Programme
Saturday 1st June 2019
Doubt and its practical implications in Ancient Traditions:
How can rigorous questioning be conducive to, or constitutive of, the good life?
8:30-9:00 Registration & Coffee
9:00-9:15 Introductory Remarks (Sihao Chew, DPhil Student in Oriental Studies, University of Oxford)
Session 1: Daoism
9:15-10:15 Prof. Karyn Lai (School of Humanities & Languages, University of New South Wales)
“Absurdity in Nagel and Zhuangzi – what relief!”
10:15-10:45 Lee Wilson (PhD Candidate in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh)
“Laughing with the Fish and Birds: Moral Failure, Therapeutic Scepticism, and Humour in the Zhuangzi”
Chair: Lea Cantor (DPhil Student in Philosophy, University of Oxford)
10:45-11:15 Break
Session 2: Hinduism
11:15-12:15 Dr Jessica Frazier (Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford)
“You are What you Know: Becoming the Cosmos in Ancient India”
12:15-12:45 Prof. Ana Laura Funes (Department of Political Science, Philosophy, and Geography, Eastern Connecticut State University)
“Joy as Medicine? Yogavāsiṣṭha on the Affective Sources of Disease”
Chair: Angela Vettikkal (MSt Student in Oriental Studies, University of Oxford)
12:45-13:45 Lunch
Session 3: Buddhism
13:45-14:45 Prof. Graham Priest (The Graduate Center, The City University of New York)
“Buddhism, Philosophy, Therapy”
14:45-15:15 Joshua William Smith (Doctoral Researcher, University of East Anglia)
“Snakes and ladders - “Therapy” as Liberation in Madhyamaka and Wittgenstein's Tractatus”
Chair: Prof. Jan Westerhoff (Faculty of Philosophy and Religion, University of Oxford)
15:15-15:45 Break
Session 4: Graeco-Roman Philosophy
15:45-16:45 Prof. Katja Vogt (Columbia University)
“No More This Than That”
16:45-17:15 Derek van Zoonen (PhD Candidate in Philosophy, University of Groningen)
“Plato's Therapy of Pleasure”
Chair: Prof. Luca Castagnoli (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford)
17:15-17:30 Break
17:30-18:30 Moderated roundtable discussion gathering the 8 Speakers
19:00 Conference Dinner (Speakers & Chairs only)
Sunday 2nd June 2019
The Legacy of Philosophy in Contemporary Therapies Cross-Culturally
Session 1: Perspectives on Plato and Buddhism
9:00-10:00 Prof. Amber D Carpenter (Humanities (Philosophy),Yale-NUS College)
”Ideals and Ethical Formation, or Confessions of a Buddhist Platonist”
10:00-10:30 Maria Victoria Salazar (PhD Student,The Graduate Center, The City University of New York)
“Recalibrating the Demos: Unknowing Through Zen Koans and Platonic Dialogues”
Chair: Alesia Preite (DPhil Student in Philosophy, University of Oxford)
10:30-11:00 Break
Session 2: Graeco-Roman Roots of Psychoanalysis, Cognitive Therapy and Psychotherapy
11:00-12:00 Prof. Christopher Gill (Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Exeter)
“Stoic therapy of emotions and modern cognitive psychotherapy”
12:00-12:30 Elisabeth Huh (BPhil Student in Philosophy, University of Oxford)
“Unifying The Eating-Disordered Soul: Treating Anorexia Nervosa Through Ancient Greek Ethics and Psychoanalysis”
Chair: Sybilla Pereira (DPhil Student in Philosophy, University of Oxford)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
Session 3: Buddhist Foundations of Meditation and ‘Mindfulness’
13:30-14:30 Prof. Graham Parkes (Institute of Philosophy, University of Vienna)
“Being-Here: There’s No App for That”
14:30-15:00 Adrian Kreutz (PhD Student, University of Birmingham)
“The Catuskoti as a Therapeutic Instrument”
Chair: Robin Brons (DPhil Student in Philosophy, University of Oxford)
15:00-15:30 Break
Session 4: Daoist and Zen Therapies
15:30-16:00 Prof. Livia Kohn (Department of Religion, Boston University)
“The Daoist Dimensions of Tai Chi”
16:30-17:00 Dr Barbara Jikai Gabrys (Zen Master in the Hakuin-Inzan line of the Rinzai tradition; University of Oxford)
“Zen and Science: The Search for Meaning”
Chair: Prof. Dirk Meyer (Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford)
17:00-17:30 Break
17:30-18:30 Moderated roundtable discussion gathering the 8 Speakers
18:30 Refreshments
End of Conference
Doubt and its practical implications in Ancient Traditions:
How can rigorous questioning be conducive to, or constitutive of, the good life?
