Peter Adamson is expanding his “History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps” podcast series to “Classical Chinese Philosophy,” this time collaborating with Karyn Lai. The homepage for this new series is here, and the first episode, “Journey of a Thousand Li: Introduction to Chinese Philosophy,” is here.
Category Archives: Chinese philosophy – 中國哲學 – 中国哲学
Online Lecture: Confucianism and Kant
Professor Heisook Kim, of Ehwa Womans University (Seoul, Korea), is happy to announce that she will be giving an online lecture this Monday, March 19th at 9:00 pm (Standard Korean Time). The title of this lecture is “Knowledge without Transcendental Justification: An Examination of Confucianism through a Kantian Lens”. It should last for around an hour which will then be followed by a Q and A. Please click here to register to join the Zoom room!
New Book: Xiong Shili’s Treatise on Reality and Function
Episode 4 of “This Is the Way”: Daoist Persuasion
In the fourth episode of This Is the Way, we return to the familiar format of doing a close reading of a classical passage and connecting it to a theme. Our theme is “persuasion” and the passage is the dialogue between Confucius and Yan Hui in the Zhuangzi (ch. 4). It’s a great passage — somehow, not so widely discussed as others! But it should be of interest to anyone interested in rhetoric, the power of reasons (or lack thereof), arguments (in at least two senses of “arguments”), and the delicate games we play with our egos and the egos of others when we attempt to persuade.
How much historical context when teaching topically?
A colleague recently wrote to me saying that he was:
…inspired by the topical discussion in the Neo-Confucianism book you co-authored and so I decided to structure my course on Neo-Confucianism according to a thematic/topical discussion instead of the usual historical or thinker structure. However, how does one mitigate the pitfalls of sacrificing historicity? Specifically, how much context or historicity should I provide?
I would love to hear any thoughts that folks out there have, either as it relates to teaching Neo-Confucianism or any other relevant subject. Justin Tiwald and I share some thoughts here about why we prefer to teach in a thematic way, and have collected a few teaching ideas here, but I am sure there are some great ideas out there. Please share!
Master Program in Philosophy at University of Macau
The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies of the University of Macau is offering a 2-year master degree program in Philosophy for admission in the academic year 2024/2025.
The Department balances Western and Chinese philosophy, with internationally renowned scholars contributing to graduate and undergraduate teaching in their areas of expertise. A shared commitment to the pursuit of wisdom through rigorous, passionate, historically-informed and innovative reasoning is nurtured through research-driven teaching and mentoring.
For details about the program and admission application, please visit the website:
ttps://fah.um.edu.mo/master-of-arts-in-philosophy/
Application for Admission:
https://grs.um.edu.mo/index.php/prospective-students/master-postgraduate-certificate-diploma-programmes/
For inquiries: (853) 8822 4768
fah.philosophy@um.edu.mo
https://fah.um.edu.mo/philosophy
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
CFP: Special Issue on Resemblance
Call for papers: special issue on resemblance in the Asian Journal of Philosophy
Guest editors: Ben Blumson (NUS, Singapore), Malcolm Keating (Smith College, USA)
The nature of similarity (or resemblance) and our epistemic access to it have been important topics in both contemporary philosophy and historical traditions, including, for example, Indian and Medieval European philosophical traditions. This collection of papers in the Asian Journal of Philosophy brings together philosophers across these traditions working on related questions.
Job Opening in Vienna
Please see here for a full professor position in “Eastern Philosophy.”
Updates to Graduate Programs page
I have recently added Lancaster University (and Philippe Major) and made a few other adjustments to the Graduate Programs page. If you notice any further changes that should be made, please let me know!