Announcing the Kyoto–Oxford Symposium on Self, Identity, and Value Plurality
Kyoto Institute of Philosophy is pleased to announce the Kyoto–Oxford Symposium, “Self, Identity, and Value Plurality,” to be held on Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 April 2026 at Inamori Hall, Shiran Kaikan, Kyoto University. The symposium is co-hosted by the Kyoto Institute of Philosophy, Kyoto University, and the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Details
The symposium will explore questions of self, identity, and value plurality through presentations and discussions by leading scholars from a range of institutions. In addition to Professor Yasuo Deguchi (Kyoto University), who serves as Co-chairperson of the Kyoto Institute of Philosophy, the symposium will feature Professor Alan Morrison (University of Oxford), Professor Joseph Schear (University of Oxford), Dr Sophie Archer (Cardiff University), Professor Herman Cappelen (The University of Hong Kong), Professor Wiebke Denecke (MIT), Professor Parimal G. Patil (Harvard University), Professor Noburu Notomi (The University of Tokyo), and Professor Ralph Wedgwood (University of Southern California).
On the afternoon of 14 April, the programme will also include cross-sectoral panel sessions designed to connect academic discussion with public and professional practice. Participants are expected to include Michael Blyth, British Consul-General in Osaka, Soshin Kimura of Hōshinkai, and Leo Lewis, Tokyo Bureau Chief of the Financial Times, among others. These sessions are intended to create an opportunity for dialogue across academic, cultural, diplomatic, and professional fields.
On the afternoon of 14 April, the programme will also include cross-sectoral panel sessions designed to connect academic discussion with public and professional practice. Participants are expected to include Michael Blyth, British Consul-General in Osaka, Soshin Kimura of Hōshinkai, and Leo Lewis, Tokyo Bureau Chief of the Financial Times, among others. These sessions are intended to create an opportunity for dialogue across academic, cultural, diplomatic, and professional fields.
If you would like to attend, please register using the form below.
Registration Form: https://forms.gle/KJcPZNWuZSGMGs1r7
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