第九讲：

“学而时习之，不亦说乎?”：中西方哲学论学习的快乐

Lecture Nine：

“Is it not a pleasure, having learned something, to try it out at due intervals?”：On the Joy of Learning in Chinese and Western Philosophy

Speaker主讲人：Wu Gongqing 吴功青

Date日期: 11.10, 2026

Time时间：10:00-11:30 am

Place地点：Room 301, Lide Building 立德楼301

About the speaker:

Wu Gongqing, Wu Yuzhang young Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Renmin University of China. His main research areas include Renaissance philosophy and modern philosophy. He is the author of Enchantment and Disenchantment: Pico’s Thoughts on Magic and the Birth of Modern Word (SDX Joint Publishing Company, 2023) and has published dozens of articles in Chinese and international journals such as Philosophical Research, World Phiolsophy and so on. 

Abstract:

In the first chapter of The Analects, Confucius tells us about the joy of learning - "Is it not a pleasure, having learned something, to try it out at due intervals?” Similarly, Western philosophy highly affirms the joy of learning, viewing it as a powerful weapon against appetite and glory. In Plato and Aristotle, the pleasure of contemplation is even the highest pleasure, enjoying supreme status in human life. This lecture aims to analyze the common purpose of Chinese and Western philosophy in learning, and emphasize the precious significance of the joy of learning in the AI era.

主办单位：中国人民大学哲学院；当代中国哲学发展研究中心