Steve Palmquist's Activities

 

Work Experience

Academic Appointments

·     Sept. 1987 to present: Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University Professor since Feb. 2007; Associate Professor, July 1993 to Jan. 2007.

·     June 1993 to present: Visiting Lecturer in Philosophy at the Grace Institute for Religious Learning, Berkeley, California.

·     July 2006 to July 2007: Invited by Prof. Allen Wood to be a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Philosophy at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.

·     Oct. 2002 to Oct. 2004: Academic Board Chairman for the Learning Community College, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

·     Sept. to Dec. 2001: Invited by Prof. George Lakoff to be a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Linguistics at University of California, Berkeley.

·     Mar. 1989 to Mar. 1992: Part-time lecturer for University of Hong Kong Department of Extra-Mural Studies, teaching evening classes on ‘Philosophy of Kant’ and ‘Modern Philosophy’.

 

Non-Academic Appointments

·     Sept. 1992 to present: Founding Editor of Philopsychy Press, Hong Kong.

·     Sept. 1979 to Sept. 1980: Apprentice Printer at Automated Business Forms, Goleta, CA.

·     Feb. 1978 to May 1979: Part-time Youth Director at St. Andrews Church, Santa Barbara, CA.

·     May 1977 to Sept. 1977: Managing Editor of Terra Bella News newspaper, Terra Bella, CA.

·     Feb. 1975 to Aug. 1978: Photographer and Layout Artist for the Pixley Enterprise Newspaper, Pixley, CA.

 

Professional Memberships

·     1999 to present:        Hong Kong Philosophy Café (founder).

·     1996 to present:        Philopsychy Society (founder).

·     1987 to present:        North American Kant Society.

·     1986 to present:        American Philosophical Association.

·     1988 to 1998:            Hong Kong Philosophy Society.

·     1988 to 1995:            Society of Christian Philosophers.

 

Honours and Awards

·     Apr. 2007 to present: Selected for listing in Contemporary Authors (2007).

·     Mar. 2006 to present: Selected as International Advisory Board member for the Fortlaufender Kommentar zur Kritik der reinen Vernunft project (2006-2012).

·     Sept. 2003 to present: Selected for listing in Who’s Who for Professionals (2004).

·     June 1996 to Nov. 2003: Personal web site (with home page at http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/) was selected as ‘Web site of the month’ by Point of Life (11/03), offered the reputable ‘StudyWeb Excellence Award’ (6/99), given a ‘Special Mention Award’ by the Churches.com organization (7/98), placed on a list of web sites specially recommended by the Britannica Internet Guide (5/98), won Majon Web Select’s prestigious ‘seal of excellence award’ (6/97), and selected as ‘Top 1% of the Web’ by 21st Century Renaissance (6/96).

·     Jan to Feb. 2001: Nominated for a ‘21st Century Award for Achievement’ and selected as an ‘International Personality of the Year’ for 2000 by the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England.

·     May 2000: ‘Seagull’s Song’ selected as best poem submitted by a guest poet in April 2000 to The Poet’s Porch, located at http://poetsporch.homestead.com/mainpage.html.

·     June 1994: Given ‘Best Insight’ Award by the graduating Religious Studies Major students.

·     Dec. 1989: Voted by the year 2 students in Religious Studies at Hong Kong Baptist College as the Best Lecturer for 1989-90. (This award was discontinued in 1990.)

 

Scholarly/Research Activities

Research, Conference, and Teaching Development Grants

·     June 2007 to present: Faculty Research Grant from Hong Kong Baptist University, to complete a project entitled ‘The Necessity of Evil and of Divine Assistance in Kantian Religion’.

·     June 2006 to present: Faculty Research Grant from Hong Kong Baptist University, to complete a project entitled Commentary on Kant’s Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason.

