SUMMER SCHOOL ON THE KYOTO SCHOOL 2026 (1-12 June 2026)

Theme: Totality and Contradiction

Organized by Gregory S. Moss (CUHK), Kyle Peters (CUHK), and Dennis Prooi (HK Baptist)

Keynotes:
Yūjin Itabashi (Rissho University), Graham Priest (CUNY), Satoshi Urai (Kyoto University), Mayuko Uehara (Kyoto University),
Gregory S. Moss (CUHK), Kyle Peters (CUHK), and Dennis Prooi (HK Baptist)

Description: While major Western philosophical movements in the 20th century looked upon claims to absolute knowledge with deep suspicion, the Kyoto School never abandoned philosophy's sacred vocation to know the absolute. Against the dominant disposition to look upon contradiction as an obstacle to absolute knowledge, the Kyoto School recognizes contradiction as the key to unlocking the secrets of absolute totality. The Summer School will think with major thinkers of the Kyoto School on totality and contradiction. Philosophizing with Nishida, Takahashi, Tanabe, Nishitani, Ueda, Miki, Tosaka, and Watsuji, the Summer School will also explore the contemporary relevance of the Kyoto School for philosophical thought in the 21st century.

Date: 1-12 June 2026
Venue: The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Co-organized by:
Department of Philosophy and Department of Japanese Studies
with support from the Faculty of Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Application Deadline: 1 March 2026

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