Author Archives: Tim Connolly

Collaborative Learning 四海为学 event this week

Dear Colleagues,
On October 22nd at 21:00 Beijing time the 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host a book discussion of Professor Wang Youru’s The Ethical Dimension of Forgetfulness: Engaging the Daoist Zhuangzi in Studies of Cultivated Forgetting
For details and the Zoom link please see our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/wang-youru-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

Upcoming Collaborative Learning 四海为学 events

Dear Colleagues,
On October 14th at 21:00 Beijing time the 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host a roundtable on “Commitments and Devotion.”
For details and the Zoom link please see our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/devotion-roundtable
   (Note that no pre-registration or passcode is required.)
On October 17th at 10:00am Beijing time the 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host a book discussion of Elena Ziliotti’s Meritocratic Democracy.
For details and the Zoom link please see our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/elena-ziliotti-book-discussion
    (Note that no pre-registration or passcode is required.)
You can stay updated with 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 Lecture on “Confucian Gender Equality”

Dear Colleagues,
On September 24th at 9:00am Beijing time the 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host a lecture on “Confucian Gender Equality” by Professor Ranjoo Herr.
For details and the Zoom link please see our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/ranjoo-herr-lecture
(Note that no pre-registration or passcode is required.)
You can stay updated with 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

Upcoming 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project Roundtable

On September 9th at 20:30 Beijing time the 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host our first event of the new academic year. It is a roundtable on “Studies and Translations of the Tsinghua Manuscripts.”
For details and the Zoom link please see our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/tsinghua-manuscripts-roundtable
(Note that no pre-registration or passcode is required.)
Our events this fall have not been scheduled, but you can stay updated with 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

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

About the Workshop：

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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.