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Dr. Tongdong Bai is a full professor and the Shanghai Dongfang Chair Professor at the School of Philosophy at Fudan University in China. He held a bachelor degree in nuclear physics and a master degree in the philosophy of science from Peking University, and obtained his doctoral degree in philosophy from Boston University. He was a tenured associate professor at Xavier University in Cincinnati before he moved to Fudan. He was the first and so far the only tenured philosophy teacher from the U.S. who has returned to China as a full time faculty member. His research interests include Chinese philosophy and political philosophy, especially the comparative and contemporary relevance of classical Chinese political philosophy. He has published many articles in some prestigious journals in these areas, and has a book out in Chinese by the Peking University Press, A New Mission of an Old State: the Comparative and Contemporary Relevance of Classical Confucian Political Philosophy. The English and revised version of this book is now under review for its publication in the English-speaking world. He has also finished an introduction to traditional Chinese political philosophy that is presented from a comparative perspective, showing its contemporary relevance (China: The Middle Way of the Middle Kingdom), which is published by Zed Books in its “World Political Theories.” At Fudan, he launched an MA, Visiting Student, and Auditing program in Chinese philosophy with courses taught in English. This program is intended to promote the studies of Chinese philosophy in the world, and is targeted at students who wish to learn Chinese philosophy, but whose Chinese is not good enough yet for them to do so in Chinese. Approaching the second year of its establishment, the program is the most successful program of its kind in China, with students and applicants who major in philosophy, classical studies, East Asian studies, and etc., and who have the honor of Summa Cum Laude or study at the honor programs from their colleges that include Oxford, Columbia, Toronto, Leiden, Tel Aviv, and etc. Dr. Bai can be reached at: baitongdong@gmail.com

Visiting opportunities at Shandong University in China

我是中国山东大学儒学高等研究院教授，研究领域为：中国哲学史、儒家哲学、中西比较哲学、伦理学与政治哲学。主要学术贡献：创立当代儒学重要学派“生活儒学”；发现并系统诠释“《易经》古歌”；哲学最新研究领域“儒学与现象学比较研究”开拓者之一；中国伦理学与政治哲学最新研究领域“中国正义论”提出者。
本人最近已被列为“孔子新汉学计划”首批导师。该计划是中国国家汉办（NOCFL）和孔子学院总部所设立的，旨在与国外专家教授合作，推荐其注册博士生和优秀硕士毕业生等，来中国学习和研究中国文化。总部将为每名录取人选提供每年最高20万元人民币的资金支持，用于其来华开展课题研究、学习和生活、及中外导师业务指导费用等。
该计划包括以下项目：
1. 中外合作培养博士项目：资助在外国大学注册的博士生来华学习1至2年，由外国大学单独、或中外大学同时授予博士学位。申请者汉语水平考试（HSK）成绩不低于3级。
2. 来华攻读博士学位项目：资助外国学生来华攻读博士学位。申请者汉语水平考试（HSK）须达到5级。
以上两项，学生在华期间根据课程计划，可在孔子学院总部指定的中国大学选择研究课题和中方导师。（本人的课题详下。）
3. “理解中国”访问学者项目：资助相当于助理教授资历以上的教师或研究人员、博士后人员来华访学研修，时间为2周至10个月。
4. 青年领袖项目：资助外国大学高年级本科生和硕士生，外国政界、商界、学界等各界优秀青年来华考察访学，时间为2周至6个月。
我本人开设有以下课题：
1、中国文化的生态精神价值
2、作为社会体系的中国古典哲学
3、前儒学时期的儒学思想：创造与并举
4、儒学的人文精神与普世价值研究
本人诚邀您与本人开展合作，推荐上述合适人员来华，参与我的研究课题。非常感谢！
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即颂大安！

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Dear Professor：
Greetings from Professor Huang Yushun of Shandong University!
I am Huang Yushun, a professor form Institute for Advanced Study of Confucianism, Shandong University, China. My research areas cover Chinese philosophy, especially Confucian philosophy; Chinese-Western comparative philosophy, especially comparative study of Confucianism and Phenomenology; Chinese Ethics and Political Philosophy.

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A ground-breaking book on Chinese political philosophy

…by me, of course!

Here is a link: http://www.amazon.com/China-Political-Philosophy-Kingdom-Theories/dp/1780320752

And, my own objective view is well supported by a very authoritative voice (based upon the number of posts here, this voice must have been the most authoritative in Chinese philosophy):

“Tongdong Bai’s new book pulls off a remarkable balancing act. It is accessible and yet provocative; it is solidly based on China’s early history and yet full of fascinating comparisons with Western thought and with the contemporary world. It is a splendid introduction to Chinese philosophy for all readers.” – Stephen C. Angle, Wesleyan University

Now that you’ve seen my ego (too much of it, I guess), let me be modest for a moment. In this book, I argue that the Chinese transitions from the Western Zhou to the Qin dynasty were comparable with European modernization in many ways. The pre-Qin thinkers, then, were addressing problems of modernity. One implication of this crazy claim is that pre-Qin Chinese philosophy is first and foremost a political philosophy. Since they are about problems of modernity, the contemporary relevance of pre-Qin philosophical ideas is then apparent.

And now is your turn to show how crazy I must have been! (If you wish to trash my book in the form of book review, please let me know, and I’d be happy to arrange a copy to be sent to you.)

English-based MA and Visiting Programs in Chinese Philosophy at Fudan, Shanghai

M.A. and Visiting Student Programs in Chinese Philosophy
With Courses Offered in English
Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Overview
These programs are aimed to offer opportunities of learning Chinese and studying Chinese philosophy to overseas postgraduates or college juniors and seniors who have not yet been able to master the Chinese language. In addition to Chinese language classes, these programs offer courses on Chinese philosophy as well as other related courses in English at Fudan University. Fudan University is a leading institution of higher education in China, and is experienced with and renowned for educating overseas students. The School of Philosophy at Fudan is a top philosophy department in China. The university is located in Shanghai, the most dynamic city of China that belongs to a region that is rich in Chinese traditions and cultures. It has been two years since these programs were launched, and 21 students have been enrolled in either the M.A. program (17 students) and the visiting student program (4 students). They are from the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Israel, and Indonesia, and many of them are top students in their classes, majoring in philosophy, classics, and/or East Asian or Chinese studies. The above facts make these programs simply the most successful of their kind (English-based higher and post-graduate education programs in Chinese philosophy) in mainland China.

  • M.A. Program: a two-year degree program, 29 credits (with 6 credits for 2 courses in Chinese Language) and a master thesis.
  • Visiting Student Program: a one-year program, 3-4 major courses, and 1-2 courses of Chinese, a certificate to be offered upon the completion.
  • Audit Program: individual-course-based program.
  • Tuition and Living Expenses: RMB 50,000 a year for tuition; on-campus housing: from RMB 1,200 per month to 2,700 per month; meals at an on-campus dining facility: RMB 1,000 per month.
  • Scholarships and part-time jobs abundantly available.

Application Deadlines: March 1 (Priority, for scholarships) and June 1.

For Further Information: http://iso.fudan.edu.cn/downloads/zgzx20121129.pdf

The International Student Office: http://www.fso.fudan.edu.cn/ or http://iso.fudan.edu.cn/en/

Or contact Prof. Bai Tongdong, baitongdong@fudan.edu.cn