Invitation for ACPA Panels at APA Eastern 2016 and Celebration Reception for the 20th Anniversary of ACPA and 15th Anniversary of DAO
(Featuring a Special Talk: How to Publish in the Journal of DAO, by the Editor-in-Chief Dr. Huang Yong)
The Association of Chinese Philosophers in America (ACPA) would like to invite your participation in our three panels at APA Eastern 2016 below, and in particular our reception for the 20th Anniversary of ACPA and the 15th Anniversary of DAO. (See here for the reception flyer.)
The reception will be hosted at Marriott Ballroom Balcony B at the Mezzanine Level on Jan. 7, 5:15-6:30 pm. All are invited to come:
- Appetizers & Drinks
- A chance to chat with members and friends of ACPA.
- A Special Talk by Dr. Huang Yong (City University of Hong Kong) on the achievement of Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy and some tips and guidelines on how to have your work published in the journal
Registration for the reception is note required. Food and Drink are on first come first serve basis. Please feel free to contact Huaiyu Wang (wdhyana@gmail.com) for more information.
Association of Chinese Philosophers in America
Topic: How to Do Chinese and Comparative Philosophy I: Methodologies (Jan. 7, 2-5pm)
Chair: JeeLoo Liu (California State University, Fullerton)
Speaker: Chenyang Li (Nanyang Technological University)
“Capacities and Purposes of Comparative Philosophy”
Commentator: Huaiyu Wang (Georgia College & State University)
Speaker: Peimin Ni (Grand Valley State University)
“Applying the Chinese Gongfu Method to Philosophy—Eastern or Western”
Commentator: Suk Choi (Towson University)
Speaker: Xinyan Jiang (University of Redlands)
“On the Philosophical Attitude toward Chinese Philosophy: A Reflection on the Current Study of Chinese Philosophy”
Commentator: Rina Camus (Nanyang Technological University)
Speaker: Yong Huang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
“Comparative Philosophy: Between Textual Studies and Philosophical Creations”
Commentator: Timothy Connolly (East Stroudsburg University)
Reception to follow.
Topic: How to Do Chinese and Comparative Philosophy II: Applications (Jan. 7, 7:30-10:30 pm)
Chair: Steven Geisz (University of Tampa)
Speaker: JeeLoo Liu (California State University, Fullerton)
“How Time Passes: Comparing Chinese Conceptions against Contemporary Philosophy of Time”
Commentator: Steven Geisz (University of Tampa)
Speaker: Richard T. Kim (Saint Louis University)
“Early Confucianism and Contemporary Empirical Psychology”
Commentator: Bongrae Seok (Alvernia University)
Speaker: Pengbo Liu (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
“Xunzi as Metaethical Constructivist”
Commentator: Aaron Creller (University of North Florida)
Speaker: Andrej Fech (University of Tuebingen)
“The Laozi in Light of Contemporary Metaphor Theory”
Commentator: Jea Sophia Oh (West Chester University of Pennsylvania)
Topic: 2014 Dao Annual Best Essay Award (Jan 8, 11:15 am-1:15 pm)
Chair: Yong Huang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Speaker: Peimin Ni (Grand Valley State University)
“Seek and You Will Find It; Let Go and You Will Lose It: Exploring a Confucian Approach to Human Dignity”
Commentators: Erin Cline (Georgetown University)
Dennis Schilling (University of Munich)
Respondent: Peimin Ni (Grand Valley State University)