·     June 1991 to Apr. 2007: Fifteen Staff Development Grants from HKBU to support presentation of papers at: ‘American Philosophical Association; Central Division Meeting’ held in Chicago (4/07); ‘American Philosophical Association; Pacific Division Meeting’ held in San Francisco (4/07); ‘Annual Conference of the American Academy of Religion’ held in Philadelphia (11/05); ‘Tenth International Kant Congress’ held at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (9/05); ‘Two Hundred Years after Kant’, an international conference organized by the Department of Philosophy, Allameh Tabatabaii University, Tehran, Iran (11/04); the Beijing International Symposium on Kant’s Moral Philosophy in Contemporary Perspectives, organized by the Institute of Foreign Philosophy and the Department of Philosophy, Peking University, and by the Goethe Institut, Peking (5/04); the Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion’s conference on ‘Language, Thought and Reality: East-West Perspectives’ in Chico, California (4/01); the Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion’s conference on ‘Language, Thought and Reality: Science, Religion and Philosophy’ in Calcutta (8/00); the World Congress of Philosophy in Boston, Massachusetts (8/98); Philosophy of Religion Conference at Claremont Graduate School in Claremont, California (2/98); the Third International Conference on Philosophical Practice in New York, New York (7/97); Westmont College’s Erasmus Society (9/95) in conjunction with attend­ing the ACH/ALLC Computing Conference in Santa Barbara, California (7/95); the Eighth International Kant Congress in Memphis, Tennessee (3/95); the Second International Conference of the Romanian Kant Society in Bucharest, Romania (9/91); and the Society of Christian Philosopher’s conference at Valparaiso University, Indiana (6/91).

·     July 2006 to Jan. 2007: Sabbatical leave to work on Commentary on Kant’s Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason (and other related publications) while serving as Visiting Scholar in the Department of Philosophy at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (invited by Professor Allen Wood).

·     Nov. 2003 to Aug. 2005: Faculty Research Grant from Hong Kong Baptist University, to complete the final stages of editing Kant and the New Philosophy of Religion.

·     July 2001 to Jan. 2002: Sabbatical leave to work on Kant’s Critical Science (and other related publications) while serving as Visiting Scholar in the Department of Linguistics at University of California, Berkeley (invited by Professor George Lakoff).

·     Dec. 1995 to Nov. 2000: CERG from Hong Kong’s Research Grant Council, for Kant’s Critical Science (and other related publications).

·     Jan. 1993 to Dec. 1998: Faculty Research Grant from Hong Kong Baptist University, for The Geometry of Logic (and other related publications).

·     Oct. 1992 to Dec. 1997:  Faculty Research Grant from Hong Kong Baptist Univer­si­ty, for Kant’s Critical Religion (and other related publications).

·     June 1996 to Aug. 1997: Teaching Development Grant from Hong Kong Baptist Universi­ty, for Philosophy in Action, a project involving the scripting and filming of a 30-minute teaching aid entitled ‘Is That All There Is To Philosophy?’.

·     Sept. 1993 to Aug. 1994:  Faculty Research Grant from Hong Kong Baptist College, for Four Neglected Essays.

·     Jan. 1993 to Aug 1993: Sabbatical leave to work on Kant’s System of Perspectives (and other related publications).

·     Jan. 1989 to Mar. 1991: Faculty Research Grant from Hong Kong Baptist College, later sponsored by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, for Kant’s System of Perspectives (and other related publica­tions).

·     April 1983: Research grant from The Oxford Society.

 

Conference Presentations, Academic Lectures, etc.

·     Aug. 2007: Presented a paper entitled ‘The Ethics of Grace: Kant’s Perspectival Solution to the Moral Problems with Divine Assistance’ at the annual conference sponsored by Societas Ethica, on the topic ‘Philosophical Approaches to Ethics—Methods and Foundations’, held at the Swiss Hotel Management School, in Leysin, Switzerland.

