Stephen R Palmquist is a Kantian philosopher in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. His over 200 publications, that include works translated into at least twelve different languages, include over 110 refereed articles and book chapters A Patheos article referred to him as "one of the greatest living interpreters of Kant".
Education and Career
Palmquist did his PhD in Philosophical Theology at Oxford University under the supervision of John Macquarrie and W.H. Walsh in August 1987. The next month he joined as faculty at Hong KongBaptist University. He played an important role in compiling e-text versions of the various writings of Immanuel Kant. He founded “Kant on the Web”, an award-winning website in 1995. The staff profile page describes that his "was selected as ‘Web site of the month’ by Point of Life, offered the reputable ‘Study Web Excellence Award’, given a ‘Special Mention Award’ by the Churches.com organization, placed on a list of web sites specially recommended by the Britannica Internet Guide, won Majon Web Select’s prestigious ‘seal of excellence award’, and selected as ‘Top 1% of the Web’ by 21st Century Renaissance." In 2020, Palmquist received the HKBU President's Award for Outstanding Performance in Scholarly Work.
Hong Kong Philosophy Café
Palmquist founded the Hong Kong Philosophy Café in 1999 which currently has autonomous branches running concurrently in Hong Kong. In a 2012 interview on Academic Foresights, he said that the Café had a mailing list of over 700. Talks and discussions at the Café address contemporary metaphysical, political, and economical issues that attract popular media attention
Hong Kong Kant Society
Palmquist founded the Hong Kong Kant Society in 2015. The Society is an affiliated group of the American Philosophical Association and organizes symposiums, conferences, and various events in Hong Kong related to Kantian studies.
Major Publications
Kant and mysticism: Critique as the experience of baring all in reason's light.
