Choi Jaecheon on "Conscience, Empathy, Deliberation"... National Library of Korea's "Monthly Humanities" Lecture

National Library of Korea to Host Humanities Lectures:
"Meeting Monthly Humanities" Series
10 Sessions Scheduled Throughout the Year
First Lecturer: Professor Choi Jaecheon

The National Library of Korea under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 18th that it will hold a lecture titled "Meeting Monthly Humanities - Professor Choi Jaecheon’s 'Conscience, Empathy, Deliberation'" at 2 p.m. on the 26th in the international conference hall within the library.

"Meeting Monthly Humanities" is a humanities program that invites experts from various fields such as literature, history, and philosophy to share in-depth knowledge. Each session is held with about 100 participants and a total of 10 sessions will be conducted by the end of the year.

The March lecture will be given by biologist Professor Choi Jaecheon on the theme of "Conscience, Empathy, Deliberation." Professor Choi will focus on his book "Conscience," published in January, conveying the values of an ecological life in harmony with nature and a society of coexistence.

Applications for participation can be made on the National Library of Korea website until 3 p.m. on the 21st.

The program is diversely organized around humanities lectures held on "Culture Day" (the last Wednesday of every month). On April 23, World Book and Copyright Day, a special book talk will be held, and on October 15, marking the 80th anniversary of the National Library of Korea’s opening, a commemorative concert will take place.

Han Sookhee, head of the International Exchange and Public Relations Team at the National Library of Korea, stated, "We expect that the humanities program held every Culture Day will serve as an opportunity to revitalize the reading culture."

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