·     Jun. 2007: Presented the keynote address on the topic ‘Kant’s Religious Argument for the Existence of God’ at a symposium on ‘The Position of God in Kant's Moral System’, held at Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, in Birmingham, England.

·     Apr. 2007: Gave a public lecture entitled ‘Love at the Crossroads: Christ and Kant on the Great Commandment’, at Trinity International University, 19 April 2007.

·     Apr. 2007: Presented a paper, entitled ‘Kant’s Moral Panentheism’ as a member of the panel on panentheism at the ‘Models of God’ mini-conference, held in conjunction with the Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, held in San Francisco, California.

·     Nov. 2005: Presented a paper, entitled ‘Kantian Redemption: A Critical Challenge to Christian Views of Faith and Works’, at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

·     Sept. 2005: Presented a paper, entitled ‘The Philosopher as a “Secret Agent” for Peace: Taking Seriously Kant’s Revival of the “Old Question”’, at the Tenth International Kant Congress, held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

·     June 2005: Chaired a session for the Symposium on Environmental Ethics and Inter-Religious Dialogue sponsored by the HKBU Centre for Applied Ethics (9-10 June 2005), held in Hong Kong.

·     Nov. 2004: Presented a paper, entitled ‘Kant’s Ideal of the University as a Model for World Peace’, at the international conference, “Two Hundred Years after Kant”, organized by the Department of Philosophy, Allameh Tabatabaii University, Tehran, Iran.

·     May 2004: Gave a lecture entitled ‘Is Morality Kant’s Religion?’ to the Department of Philosophy, Peking University, on 22 May 2004. Also served as commentator for a lecture given by Professor Thomas Pogge on 20 May 2004.

·     May 2004: Presented a paper, entitled ‘Kant, Sexism, and the Ethics of Polygamy’, at the Beijing International Symposium on Kant’s Moral Philosophy in Contemporary Perspectives, organized by the Institute of Foreign Philosophy and the Department of Philosophy, Peking University, and by the Goethe Institut, Peking.

·     Dec. 2003: Participated in a public debate with Prof. Keith Yandell on the topic ‘Kant and Theology: Friend or Foe?’, held at Trinity International University, 5 December 2003.

·     Nov. 1987 to Apr. 2002: Presented the following eight papers at the monthly colloquia of the Religion & Philosophy Department at HKBU: ‘What Is Science? Freedom and Causal Systemization’ (4/02); ‘Philosophical Counseling—In a Chinese Context?’ (9/97); ‘Why Should We Pray? An examination and critique of Kant’s views on prayer’ (11/95); ‘Kantian Quarks and Quantum Causality’ (4/94); ‘Beware: The World is Coming to an End! (Did Kant really say that?)’ (2/93); ‘How Is Christian Politics Biblically Possible?’ (11/89); ‘Does Kant Reduce Religion to Morality?’ (3/89); and ‘The Logic of Using Diagrams in Teaching’ (11/87).

·     Apr. 2001: Presented a paper, entitled ‘Kant and Einstein on the Tao of Physics’, at the Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion’s conference on ‘Language, Thought and Reality: East-West Perspectives’, held at University of California, Chico, 12-14 April, 2001.

·     Aug. 2000: Presented a paper written in collaboration with Adriano Palomo, entitled ‘Kant, Bud­dhism, and the Moral Metaphysics of Medicine’, at the Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion’s conference on ‘Language, Thought and Reality: Science, Religion and Philosophy’, held in Calcutta, India, 1-4 August, 2000.

·     May 1999: Presented a paper, entitled ‘Philosophy for Children? Kant as a Foundation for Liberal Arts Education’, as an invited commentator on a paper by Loo Seng Piew, at the 1999 ASAIHL Seminar on ‘Liberal Arts Education and Socio-Economic Development in the Next Century’, sponsored by The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning, and held at Lingnan College, Hong Kong.

