【IAS】Session 1: Distinguished Guest Lecture: “The First AI Debate: Richard Price and Edmund Burke and the Problem of Numbers in Society” by Prof. Jacob Soll (9 December 2025, Tuesday; 10:00 – 11:30)
【IAS】Session 2: Tea talk: “In Conversation with Professor Soll” by Prof. Jacob Soll (10 December 2025, Wednesday; 12:30 – 14:00)
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Dear Colleagues and Students,
The Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (IAS) warmly invites you to attend the upcoming IAS Distinguished Guest Event. Please find the details below:
Session 1: IAS Distinguished Guest Lecture
- Title: “The First AI Debate: Richard Price and Edmund Burke and the Problem of Numbers in Society”
- Speaker: Prof. Jacob Soll (University of Southern California)
- Discussant: Prof. Mei Ling MENG, Helen (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
- Moderator: Prof. Shaoyang Lin (Head of Academic Programme and Publication of IAS, Distinguished Professor of FAH, UM)
- Date: 9 December 2025 (Tuesday)
- Time: 10:00 – 11:30 AM
- Language: English
- Venue: UM Gallery Auditorium (E1-B1002)
- Registration: Click here
Session 2: IAS Tea talk
After the lecture day, we will organize a noon tea, providing the chance to communicate with Professor Jacob Soll in face. However, due to venue and food constraints, we can only accommodate 20 participants, it’s on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested, please kindly find the detail and fill out the registration link as below:
- Title: “In Conversation with Professor Soll”
- Speaker: Prof. Jacob Soll (University of Southern California)
- Discussant: Prof. Mei Ling MENG, Helen (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
- Moderator: Prof. Shaoyang Lin (Head of Academic Programme and Publication of IAS, Distinguished Professor of FAH, UM)
- Date: 10 December 2025 (Wednesday)
- Time: 12:30 PM to 14:00 PM
- Language: English
- Venue: IAS Common Room (E34 – 3007)
- Registration: Click here
Biography
Prof. Jacob Soll is University Professor at the University of Southern California, specializing in philosophy, history and accounting. His research explores the mechanics of politics, statecraft, and economics, focusing on how modern states succeed or fail and the evolving relationship between individuals and the state. Soll is the author of several award-winning books, including Publishing The Prince: Reading, History, and the Birth of Political Criticism (2005), and The Information Master: Jean Baptiste Colbert’s State Information System (2009). In 2011, he received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his work on the history of the state.
We look forward to seeing you at this event! For more information about IAS, please visit the website at https://ias.um.edu.mo/. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at ias.programme@um.edu.mo.
Best regards,
The Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences
