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My paper on Kantian sympathy is now open access thanks to the generosity of HKU Centre for Medical Ethics & Law. It examines the 18th C. discussion, connects Kant to Adam Smith, and argues rational sympathy is a key virtue in Kantian ethics #moralpsychology #kant #empathy #ethics tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

‘The Morgue’ by Dr Siddharth Sridhar (Dr Siddharth Sridhar), a short personal narrative on dealing with a patient’s death. Artwork: 'La autopsia' by Enrique Simonet Read it at: ethos.hku.hk/themorgue #ETHOS #Narrative

Really look forward to reading this book by one of my philosophical heroes (here reviewed by another one of my heroes). Moore focuses on the metaphysics but the majority of the book concerns ethics Analytic Philosophy and Human Life ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/analyt…

A warm welcome to Prof Carl Hildebrand, who just joined the Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit (HKU-Medical Ethics & Humanities Unit (MEHU)) in February as an Assistant Professor. More details of his profile are available at: mehu.hku.hk/academic-staff… Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Prof Carl Hildebrand!

I will be chairing and responding (alongside a much more qualified respondent Carl Hildebrand) to this Zoom book launch on Friday Hong Kong Baptist University. Coincidentally, all three of us are from Western Canada! Register here: rel.hkbu.edu.hk/activities/bef…

'Kant’s Ethics in Historical Context', a new blog by MICHAEL WALSCHOTS, author of KANT’S CRITIQUE OF PRACTICAL REASON ☑️ cup.org/3TX0A3V #18thcentury

Prof Carl Hildebrand has recently published a journal article discussing Kant’s rational religion at "International Journal for Philosophy of Religion" SpringerEthics. Read it at: doi.org/10.1007/s11153… (Open access) HKU-Medical Ethics & Humanities Unit (MEHU) HKU Centre for Medical Ethics & Law HKU Medicine The University of Hong Kong

Ethos is now inviting global submissions that explore the evolving intersections of narrative medicine, medical ethics, law, and the humanities. Open to members of any tertiary institution, healthcare providers, and patients. More details at: ethos.hku.hk/submissions

Halfway through what is turning out to be a very enjoyable symposium on forgiveness and a life worth living, here at HKU.

My paper on Kantian virtue and cognitive diversity was recently published by Think (open access). Compassionate and Cognitively Diverse: Why Kantian Virtue is More Generous Than You Think | Think | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/4jvRXr6 #empathy #ethics #virtue #kant

Very excited to share that my next book will be coming out with Oxford University Press! The title is: The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World and it is my second book written for a popular audience (following The Character

New research on the question of whether studying philosophy makes students better thinkers... dailynous.com/2025/07/14/stu…

New article from the Journal of the APA: "Studying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers"

Includes some initial findings and strategies on cognitive offloading with AI economist.com/science-and-te…

"Buying into the “age is just a number” philosophy – consciously or unconsciously – robs us of the valuable experience of feeling rooted in our personal timeline. Of feeling rooted in something true." Good words for settling into what used to be midlife theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

'If we care for nobody and nothing, or care very little, we cannot get hurt by what they do or what happens to them.' Michael Hauskeller: Commitment beats detachment the-tls.com/philosophy/con…

Dr Kyle Ferguson (Hunter College The City University of New York) will be visiting HKU-Medical Ethics & Humanities Unit (MEHU) to deliver a talk titled: "Through Thick and Thin: Trust, Commitment, and Obligation in Medicine". 📅13 Aug 25 (Wed) | 🕧12:30-1:45 pm HKT 📍 HKJC-S1B, 5 Sassoon Road 🔗mehu.hku.hk/25-26-mhcc-01/

Through a mirror darkly. Today's cover story from The Atlantic Lila Shroff on ChatGPT, the content it draws from, amoral encouragement/persuasion, and isolation of users theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

Early reporting on longitudinal Harvard Study Vaillant: “the only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people” + 7 factors: adaptations, education, stable marriage, not smoking, not abusing alcohol, exercise, healthy weight theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…