·     Aug. 1998: Presented a paper with Dr. Paula Manchester, entitled ‘Kant’s Architectonic Turn as a Model for Philosophical Practice: The Philosopher as Architect, Teacher, or Friend?’, for a session sponsored by the American Society for Philosophical Counseling and Psychotherapy, held at the World Congress of Philosophy in Boston, Massachusetts.

·     May 1998: Led a series of four seminars/workshops, entitled ‘Wholeness: Text and Context’, sponsored by the Grace Institute for Religious Learning in Berkeley, California.

·     Feb. 1998: Presented an invited paper, entitled ‘Philosophy of Religion after Kant and Kierkegaard’, and served as a panelist at the annual Philosophy of Religion Conference at Claremont Graduate School in Claremont, California.

·     July 1997: Presented a paper entitled ‘Perspectives in Counseling: Kant’s Categories and Jung’s Types as Models for Philopsychic Insight’, at the Third International Conference on Philosophical Practice, held at City College in New York.

·     Sept. 1995: Gave a lecture on ‘Kant’s Philosophy of Prayer’ as the inaugural address for the 1995-96 Erasmus Society at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California.

·     Mar. 1995: Presented a paper, ‘Kant-Studies in the Hong Kong Philosophical Context’ for the session on ‘Kant Reception in Asia’ (and served as chair for the session), at the Eighth International Kant Congress in Memphis, Tennessee.

·     Apr. 1994: Presented a paper, ‘Kantian Quarks and Quantum Causality’, for the Staff Seminar of the Hong Kong University Philosophy Department.

·     Mar. 1994: Gave a lecture on ‘How “Chinese” Was Kant?’ for the H.K. Philosophy Society.

·     June 1993: Led a weekend seminar series, entitled ‘Learning Philosophy’, sponsored by the Grace Institute for Religious Learning in Berkeley, California.

·     Dec. 1991: Presented a paper on ‘Kant’s Appropriation of Lampe’s God’ for the Staff Seminar of the Hong Kong University Philosophy Department.

·     Sept. 1991: Presented a paper on ‘Kant’s Theistic Solution to the Problem of Transcenden­tal Theology’ at a conference on ‘Kant and the Transcen­dental Problem’, sponsored by the Romanian Kant Society and held at Bucharest University in Romania, 20-22 Septem­ber. While in Romania, the following invitations were also accepted: (1) to lead a three-hour seminar with Professors Alan and Katherine Montefiori, on our approaches to teaching philosophy, for about 50 Baptist theological students at the University of Oradea, in Transylvania; (2) to speak on the topic ‘The Church in Hong Kong’ to over a thousand people at the Second Baptist Church in Oradea; and (3) to give a lecture on ‘A General Introduction to the Systematic Structure and Religious Significance of Kant’s Philosophy’ for the faculty members of the newly formed Department of Philosophy at the University of Timişoara.

·     June 1991:     Presented a paper on ‘How is “Christian Tradition” Logically Possible?’ at a conference on ‘The Significance of Christian Tradition for Contemporary Philosophy’, sponsored by the Society of Christian Philosophers and held at Valparaiso University in Indiana.

·     May 1990:     Led two of seven seminars, speaking on ‘A Biblical Philosophy of Politics’, at a conference on ‘Releasing the Oppressed’, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

 

Invited Talks, Interviews, and other Professional Activities

·     July 2007: Gave a talk on ‘What does it mean to be religious?’ for the Santa Barbara Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.

