Song Tian

Song Tian is Professor of History and Philosophy at Beijing Normal University, and this year a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Harvard University. Dr. Tian holds a PhD in Philosophy and a PhD in the History of Science. His fields of research include the philosophy of physics, environmental philosophy, sociology of science, anthropology, and interdisciplinary studies. Most recently he has been conducting case studies on garbage, milk, nutritional science, agriculture, etc., the stuff "civilization" is made of.

Garbage, a Dark Side of Civilization: A Philosophical Dialogue

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As the world’s population and consumption of goods continues to grow at an exponential rate, waste management and storage has rapidly become one of the most pressing, everyday issues of our time, local and global. Dr. Song Tian will discuss the case of Lake Lugu in southwestern China, with a view to theorizing garbage as … Read more