【IAS】Tea talk: “In Conversation with Professor Soll” was successfully held
【高研院】「與蘇雅學教授茶聚」順利舉行
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On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Macau, we would like to express our gratitude for your unwavering support to us. Your involvement and support have helped build a strong foundation for our interdisciplinary research platform and inspired us to keep moving forward. The IAS is excited to carry on our mission, rooted in Macau, by organizing high-quality academic activities that showcase the diversity of academic collaboration. |
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12月10日，澳門大學人文社科高等研究院成功舉辦了一場茶聚，邀請到南加州大學哲學、歷史及會計學教授蘇雅學（Jacob Soll）教授進行對話，由高研院學術項目與刊物主任林少陽教授擔任主持。本次活動以輕松的形式進行，旨在促進蘇教授與澳大師生間的深入交流。
在林教授的介紹之後，蘇教授分享了他的學術生涯和四部具有影響力的著作，由此引申並探討了馬基雅維利的翻譯、路易十四時期的情報體系、會計在國家興衰中的作用以及自由市場的思想史等話題。蘇教授強調了經典著作的價值，並對年輕人過度依賴手機和人工智慧的現狀表示擔憂，他指出閱讀經典文學作品有助於培養批判性思維、專註力和認知視角。學生們積極分享了他們對閱讀的看法，有學生指出經典書籍能夠幫助人們跨越時間與空間限製，同來自他人的智慧建立聯繫；有學生認為閱讀可以增強耐心和專註力，並與蘇教授探討該如何平衡專業學習和課外閱讀。
來自不同學術背景的澳大師生在問答環節提出多個跨學科的問題，包括文化視角差異、傳統印刷革命與人工智慧革命的相似之處、如何平衡學術嚴謹性和公共傳播、歷史作為主修或輔修、以及古董藝術市場的全球變化趨勢。蘇雅學教授以豐富的案例和深刻的見解作答，強調了人文學科在人工智慧時代無可替代的作用。
這場茶聚吸引了來自澳門大學不同學院的研究生，包括人文學院、法學院、工商管理學院和社會科學學院。茶聚最後以集體合照結束，促進了跨世代、跨學科的思想交流與碰撞，並啟發學生們反思人文學科的價值以及文學在當代科技和新媒體環境下的意義。
On December 10, the Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (IAS) at University of Macau successfully hosted the tea talk session in conversation with Professor Jacob SOLL, who is a university professor and professor of Philosophy, History and Accounting at University of Southern California. Professor Shaoyang LIN, Head of Academic Programme and Publication of IAS, served as moderator. This event adopted an informal format, centering on in-depth communications and interactions among Professor Soll, UM scholars and students.
Following the introduction conducted by Professor Lin, Professor Soll shared his academic career, his four influential books, along with discussions on the translation of Machiavelli, the intelligence system during the reign of Louis XIV, the role of accounting in national prosperity, and the intellectual history of free markets. Professor Soll emphasized the value of classic books and expressed concern about the general trend of how young people excessively rely on mobile phones and AI, pointing out that reading classical literature helps critical thinking, cultivate focus and cognitive perspective. Students actively shared their thoughts on reading, some noted classic books help people build connections with wisdom across the limitations of time and space, and some believed reading can enhance patience and concentration and discussed with Professor Soll how to balance professional learning and extracurricular reading.
The Q&A session covered a variety of topics raised by UM scholars and students from different academic backgrounds, including cultural perspective differences, parallels between the print and AI revolutions, balancing academic rigor and public communication, history as a major or minor, and global trends of the antique art market. Professor Soll responded with rich cases and insights, emphasizing the irreplaceable role of humanities in this AI era.
This tea talk attracted graduate students from different faculties of UM, including Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Business Administration and Faculty of Social Sciences. The session concluded with a group photo, promoting cross-generational and interdisciplinary ideological exchanges, and inspiring students to reflect on the value of humanities and the significance of literature in contemporary technical and new media environments.