·     Mar. 2000 to April 2007: Gave introductory talks for meetings of the Hong Kong Philosophy Café on: ‘The Politics of Abuse: Can abusive relationships be avoided?’ (Kowloon Branch, 4/07); ‘Can a Scientist Really Believe in God?’ (Fringe Branch, 4/07); ‘Could God Be Everything? A Critical Examination of Pantheism’ (Fringe Branch, 10/06); ‘Can Non-Religious People Live a Meaningful Life?’ (Kowloon Branch, 7/06); ‘When Should Philosophers Remain Silent?’ (Fringe Branch, 12/05); ‘The Philosopher’s Role in Perpetuating World Peace’ (Fringe Branch, 1/05); ‘Face Masks’ (Kowloon Branch, 4/03); ‘How Practical Is Kant’s View of Freedom?’ (Fringe Branch, 9/02), ‘Does It Make Sense To Talk About Nothing?’ (Kowloon Branch, 2/02), ‘Is Sexism Inevitable?’ (Kowloon Branch, 5/01), ‘Rigour vs. Insight: Two Perspectives on Philosophising’ (Kowloon Branch 3/01), ‘Hannah Arendt’s Philosophy of Work’ (Fringe Branch, 2/01), and ‘Are There Any Absolutes?’ (Kowloon Branch, 3/00).

·     May 2006: Participated in a panel discussion on the Da Vinci Code, moderated by Yonden Lahtoo for the Newsline programme, aired on ATV World, 28 May 2006.

·     May 2006: Interviewed by Steve Cray for an article on the Da Vinci Code, published as ‘A show of faith’, South China Morning Post May 18, 2006, p.A18.

·     Jan. 2006: Gave a guest lecture on Kant for the Contemporary Theological Currents class at HKBU.

·     Mar. 2005: Interviewed by Robin Kwong for an article on marriage in the CitySeen column of South China Morning Post, 10 March 2005.

·     Sept. 2004: Invited by Vadim Vasilyev to contribute to ‘International Kant Interview’ (comments by selected Kant scholars on Kant’s enduring legacy), published in Russian translation as 100 этюдов о Канте (Издательство: КДУ, 2005), and online at www.philos.msu.ru/community/staff/valiliev/Kant_Interview/Kant_Interview.html.

·     Mar. to May 2004: Led a series of three monthly discussions on ‘Spiritual Gifts’ for the Hong Kong Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.

·     Feb. 2004: Interviewed by Alex Lo for an article entitled ‘For patriots, loyalty is grounded in their homeland’, in South China Morning Post, 2 March 2004.

·     Feb. 2004: Panel member for a discussion on ‘Cloning’, moderated by Hugh Chiverton and Sarah Passmore for the ‘Backchat’ program, RTHK Radio 3.

·     Dec. 2003: Guest lecturer for two sections of an Introduction to Philosophy class at Trinity International University, in Deerfield, Illinois.

·     Oct. 2003: Interviewed by Paggie Leung Pui-kie for an article in the ‘Carreer Cruising’ column, entitled ‘I wanna be a professor’, Sunday Morning Post (2 November 2003), ‘SYP’ Section, p.11.

·     Nov. 2000 to June 2003: Gave talks to branches of the Hong Kong Rotary Club on ‘Can Philosophy Be A Public Business?’ (Peninsula, 6/03) ‘The Modern Philosopher: Elite Professional or Public Servant?’ (Hong Kong North East, 3/02), ‘Can Philosophy Be A Profession?’ (Hong Kong South, 6/01), ‘Is There A Profession Called “Philosophy”?’ (Kowloon North, 11/00).

·     Feb. 2003: Interviewed by Cally Cheng for an article on silence and noise in The Young Reporter (2003).

·     Nov. 2002: Interviewed by Katie Lau for an article on Naturism entitled ‘Enjoy taking clothes off’, The Young Reporter 35.4 (January 2003), p.11.

·     Oct. 2002: Interviewed by Sonia Tung for the ‘Teen Time’ program, RTHK Radio 3, concerning philosophy and the Hong Kong Philosophy Café.

·     Apr. 2002: Interviewed by Melanie Homer on the ‘Lunchbeat’ program, RTHK Radio 3, concerning philosophy and the Hong Kong Philosophy Café.

·     Mar. 2002: Interviewed by Winnie Yeung for an article on the Hong Kong Philosophy Café entitled ‘A place to exercise your mind’, The Young Reporter 34.3 (June 2002), p.11.

