Political Philosophy Workshop第三讲：Human Security as Ontological Security

 Political Philosophy Workshop III：Human Security as Ontological Security

 
Professor Shani delivered a paper at the Department of Philosophy (Zhuhai) on the 17th November 2016. Professor Shani offered an argument for taking a postocolonial approach to security, which would imply decolonizing concepts of security as well as including specific identities in concepts and decisions. 
Dr. Rodrigues was the respondent and questioned whether it would be possible to hold a postcolonial approach to security, and that there is a high risk of essentialisation of cultural groups if this is done. Professor Kwak, who was the moderator, posed some questions regarding the concept of agency used in the text and, specifically asked if this was a structural concept of agency. Further Professor Kwak suggested that this view of agency should be abandoned.  
Dr. Beaumont questioned whether the distinction between two kinds of liberty made by Professor Shani has the implications teased out in the paper. Dr. He asked whether the concept of identity was too individualistic and if we could instead conceptualise in game-theoretical terms.  Dr. Wang asked whether it was the case that it would be an implication that all cultures would end up endorsing a Western concept of security. 
Various students posed questions at the end. The undergraduate student Huang Haozhe enquired on how individuals make choices about religion today. Master students were also very interested in the topic. Ou Runjie asked about the role of media regarding questions of security. Hu Xiaolu asked how to link Professor Shani’s argument with globalization.  
We thank Professor Shani for the very insightful article and all the participants and collaborators for their invaluable contribution. 


 

 

11月17日下午，中山大学哲学系（珠海）Political Philosophy Workshop第三讲，在行政楼第一会议室顺利举行。

本次研讨会主题为Human Security as Ontological Security, 由我系郭峻赫教授（Jun-Hyeok Kwak）主持，主讲人为来自日本国际基督教大学（ICU）政治学和国际关系学专业教授Giorgio Shani，他是伦敦政治经济学院（LSE）高级访问学者，现担任国际研究协会(ISA)亚太地区主席，研究领域主要集中于宗教、安全和后西方国际关系理论等方面。

研讨会伊始，Shani教授基于新自由主义全球化浪潮的背景，批判性地分析了现阶段国际社会人类安全问题出现的原因，基于此，他进一步提出身份和社区的重要性，并对如何“保护”个体本体论安全性的问题提出很多具有建设性的看法。

随后，由我系研究院Dr. Rodrigues对其论文中涉及的相关问题进行总结并提出问题。研究员何宝申，Dr. Tim Beaumont和学生们也纷纷加入讨论当中，就Prof. Shani教授的论文以及当下国际政治格局，时事政治等各方面提出了问题。

最后，郭峻赫教授对本次研讨会进行了总结，并对Shani教授远道而来做的精彩报告表达感谢，并宣布哲学系（珠海）政治哲学研讨会第三讲，圆满结束。

据悉，哲学系（珠海）政治哲学系列研讨会，旨在积极响应建设世界一流大学和一流学科的建设总体方案，通过邀请海内外著名的政治哲学学者进行学术交流，追求思想对话，为提升我系跨学科，国际化平台，培养高水平人才，营造良好的学术氛围。