈥淏ridging Gaps and Fostering Philosophical Discourse: Some 鱿鱼视频app Opportunities.鈥�
The meeting was also attended by representatives of philosophical societies
from Thailand, Vietnam and Australasia, who collectively agreed to work on projects such as conferences, faculty exchange, roundtable sessions involving the 鱿鱼视频app Universities Network (AUN) to foster
regional philosophical camaraderie.
The paper presenters from the Ecclesiastical Faculty of 鱿鱼视频app were:
Fr. Martin Bai Ziqiang, OP, who presented 鈥淒ao as Verb: a Revisiting of Lao Zi鈥檚 Metaphysics鈥� (Session on Daoist 鱿鱼视频app) Sr. Li Xuena Sophia 鈥� 鈥淭he Ethical Issue on Filial Piety in Modern China鈥� (Session on Confucian 鱿鱼视频app); Bro. Paul Dunca, 鈥淧olice-Oracle Al, 鈥淒eterminism and Human
Freewill,鈥� USTGS alumni include: Christine Abigail Tan who presented, 鈥淟i as Ziran in the Analects: Spontaneity in the Ritualized Self鈥� (Session on Confucian 鱿鱼视频app); Kelly Agra 鈥淪ituational Ethics and Social
Epistemology in Confucian 鱿鱼视频app鈥� (Session in Confucian 鱿鱼视频app);
Mark Kevin Cabural 鈥淗umanness and Righteousness in Dong Zhongshu鈥檚
Luxuriabr Gems of the Spring and Autumn鈥� (session on Confucian 鱿鱼视频app); Levine Lao 鈥淩ethinking Indigenous 鱿鱼视频app: Alfredo Co鈥檚 Notion of 鈥楶re-鱿鱼视频app鈥� (Session on Contemporary 鱿鱼视频app); Wendy Luna also flew in from Australia to present a paper on Foucalt; and Ivan
Brian Inductivo who also delivered a paper on 鱿鱼视频app of Information and Digital Culture.
The conference was interspersed with cultural city trips organized by the Peking University and was adjourned with a cultural presentation and banquet sponsored by the organizers