8:30-9:00 Registration & Coffee
9:00-9:15 Introductory Remarks (Sihao Chew, DPhil Student in Oriental Studies, University of Oxford)
Session 1: Daoism
9:15-10:15 Prof. Karyn Lai (School of Humanities & Languages, University of New South Wales)
“Absurdity in Nagel and Zhuangzi – what relief!”
10:15-10:45 Lee Wilson (PhD Candidate in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh)
“Laughing with the Fish and Birds: Moral Failure, Therapeutic Scepticism, and Humour in the Zhuangzi”
Chair: Lea Cantor (DPhil Student in Philosophy, University of Oxford)
10:45-11:15 Break
Session 2: Hinduism
11:15-12:15 Dr Jessica Frazier (Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford)
“You are What you Know: Becoming the Cosmos in Ancient India”
12:15-12:45 Prof. Ana Laura Funes (Department of Political Science, Philosophy, and Geography, Eastern Connecticut State University)
“Joy as Medicine? Yogavāsiṣṭha on the Affective Sources of Disease”
Chair: Angela Vettikkal (MSt Student in Oriental Studies, University of Oxford)
12:45-13:45 Lunch
Session 3: Buddhism
13:45-14:45 Prof. Graham Priest (The Graduate Center, The City University of New York)
“Buddhism, Philosophy, Therapy”
14:45-15:15 Joshua William Smith (Doctoral Researcher, University of East Anglia)
“Snakes and ladders - “Therapy” as Liberation in Madhyamaka and Wittgenstein's Tractatus”
Chair: Prof. Jan Westerhoff (Faculty of Philosophy and Religion, University of Oxford)
15:15-15:45 Break
Session 4: Graeco-Roman Philosophy
15:45-16:45 Prof. Katja Vogt (Columbia University)
“No More This Than That”
16:45-17:15 Derek van Zoonen (PhD Candidate in Philosophy, University of Groningen)
“Plato's Therapy of Pleasure”
Chair: Prof. Luca Castagnoli (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford)
17:15-17:30 Break
17:30-18:30 Moderated roundtable discussion gathering the 8 Speakers
19:00 Conference Dinner (Speakers & Chairs only)
Sunday 2nd June 2019
The Legacy of Philosophy in Contemporary Therapies Cross-Culturally
Session 1: Perspectives on Plato and Buddhism
9:00-10:00 Prof. Amber D Carpenter (Humanities (Philosophy),Yale-NUS College)
”Ideals and Ethical Formation, or Confessions of a Buddhist Platonist”
10:00-10:30 Maria Victoria Salazar (PhD Student,The Graduate Center, The City University of New York)
“Recalibrating the Demos: Unknowing Through Zen Koans and Platonic Dialogues”
Chair: Alesia Preite (DPhil Student in Philosophy, University of Oxford)
10:30-11:00 Break
Session 2: Graeco-Roman Roots of Psychoanalysis, Cognitive Therapy and Psychotherapy
11:00-12:00 Prof. Christopher Gill (Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Exeter)
“Stoic therapy of emotions and modern cognitive psychotherapy”
12:00-12:30 Elisabeth Huh (BPhil Student in Philosophy, University of Oxford)
“Unifying The Eating-Disordered Soul: Treating Anorexia Nervosa Through Ancient Greek Ethics and Psychoanalysis”
Chair: Sybilla Pereira (DPhil Student in Philosophy, University of Oxford)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
Session 3: Buddhist Foundations of Meditation and ‘Mindfulness’
13:30-14:30 Prof. Graham Parkes (Institute of Philosophy, University of Vienna)
“Being-Here: There’s No App for That”
14:30-15:00 Adrian Kreutz (PhD Student, University of Birmingham)
“The Catuskoti as a Therapeutic Instrument”
Chair: Robin Brons (DPhil Student in Philosophy, University of Oxford)
15:00-15:30 Break
Session 4: Daoist and Zen Therapies
15:30-16:00 Prof. Livia Kohn (Department of Religion, Boston University)
“The Daoist Dimensions of Tai Chi”
16:30-17:00 Dr Barbara Jikai Gabrys (Zen Master in the Hakuin-Inzan line of the Rinzai tradition; University of Oxford)
“Zen and Science: The Search for Meaning”
Chair: Prof. Dirk Meyer (Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford)
17:00-17:30 Break
17:30-18:30 Moderated roundtable discussion gathering the 8 Speakers
18:30 Refreshments
End of Conference
