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北京大学哲学系举办世界大学哲学系主任圆桌论坛

        10月28日,世界大学哲学系主任圆桌论坛召开,本次论坛由北京大学哲学系倡议发起。借百年系庆之机,北大哲学系邀请来自英国、美国、德国、法国、俄罗斯、日本、韩国、澳大利亚、瑞典、比利时、以色列、芬兰、印度、土耳其以及台湾、香港等十多个国家和地区的包括牛津大学、剑桥大学、耶鲁大学、加州大学伯克利分校等世界知名学校的二十余位顶尖学者共同聚首,商讨有关结成一个全球性学术共同体事宜。论坛针对哲学教育与当代社会现状,与会者通过交流与研讨,对大学哲学学科的现状有了更为清楚和更加清醒的认识,进而形成一个共识,即哲学学科目前面临严峻的挑战和诸多困难,全球哲学家必须立即行动起来,积极应对这种危机,哲学家对当今世界发展应担负的社会责任,探求如何以正确的方式介入公共事务,世界的哲学家有必要增进相互了解,经常性地就哲学教育的发展交换意见。圆桌论坛由北大哲学系主任王博教授主持,哲学系赵敦华教授对发表共同宣言的动议和起草做了补充说明。在会议中,与会学者们积极发言,热烈讨论,经过融洽而坦率的协商,各大学哲学系主任共同签署了合作宣言,约定每隔两年举办一次大型的全球性学术交流活动,以增进全球哲学界的合作与了解,建立世界大学哲学系主任合作与交流的长效机制。

附 建立“世界哲学圆桌机制”计划(中英文)

                         建立“世界哲学圆桌机制”计划

    值此北京大学哲学系百年华诞之际,来自全球60所大学的哲学家在北京大学共同参加了为期三天的“全球哲学系系主任会议”。本次会议的主题是:“哲学教育与当代社会”。与会者意识到,在全球化时代,世界众多地区的哲学教育和研究遭遇到了商业化、政治意识形态、文化认同、语言多元化、以及道德冷漠及其反面狂热主义等诸多问题的挑战。传统做哲学的方式已经经历的剧烈的改变。例如,哲学不再只是单纯的、无视功用的爱智慧,相反它现在需要更多的实践知识。哲学不再是脱离甚至高于具体科学之上的一种思辨,而是更加积极地从事跨学科的研究。哲学不再仅仅局限在自已文化和单一传统之中,而是不可避免地融入进跨文化的研究和对话中。这些外在的挑战和内在的变化不是哲学的危机和衰落,而是为推动哲学自身下一个阶段的发展提供了巨大的契机。

    没有任何一个传统、一个学派、一个领域,也没有任何一个地区、一个民族或一个大学能够成功地独立发展自己的哲学。有鉴于此,我们意识到,全球合作对于保持哲学的历史遗产、促生新的观念、推进哲学教育和施加公众影响是绝对必要的。出于国际哲学共同体的相同或相似兴趣,我们提议建立 世界哲学圆桌机制。著名哲学家群体将定期地在一起讨论哲学问题。

    世界哲学圆桌机制旨在提供世界各哲学机构(系、研究所、学院、研究中心)的领头人(主任、或其委派人员)之间的合作论坛。该论坛由参加成员轮流主持,每两年举行一次。我们可以涉及下面这些论题。

1.  对于自己地区或大学哲学热点问题、有影响出版物以及其他哲学学术活动的介绍和评估。
2.  报告新的教学计划、学生兴趣、课程设置的重大变化、不同的教授哲学方式等等。
3.  讨论关于学生交换、教员交流、合作研究以及国际会议等等的多边或双边计划。这些计划可以通过大学间合作框架来确立,也可以通过相关参与机构之间的协议来确立。
4.  信息沟通,例如出版物的交换,电子资源的开放,以及网站之间的相互链接等等。
5.  根据会议主题,邀请世界著名政治家、其他领域的顶尖学者、成功企业家以及有影响的媒体人发表他们对哲学功能和影响的看法。

世界哲学圆桌机制是全球性的,向世界所有著名哲学机构开放。然而,为了它运转的有效性以及由于组织经费的限制,新加盟成员至少必须由上年度中两个机构正式成员推荐。

为了保证沟通信息及时,电子版通讯将在圆桌机制的会议间隔期间定期出版。每一个参加机构要求委派一名联系人负责提供信息和接收通讯。北京大学哲学系愿意在世界哲学圆桌机制正式开设之前编辑各期通讯。



           Proposal for Initiating the World Philosophy Round Table

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Department of Philosophy at Peking University, philosophers from 60 universities all over the world are holding a three-day “global meeting of chairs of philosophy departments” on the theme “Philosophical Education and Contemporary Society”.

Participants have become aware that in the age of globalization philosophical education and research in many areas of the world have encountered challenges of commercialization, political ideology, cultural identity, multilingualism, and the twin problems of moral indifference and fanaticism, etc. The traditional way of doing philosophy has also undergone dramatic changes. For example, philosophy is no longer simply a love of wisdom without considering utility, but requires more practical knowledge; it is no longer a sort of speculation apart from or even above concrete sciences, but is now more actively engaged in trans-disciplinary research; it is no longer embedded merely in a native culture or in a single tradition, but is inevitably involved in cross cultural studies and dialogues. Challenges from outside and changes inside are providing tremendous opportunities for philosophy to take a step into the next stage of its development, instead of falling into crisis and decline.

Considering that no philosophy of any one tradition, school or domain or, in any one area, nation or university could successfully develop itself, we realize that global collaboration should be absolutely necessary for maintaining the historical heritages of philosophy, for stimulating new ideas, for advancing philosophical education and for exerting public influence. For the common interest of the international community of philosophy we propose to establish the World Philosophy Round Table. A body of leading philosophers will come together to discuss philosophical matters in a regular way.

The World Philosophy Round Table is designed to be a collaborative colloquium of leaders (chairs, directors, deans or appointed persons) of philosophical institutions (departments, institutes, faculties, research centers). It is annual or biennial, being hosted alternatively by a participating institution. Possible topics are as follows.

---- Introduction and assessment of hot topics in philosophy in one’s own area or university, influential publications, or other academic activities
---- Reports of new pedagogical programs, students’ interests, important changes of curriculum, different ways of teaching philosophy, etc.
---- Multilateral or bilateral projects on student exchange, faculty exchange, joint research, and international symposiums, etc. Projects can be determined either in the framework of universities’ collaboration, or through the agreement among certain participating institutions
---- Mobility of information, such as exchange of published materials, access to electronic sources, interlinking of websites, etc.

The Round Table is global and open to all leading philosophical institutions over the world. However, for the sake of efficiency and due to limits of organizing expense, a new participant requires a recommendation of at least two formal members from the previous year.  

In order to keep the running communication, electronic newsletters are to be issued regularly between meeting times of the Round Table. Each participating institution is requested to appoint a contact person for sending information and receiving the newsletter. The Department of Philosophy at Peking University is willing to edit all issues of the newsletter before the official opening of the Round Table.
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