标签：Peking University

On Transhumanism, the Logic of Blockchain, and Huawendao: A Dialogue at SeeDAO

Chinese Civilization & the Way of Chinese2023.05.08
On Transhumanism, the Logic of Blockchain, and Huawendao: A Dialogue at SeeDAO
Many thanks to the SeeDAO friends for organizing this conversation, which helped me revisit the core ideas of Huawen DAO (Huawendao) in a new context. I hope it can generate even greater influence. Guest Introduction 丨Speaker: Hu Yilin Hu Yilin is an associate professor in the Department of History of Science at Tsinghua University. He received his PhD in philosophy from Peking University. His research focuses on the history of technology, philosophy of technology, and media ecology. He is the author of A Strong Program for Media History, What Is Technology, Introduction to the Philosophy of Technology, and others. 丨Host: baiyu Prelude When Nietzsche cried out “God is dead, the…
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2023年5月8日
The “Atmosphere” of Online Teaching, or a New Paradigm

Culture & Public Commentary2020.04.18
The “Atmosphere” of Online Teaching, or a New Paradigm
Stage-by-Stage Reflections on Online Teaching The most unusual semester in years has already passed its halfway point in the blink of an eye. I have finished eight lectures of my course on the history of technology, and of course it has always been online. The reading group I host has naturally also shifted to an online mode; during winter break we had already launched a “cloud reading group,” meeting once before the semester began and then resuming once a week after classes started. The reading group is held through Zoom cloud video conferencing, while Tsinghua’s large lecture course (history of technology) is livestreamed simultaneously via Rain Classroom and Zoom cloud…
technology culture scholarship media
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2020年4月18日
“Our” Magazine, “Shared” Youth — A Commemorative Essay on “Gongqingyuan”

Life & Notes2016.07.11
“Our” Magazine, “Shared” Youth — A Commemorative Essay on “Gongqingyuan”
During my undergraduate years, I once served as the editor-in-chief of Peking University’s Department of Philosophy magazine *Gongqingyuan*, and I put out Issue 40; at that time, it happened to be the 15th year of *Gongqingyuan*. Later, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary, it was said that a commemorative issue was to be made, and I was invited to write a little text. This year is the 25th anniversary, and another commemorative issue is being prepared, so I, this senior alumnus, was dug out again for an interview, and was also asked to write whatever I liked. When faced with requests from younger classmates, I generally never refuse, and…
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2016年7月11日
Internet + Real Estate = Free?

Culture & Public Commentary2016.03.15
Internet + Real Estate = Free?
The “surge” in property prices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen at the beginning of this year was enough to drive one to despair; it felt as if the Chinese economy had completely given up its chance for a soft landing. We all know reform is necessary, but I really do not know where the “turning point” lies. Dragging things on is possible—take North Korea as a reference—but if we really still hope for successful reform, then it is hard to imagine avoiding a collapse. The only remaining suspense is when it will collapse, and who will be the first to collapse. It’s not that I’m being pessimistic about China. I…
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2016年3月15日
On Small-Class Teaching

Teaching & Courses2015.09.20
On Small-Class Teaching
I once supervised the small-group discussion section attached to the course “What Is Science?,” and at the time I also talked about related experiences and thoughts. But I did not say much. Recently, it seems that the Peking University Yuanpei Program hopes to promote small-group teaching across the board, and Teacher Wu hopes that I will once again systematically sort out my thoughts on the matter, so I am writing another piece here. Form By small-group teaching here I mainly mean the form of a small-group discussion class led by teaching assistants as an adjunct to large-class teaching. And unlike the “problem-solving sessions” attached to the usual foundational courses in…
scholarship course education Peking University
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2015年9月20日
On Writing Papers — Summary of the “Introduction to Academic Research” Course

History of Science & Scholarship2015.07.11
On Writing Papers — Summary of the “Introduction to Academic Research” Course
This semester I offered two courses at BNU, one a university-wide elective, “A General History of Science,” and the other a 1-credit specialized course in the Department of Philosophy, “Introduction to Academic Research.” Both courses ended up with exactly 15 students enrolled. Why I offered the courses The reason I decided to offer these two courses was, first, on Professor Tian’s suggestion; in a sense, it was also to accumulate a bit of output for the future, whether for staying on at the university or finding a teaching position elsewhere, and in a sense it was also a kind of internship experience. In any case, I myself feel that these…
philosophy scholarship course Peking University
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2015年7月11日
This Semester’s Course Schedule

Teaching & Courses2015.03.02
This Semester’s Course Schedule
This semester I am teaching two courses at Beijing Normal University, and this is also my first time teaching a formal course (if the courses manage to get off the ground). I have already set up a “Courses” section on my blog, and all relevant information, materials, and handouts will be updated there. The first course is the general education elective “A General History of Science,” meeting on Wednesdays, periods 9–10 (18:00–19:40), in Shengsi, room upstairs now moved to Jiaoba 306. The second course is the departmental major course “Introduction to Academic Research,” meeting on Thursdays, periods 5–6 (13:30–15:10), in Jiaoba 312. I hear that the enrollment for this course…
history of science scholarship course Peking University
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2015年3月2日
Supervisors as the Dissertation’s Imagined Adversary—Odds and Ends on Academic Papers

History of Science & Scholarship2015.01.19
Supervisors as the Dissertation’s Imagined Adversary—Odds and Ends on Academic Papers
I spent the first semester of my postdoctoral stay at BNU without really taking part in much beyond Teacher Tian’s weekly writing class. My sense of presence was zero. Thinking about it, that really wasn’t very becoming, so at Teacher Tian’s suggestion, over the past two weeks I took part in various activities such as the master’s thesis proposal defenses and doctoral pre-defenses in the department’s research office, just to show my face a bit and, at the same time, to get a feel for the style and method of the philosophy of science and technology program at BNU. Listening to all kinds of defense presentations, I have increasingly felt…
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2015年1月19日
Course Outline: A Guide to Academic Research

Teaching & Courses2014.11.05
Course Outline: A Guide to Academic Research
As I mentioned earlier, next semester I’m planning to teach two courses at BNU. One is the general elective A General History of Science; the second is going to be a specialized course. However, at the Philosophy Department of BNU, one cannot just open a new specialized course at will; one must claim a course that already exists in the pre-established teaching plan. And most of the courses, of course, have already been claimed by one teacher or another, leaving only two and a half uncclaimed. So I chose this one, “Introduction of Academic Research.” Though this course may seem rather expendable, I feel it is still quite meaningful. In…
philosophy scholarship course Peking University
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2014年11月5日
[Reprint] Zhou Ruixuan: Lovers of wisdom, the things you don’t know — A note on Hu Yilin, a doctoral student in the Department of Philosophy, Class of 2010

Life & Notes2012.09.18
[Reprint] Zhou Ruixuan: Lovers of wisdom, the things you don’t know — A note on Hu Yilin, a doctoral student in the Department of Philosophy, Class of 2010
Note: The author is a girl I met back then when I was a TA for the “What Is Science?” course, and of course I was very honored to accept the interview. This should count as the first time I was written into an interview article, though of course one can still find an interview from when I was in middle school, as the “Dong Gezhi Star,” but that interview was fake; what I said was made up. This piece, however, really was the product of an actual conversation, and the author also used a lot of material from my blog. She showed it to me before publication, so it…
philosophy China Peking University autobiography
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2012年9月18日