What We Do, Exactly?
Public Philosophy, Practical Ethics
The Syllogist is a new sort of public media that informs of opinions, instead of purported facts, that aims to de-politicize political controversies. We believe in providing rhetoric-free and unbiased content to our readers. Our team of experts is dedicated to revolutionizing the way media is consumed and discussed. Join us in exploring the philosophies and values of both sides.
The Syllogist is also a platform for public philosophy consisting of online and offline outreach projects run by two Chinese high school students. Despite their varied forms, however, all projects share the goal of bringing people together in a world increasingly polarized by cancel culture, political repression, and cultural hegemony. Moreover, they all underscore the values of plurality, diversity, and the democratic foundation for peaceful coexistence.
Meet the Syllogists
Hi, I’m Kevin, a sophomore at BASIS International School Park Lane Harbour on a full-ride scholarship.
In 2022, I founded my school's first philosophy club and have been its president since. I also serve as the editor-in-chief of Zeitgeist, a high school philosophy journal. In addition, I am a two-time national debate champion, published author, and proud citizen of the definitely-not-imaginary Aerican Empire.
I’m interested in philosophy that is either crystal clear—such as analytic metaphysics and philosophy of physics—or avowedly artistic—such as absurdism and psychoanalysis. My favorite philosophers are Aristotle, Nietzsche, Freud, Ted Sider, and Mark Balaguer.
When I’m not philosophizing, you can find me rowing, crafting free verse, or dreaming about Lewisian worlds.
This is Henry, and welcome to The Syllogist! I founded the website in attempt to democratize discourse and de-politicize debate -- please don't hesitate to reach out!
When I was 16, I initiated Change My Mind conversations on campus (where I engage the community in critical thinking and constructive dialogue by inviting challenges to my opinions on issues such as moral realism, ethical vegetarianism, euthanasia, and affirmative action). I founded South China's largest high school ultimate frisbee league, the school's first Law & Ethics Club, and co-founded Zeitgeist, the school's first English Philosophy and Literature Journal. I like the masterful composition of speech -- I am a TEDx speaker, a silver-medalist of the Social Justice Watcher, and a judge of my school's speech contest -- and the on-the-fly genius in debate, for which I was a national debate champion.
When I was 6 I decided that my favorite number would be 2. Perhaps I've always liked the dialectical.
I like a dialectics between the continental -- Foucault, Butler, Žižek -- and the analytic -- John Rawls, Norman Daniels, Ronald Dworkin -- in approaching three, (or two, as Dworkin would say) of my favorite investigations -- normative ethics, meta-ethics, and applied ethics.
When I'm not philosophizing, I like to do philosophy -- you can find me hosting Change My Mind events on campus, asking my communities socratic questions by creating posters, or revising my ultimate frisbee backhands.