·     Oct. 2001: Gave a talk on ‘The Relevance of Philosophy to Life in the 21st Century’, for the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Caspar, California.

·     May 2001: Interviewed by Kate Whitehead for an article entitled ‘Coffee and Conversation Is the Philosophy of Fun’, South China Morning Post (26 May, 2001), Education §, p.3.

·     Mar. 2001: Interviewed by Hugh Chiverton on the ‘Hong Kong Today’ program, RTHK Radio 3, concerning the Hong Kong Philosophy Café’s 5 March meeting.

·     Feb. 2001: Led a seminar entitled ‘A Short Course in Hermeneutics’, for the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), in Hong Kong.

·     Sept. 2000: Interviewed by Jace Au for the ‘I Love the World’ program, RTHK Radio 1, concerning the Hong Kong Philosophy Café.

·     July 2000: Interviewed by Hugh Chiverton on the ‘Hong Kong Today’ program, RTHK Radio 3, concerning the Hong Kong Philosophy Café’s 18 July meeting.

·     Apr. 1994 to May 2000: Gave six lectures (keynote speaker three times) for the annual Faith and Philosophy Conferences held at Li Po Chun United World College in Shatin, Hong Kong on the following topics: ‘Is God a Political Animal?’ (5/00); ‘Plato versus Christianity: Religious and Philosophical Reflections on Love and Friendship’ (5/99); ‘Jesus’ Philosophy vs. Cultic Faith: Two Models of Religious Politics’ (5/97); ‘What is Religious Truth?’ (5/96); ‘Do Religion and Philosophy Unite or Divide Humanity?’ (2/95); and ‘Existentialism: What does it mean to be?’ (4/94).

·     Apr. 2000: Interviewed by Dr. Peter B. Raabe for an article written for the Philosophy News Service on the relationship between philosophical counseling and philosophy cafés. The article can be accessed at: www.philosophynews.com/whip/pc/index.htm.

·     Mar. 2000: Interviewed by Christine Woo for an article on email censorship in Ming Pao Daily.

·     Sept. 1999: Gave a lecture on ‘A Christian Philosophy of Work’ for an evening course on Christianity and Work, sponsored by Hong Kong’s Graduate Student Fellowship.

·     Apr. 1999: Gave a talk, entitled ‘Do you really want to find your true love?’, at Po Leung Kuk Vicwood K.T. Chong Sixth Form College, in Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong.

·     Dec. 1998: Interviewed by Charmaine Chan for an article entitled ‘What in God’s name is going on?’, South China Sunday Morning Post (3 January 1999), ‘Agenda’ section, pp.1-2.

·     June 1998: Interviewed by Alex Lo for a feature article, entitled ‘The New Age sage rage’, South China Sunday Morning Post (5 July 1998), ‘Agenda’ section, p.2.

·     Apr. 1998: Gave a talk, entitled ‘The Mystery of Dreams: Do you really want your dream to come true?’, at Po Leung Kuk Vicwood K.T. Chong Sixth Form College, in Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong.

·     Oct. 1997: Interviewed by telephone on ‘The Woodstock Roundtable’, a prerecorded radio program aired on Radio Station WDST, Woodstock, New York.

·     July 1997: Interviewed by telephone (live) on ‘To Free America’, a syndicated radio program aired on radio stations throughout the U.S.A.

·     Aug. 1996: Gave a talk on ‘Prospects for Hong Kong after 1997—One expat’s perspective’, for the Rotary Club in Montecito, California.

·     Aug. 1996: Gave a talk on the book, Biblical Theocracy, for members of the American Institute for Common Law in Oceanside, California.

·     July 1996: Interviewed on ‘Let’s Talk’, a program aired live on KDNO Radio, Delano, California.

·     Feb. 1996: Interviewed on the subject of dream interpretation for an article by Sharon Y.C. Liu, published in Sing Tao Evening Post.

