On January 25 and 27, 2009, a group of a dozen or so philosophers and other scholars sat around a table in the seminar room of the UTCP to listen me talk about some alternatives to oppositions in mainstream academic philosophy.

The workshop "What is the site for the Humanities?" has finished at the Research Machine Suyu+Trans in Seoul. Thanks to the solicitous preparation of Suyu+Trans, we had an excellent event. We express our hearty thanks.

In seminar 5 of the UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics", we examine Moral Minds by Marc D. Hauser. In session 3 of this seminar, we discussed the first half of chapter 2 (pp. 59-84).

The 17th session of the Seminar “Secularization, Religion, and State” was held on 26th January, 2009.

Prof. Emeritus John C. Maraldo of the University of North Florida visited UTCP in January and gave two seminars on Japanese philosophy. Here he is presenting his current project, a 'Sourcebook in Japanese Philosophy'. Prof. Maraldo is one of the co-editors of the project, which also includes contributions by UTCP prof. Nakajima Takahiro.

In seminar 5 of the UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics", we examine Moral Minds by Marc D. Hauser. In session 2 of this seminar, we discussed the second half of chapter 1 (pp. 32-55).

On January 19th, the sixteenth session of the Seminar “Secularization, Religion, State” was held.