Professor Michael Tomasello invited to talk on Sungdae Myeongnyun lecture

[Photo] From the left Professor Michael Tomasello, Professor Daeun Park (Department of Psychology)

SKKUis inviting local and international scholars to diagnose issues of 2022 Korean society in a series of special lectures. The “Enlightening the World” Sungdae Myeongnyun lecture invites local and international scholars to predict and prepare for prospects and future strategies by sharing issues on different topics such as politics, economics, humanities, and society. Etc.

Thepurpose of this lecture is to spread the school philosophy of 인의예지 (Benevolence,Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom), to produce premium lecture that cultivates the personality of students and leads education of values by inviting local and international scholars. This semester is planning to invite the world’s top university faculty to increase SKKU students’ global capabilities.

On April 12^th, with Professor Jamyung Choi (Department of History) moderating, Professor Walter Scheidel from Stanford University was invited to talk. The same was for Professor David N.Weil from Brown University, with Professor Sunghyun Kim (Dean, College of Economy) moderating on April 21^st. And Professor Robert Erikson from Columbia University of Columbia lectured on April 29^th with Professor Joonseok Yang (Department of Political Science and Diplomacy) moderating.

On May 17^th, Professor Michael Tomasello (Distinguished Chair Professor) will discuss “Cooperation and Human Morality” moderated by Daeun Park (Department of Psychology) at the fifth Sungdae Myeongnyun lecture. Professor Tomasello is a prestigious developmental and comparative psychologist and a Professor at Duke University Department of Psychology. He is also known as the author of “A Natural History of Human Morality,” “A Natural History of Human Thinking,” and “Constructing a Language.”

Professor Daeun Park, who is moderating this lecture said, “Through Professor Tomasello's class, we will learn from a social and cognitive perspective what characteristics distinguish humans from great apes and how these characteristics lead to human morality.”

This special lecture will be off/online (Real-time streaming) simultaneously. Any faculty or student interested in the topic can access it through Zoom without prior application.

※ Zoom URL

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7766237789?pwd=SDRHZjJWdTdvUjB5OTZiZ1Awbkp6Zz09

※ Inquiries: Office of Academic Affairs (02-760-1053, hhgil@skku.edu)