·     June 1994: Interviewed on the subject of the afterlife and reincarnation for an article by Tsui Yuen Ming, published in Hong Kong Economic Times.

·     Feb. 1994: Led a seminar on ‘The Wisdom of Love’ at Kowloon Sam Yuk Secondary School.

·     July 1993: Interviewed on the subject of the book, Biblical Theocracy, for ‘Valley Opinion’, a program aired live on KDNO Radio, Delano, California.

·     Mar. 1993: Guest lecturer on Kant’s Philosophy of Religion for a Western Civilization class at Chinese University of Hong Kong.

·     Mar. 1992: Guest lecturer on Kant’s Critique of the Enlightenment for a Western Civilization class at Chinese University of Hong Kong.

·     Sept. 1987 to Mar. 1991: Gave numerous informal talks on various topics for groups at Hong Kong Baptist College; also adjudicated for a debate, participated in a panel discussion, and preached a sermon for the weekly Chapel meeting.

·     Dec. 1988:     Gave two guest lectures on ‘Kant’s Philosophy and its Theological Implications’ for China Graduate School of Theology, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

Service

Administrative Responsibilities at HKBU

·     Sept. 2003 to present: member of the Departmental Advisory Committee.

·     Sept. 1994 to present: Departmental Coordinator for Colloquia.

·     May 2006 to Apr. 2008: Staff-elected member of the Board of Trustees of the 1998 Superannuation Fund.

·     Apr. to Aug. 2005: Subcommittee for designing a Departmental brochure.

·     Sept. 2003 - Aug. 2005: Departmental Admissions Committee.

·     Jan. 2003 to Dec. 2003: Subcommittee for designing a new Philosophy Concentration.

·     Feb. 1996 to Mar. 1998: Chairman of the HKBU Senior Staff Quarters Residents’ Committee.

·     Sept. 1994 to Oct. 1995: Arts Faculty Research Committee.

·     Sept. 1994 to Oct. 1995: University IT Committee.

·     Sept. 1992 to Oct. 1995: Arts Faculty IT Committee.

·     Sept. 1992 to Oct. 1995: Departmental IT Coordinator.

·     Sept. 1990 to Jan. 1993: Convener of Subcommittee for Introduction to Philosophy Subjects.

·     Nov. 1991 to March 1992: Convener of Subcommittee for the Philosophy Degree Proposal.

·     Sept. 1988 to Sept. 1990: Arts Faculty Library Committee.

·     Sept. 1988 to Sept. 1990: Departmental Library Coordinator.

 

Service to the Profession

·     Sept. 1995 to present: Architect of a web site consisting of over 1000 “pages” (files), with home page at www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp. Note: typically ranked near the top on most search engines, out of several million web pages mentioning Kant.

·     July 1993 to present: Regular (invited) book reviewer for Kant-Studien (a tier one philosophy journal, listed in AHCI; see www.degruyter.de/rs/282_695_ENJ_h.htm).

·     Feb. 2007: Referee for Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, a tier one philosophy of religion journal (see www.cambridge.org/ journals/journal_catalogue.asp?mnemonic=RES), listed in AHCI.

·     May 2006: External Examiner for doctoral thesis on Kant’s philosophy of religion, by Alexander Phemister, submitted to The Australian National University.

·     May 2006: Referee for International Journal of Philosophical Studies, a tier one philosophy journal (see www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/09672559.html), listed in AHCI.

·     Jan.-May 2006: Referee for The Journal of Philosophical Research, a tier one philosophy journal (see www.dpcnet.org/jpr.html), listed in AHCI.

·     April to June 2002: Hired to contribute one or two articles per month for the Analysis page of South China Morning Post.

·     Jan. 1998: Invited to serve as International Editorial Board member for Arob@se: A Journal of Literature & Human Sciences (see www.liane.net/arobase).

