Author Archives: Tim Connolly

Workshop: Philosophy of the Daodejing in Chinese Scholarship

Editorial Planning Workshop: Philosophy of the Daodejing in Chinese Scholarship

Workshop Organisations: Department of Philosophy, Tsinghua University, and Tsinghua Academy of Chinese Learning

Workshop Organisers: Ai Yuan (Tsinghua University), Daniel Sarafinas (East China Normal University), Daniel Sarafinas (East China Normal University) and Xiao Ouyang (Beijing University)

Date: 29th May, 2025

Time: 10:00am to 5:00 pm

Location: Room 227, Humanities Building, Tsinghua University

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Upcoming 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project Roundtable

On May 12th at 18:00 Beijing time the 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host a roundtable on “Silence in Early Chinese Thought.”
For details and the Zoom link please see our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/silence-roundtable
(Note that no pre-registration or passcode is required.)
For a list of upcoming events see our calendar here. Please feel free to advertise this or share it with anyone. All our events are free and open to everyone.
Sincerely,
Paul J. D’Ambrosio

四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project Book Discussion

Dear Colleagues,
On May 5th at 18:00 Beijing time the 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host a book discussion of Professor Philippe Major’s Confucian Iconoclasm.
For details and the Zoom link please see our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/philippe-major-book-discussion
(Note that no pre-registration or passcode is required.)
For a list of upcoming events see our calendar here. Please feel free to advertise this or share it with anyone. All our events are free and open to everyone.
Sincerely,
Paul J. D’Ambrosio

四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project events this week

The 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host three events this week:
  1. On April 24th at 8:00am Beijing time, we will host a book discussion of Professor Karen Thornber’s Gender Justice and Contemporary Asian Literatures,
    Details and the Zoom link can be found on our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/karen-thornber-book-discussion
  2. On April 24th at 8:00pm Beijing time, we will host a lecture by Professor Erin Cline, titled “Reframing Women in the Analects”
    Details and the Zoom link can be found on our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/erin-cline-lecture
  3. On April 26th at 9:00am Beijing time, we will host a lecture by Professor Tzeki Hon, titled “The Philosophy of Change in the Yijing”
    Details and the Zoom link can be found on our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/tzeki-hon-lecture

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四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project Book Discussion

Dear Colleagues,
On April 14th at 21:00 Beijing time the 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host a book discussion of Professor David Shoemaker’s Wisecracks:  Humor and Morality in Everyday Life.
For details and the Zoom link please see our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/david-shoemaker-book-discussion
(Note that no pre-registration or passcode is required.)

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Book discussion of Professor Jin Li’s The Self in the West and East Asia

On March 27th at 20:00 Beijing time the 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host a book discussion of Professor Jin Li’s The Self in the West and East Asia: Being or Becoming.
For details and the Zoom link please see our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/li-jin-book-discussion
(Note that no pre-registration or passcode is required.)
For a list of upcoming events see our calendar here. Please feel free to advertise this or share it with anyone. All our events are free and open to everyone.

Collaborative Learning Events This Week

The 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host two events this week:
1. A book discussion of Eric Schwitzgebel’s “The Weirdness of the World” on February 27th 9:00am Beijing time, for more details and the Zoom link see our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/eric-schwitzgebel-book-discussion
2. A lecture by Anna Baka on “Philosophical foundations of Legal Policy: Bridging Gaps between EU and China” on February 28th 7:00pm Beijing time, for more details and the Zoom link see our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/anna-baka-lecture
(Note that no pre-registration or passcode is required.)
For a list of upcoming events see our calendar here. Please feel free to advertise this or share it with anyone. All our events are free and open to everyone.

Works in Progress series

Dear all,

We are happy to announce a new call for applications for the Spring season of the “Works in Progress” series, a part of the 四海为学 “Collaborative Learning” Project. This series aims to provide an academic forum for graduate students and early career scholars engaged in Chinese or comparative philosophy to share and improve upon their work with peers in conference-style panel presentations. Each session features a chairperson, 2-3 presenters, commentators, and an audience of participants who will provide constructive feedback on content, structure, or presentation style. It welcomes projects at any stage of development, including articles for presentation, dissertation chapters, or conference presentations, and aims to accommodate the needs of each presenter. Events will be held once a month.

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Post-Doctoral Positions at East China Normal University

East China Normal University has a number of post-doctoral positions available for 2024-2026 with rolling admissions.
In particular, Paul J. D’Ambrosio can accept one post-doctoral student. This person should specialize in early Chinese philosophy, and be interested in taking on responsibilities related to the 四海為學 Collaborative Learning project (https://www.sihaiweixue.org/), as well as co-teaching in East China Normal University’s English-taught graduate program in Chinese philosophy (http://lxs.ecnu.edu.cn/oldsite/EN/msg.php?id=61).
This position is open to anyone who has completed their PhD in the past couple of years; high preference will be given to Chinese nationals, though anyone may apply. Applicants must be able to be in Shanghai by October 2024 at the latest. (Full time residence is not required, for details on this, as well as funding and other information please write an email to the address below.)
Please send your CV and introductory letter to pauljdambrosio (at) hotmail (dot) (com) by July 1st.

Three “Collaborative Learning” (四海為學) Seminars in March/April

Reading Sunzi Bingfa

In the history of Chinese thought the Sunzi Bingfa plays many different roles. It has influenced ways of thinking about politics and warfare, but also efficacy in many arenas, and even environmental issues. The Sunzi Bingfa is also written in a way that provides a great introduction to reading classical Chinese, making it a useful text for students to read for many different reasons. In this course we will do a close reading of the Sunzi Bingfa.

Led by: Dimitra Amarantidou, University of Macau, and Paul J. D’Ambrosio, East China Normal University

This course meets from 6:00-8:30pm Beijing time, March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2, 30, May 7, 14, 21.
Skype link: https://join.skype.com/IvuqyZhnUKjC

Concrete Humanism: Major Confucian Texts and Thinkers

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