On the guest side, there were Prof. Dr. Tran Van Doan - Taiwan Furen University, China; Prof. Patrice Vermeren - University of Paris 8; Prof. Detlef Briesen - Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany; Dr. Trinh Huu Tue - researcher in the Federal Republic of Germany (Leibniz- Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft), along with scientists, lecturers, postgraduates and students from home and abroad.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dao Thanh Truong delivered a welcome speech at the conference.
Speaking at the opening of the conference, Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Thanh Truong shared: The University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU - as one of the leading training and research centers of the country, has for many years conducted research, organized scientific conferences, and conducted research reports on philosophical and development issues.
The scientific conference with the theme Tran Duc Thao - Some philosophical and historical issues is a continuation of the academic activities with humanistic values of the School, associated with the thoughts of philosopher, Professor Tran Duc Thao.
Today's conference is a scientific forum gathering domestic and foreign researchers to share research results and discuss the thoughts of Professor Tran Duc Thao, as well as contemplations on contemporary philosophical issues.
Dr. Pham Hoang Giang reads the welcome letter from the Director of the Asian Research Support Center
Dr. Pham Hoang Giang - Head of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Social Sciences and Humanities said that the international scientific conference "Tran Duc Thao - Some philosophical and historical issues" was organized to create an international academic environment for scientific exchange, discussion and evaluation of the contributions and ideological values of Professor Tran Duc Thao in the fields of philosophy, history and other fields of social sciences and humanities, as well as applying, inheriting and developing his thoughts, especially in Vietnam from the end of the 20th century to the present.
Through the discussions at the Workshop, researchers will have multi-dimensional, comprehensive and open perspectives to evaluate and honor the contributions of Professor Tran Duc Thao to Vietnamese philosophy and history on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his death (1993-2023).
According to Dr. Pham Hoang Giang, this is an opportunity for the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU to develop the professional capacity of lecturers, strengthen international cooperation to exchange and share experiences as well as promote international publications, internationalize the University's research activities, concretize and implement the cooperation agreement of VNU with international partners.
The international scientific conference “Tran Duc Thao - Some philosophical and historical issues” was organized in two forms, online and in person, presented in two sub-committees, creating conditions for scholars to have the opportunity to choose their desired topics. The conference has a total of 40 reports, divided into 6 main topics such as:
- Human methodology;
- History of formation, transformation and development of Tran Duc Thao's ideology;
- Views on Marxism;
- Tran Duc Thao's approach to philosophical ideologies in the world;
- Study and analyze the work "Finding the origin of language and consciousness";
- Compare Tran Duc Thao's ideas with philosophical ideas in the world.
Professor Tran Duc Thao was born on September 26, 1917 in Song Thap commune, Tu Son district, Bac Ninh province, in a family of civil servants. Up to now, he is the only Vietnamese philosopher who is famous in the scientific forum and recognized as having international stature. He is the only Vietnamese person, in his generation, who has a real path of philosophical education.
Before coming to Marxism, he was formally trained at the famous College of Pedagogy of the rue d'Ulm in Paris from March 1941 to September 1944, so he had the opportunity to work in an elite French intellectual environment and had close contact with many influential philosophers in philosophy in the second half of the 20th century such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Alexandre Kojève, Louis Althusser, Jacques Derrida... - leading thinkers of the phenomenological movement and of existentialism.
His ideas were recognized and highly appreciated by them as "unique contributions to the fields of philosophy, anthropology, and linguistics" (Daniel J. Herman). He is the only Vietnamese philosopher recognized as having international stature, leaving behind a large volume of extremely valuable works. Tran Duc Thao left behind an example of a true scientist: lifelong learning, lifelong diligence and creativity, overcoming all difficulties, to live honestly and purely.
Some pictures at the conference:
Prof. Dr. Tran Van Doan - Phu Nhan University, Taiwan, China presented the introductory report "Tran Duc Thao, Phenomenology and Philosophy in Vietnam"
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trong Chuan - Vice President of the Vietnam Philosophy Association, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Philosophical Research: Professor Tran Duc Thao defends and develops dialectical materialism and historical materialism.
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Le Cong Su (Hanoi University): A general view of Tran Duc Thao and his works
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thanh Khoi (Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics): "The human problem" by Tran Duc Thao and the innovation of awareness in building and protecting the Vietnamese homeland today