·     Sept. 1997: Referee for Symmetry: Culture and Science (an international professional journal; see members.tripod.com/vismath/isis6.htm).

·     Dec. 1986 to Sept. 1996: Abstractor for Religious and Theological Abstracts; respon­si­ble for abstracting Journal of Psychology and Christianity, Faith and Philosophy, Religious Traditions and Philosophy East & West.

·     1994: Compiler of the e-text of the T.H. Greene and H.H. Hudson translation of Kant’s Religion within the Limits of Reasons Alone, at www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/rbbr/toc.html.

·     1984: Compiler of the e-text of Norman Kemp Smith’s translation of Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason (Oxford University Computing Service, 1985). Revised version at www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/cpr/CPR1.html and www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/cpr/CPR2.html. Original version stored at the Oxford Text Archive.

 

Service to the Community

·     Jan. 2001 to present: Founder/facilitator of the Center for Insight into Philosophic Health, Education, and Renewal, a philosophical retreat centre in Little River, California. Four retreats held so far, on the topics ‘Understanding Nietzsche—Halfway’ (Jan. 2001), ‘Preparing for Peace in the Face of Terror’ (Dec. 2001), ‘Why Do We Work?’ (June 2002), and ‘Rethinking Kant’s Philosophy of Religion’ (July 2002).

·     Sept. 1999 to present: Founder of the Hong Kong Philosophy Café. Chair of the Executive Committee since its formation in July 2000. Kowloon Branch Organizer from the branch’s formation in October 2000 to July 2003, and from July 2005 to present.

·     Nov. 2005: Adjudicated for a debate between the University of Science and Technology and the Hong Kong Baptist University debate teams, held at HKBU.

·     Feb. 2005: Adjudicated for a debate sponsored by SKH Holy Trinity Secondary School, Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong.

·     Feb. 2003 to Oct. 2004: Ex officio Council Member for the Learning Community College, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

·     Nov. 2003: Moderated a panel discussion (with Bishop Metropolitan Nikitas, Father Harold Naylor, Chief Imam Muhammad Arshad, and Rev. Eric Chung) on ‘What was it to be a Saint in the European Middle Ages, and what is it to be a Saint in the XXIst Century?’, sponsored by the HKMAES European Itinerary Film Club, held at the Alliance Française (Jordan Branch) in Hong Kong on 27 November 2003.

·     Sept. 1999: Adjudicated for a debate sponsored by the Speech and Debate Society at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

·     Sept. 1998: Adjudicated for a debate sponsored by the English Debating Team at HKBU.

·     Sept. 1982 to Feb. 1997: Leader of church-based weekly home groups: Shatin Anglican Church Cell Group (Feb. 1995 to Feb. 1997); Fo Tan Ambassador Fellowship House Group (Jan. to June 1992); St. Stephen’s Society [a Hong Kong organization for rehabilitating drug addicts and street sleepers] House Group (Mar. 1990 to Dec. 1991); St. Andrews Church [Oxford] Fellowship Group (Sept. 1982 to Mar. 1985).

·     Sept. 1991 to July 1996: Guest preacher at Hong Kong churches (approximately 20 times).

·     Jan. 1992 to Jan. 1994: Two year term as elder of Fo Tan Ambassador Fellowship, a Protestant Church in Shatin, affiliated with the Stewards’ ministries in Hong Kong.

·     Feb. 1984 to July 1987: Facilitator for ‘Ungroup’, a nonsectarian forum for the discussion of religious and philosophical issues, in Oxford, England.

·     Aug. 1981 to May 1984: Assistant Warden of the North Oxford Overseas Centre, a hostel for overseas students (mostly Asian and African), in Oxford.

·     June 1982 to Feb. 1984: Leader of a discussion group for young adults at St. Andrews Church, Oxford.

·     Sept. 1979 to Feb. 1980: Coach for an AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization) team of 10-12 year old children, in Santa Barbara, California.

 

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