Many people think that philosophy deals only with very abstract issues and that it is entirely disconnected from ordinary life and everyday concerns. This may have been true about some kinds of philosophy in the past but it is certainly not true today. Actually, in the last few decades philosophers have broadened their interests considerably and started to address a number of topics that fall outside of what were previously regarded as the traditional bounds of their discipline. This has revitalised philosophical thinking and made studying philosophy more attractive than ever before.
The Department of Philosophy at Lingnan tries to capitalise on this trend as well. Therefore, its curriculum includes not only the standard core areas like logic, epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, etc., but also courses in which students are encouraged to think about issues like world poverty, interpretation of movies, meaning of life, war crimes, death penalty, race relations, probability paradoxes, civil disobedience, etc. With such breadth and variety of fascinating topics philosophy must attract the attention of everyone who enjoys intellectual challenges.
Professor Neven SESARDIC
HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
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