Speaker: Professor Jin Tao , School of Philosophy and Society, Lanzhou University

       Host: Professor Peng Zhanguo , School of Philosophy and Society, Lanzhou University

       Place: Tianshan Tang B401, Yuzhong, Lanzhou University

       Time: June 22 (Tuesday) 14:30-16:30

       Introduction to the Content : Religion came into being with the emergence of human beings and the development of civilization. Religion constructs various imaginary truths for believers with a new face till today. Imaginary truth can be constructed as truth, because each successful constructed truth answered and solved the fundamental problems of human beings about themselves from theory and practice for believers. Although there are various forms of constructed truth in religion,  they are just different cognitions for the same universal subject, and they are different answers and corresponding behavior systems formed in the process. The doctrine and practice of Buddhism is a typical case of religion dealing with this universal problem.

       Introduction to the Speaker: Jin Tao, Professor, School of Philosophy and Sociology, Lanzhou University. In 2008, he received his Ph.D from the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois. From 2008 to 2021, he worked at the Department of Religion at Illinois Wesleyan University. In 2014, he was granted tenure. He has published academic papers in journals such as Journal of international Association for Buddhist Studies, East-West Philosophy, Buddhist Review, Journal of Chinese Culture Research Institute and so on. He is a member of the American Society of Religion, the Society of Asian Studies, and the International Association for Buddhist Studies.