Category Archives: Comparative philosophy

New Book: Greene, ed., Doing Metaphysics in a Diverse World

Stephen Greene, ed., Doing Metaphysics in a Diverse World: How We Make Sense of Things Across Cultures has been published by Bloomsbury.

In a world increasingly interconnected and fractious, cross-cultural dialogue about metaphysics matters more than ever. Drawing on theories and traditions from China, Japan, the Indic world, pre-colonial Africa, pre-Spanish Meso-America, as well as Islamic and European thought, a team of leading philosophers and historians bring case studies, texts, themes and thinkers of very different worlds into conversation. On the basis of this exceptionally rich and diverse canvas, they reflect on questions of enduring human significance: What is suchness? What do we mean by being, becoming and beyond? What is personhood? How do we name and order our world? How should we live?

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Carleo, Progressive Confucianism: Its Proponents and Prospects

Robert A. Carleo’s thorough and carefully annotated summary of a roundtable on “Progressive Confucianism” has now been published by The Philosophical Forum as “Progressive Confucianism: Its Proponents and Prospects.” See here for full-text read-only access, and below for the abstract. This is as good a compact summary of the idea of progressive Confucianism as any I have seen!

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Presentation Summaries of the 7th Rutgers Workshop on Chinese Philosophy

The Rutgers University Department of Philosophy has produced summaries of the presentations and discussion from the 7th Rutgers Workshop on Chinese Philosophy (RWCP), “An International Conference on Moral Conflict in Early Chinese Philosophy.” The summaries were produced by the workshop’s rapporteurs, Frederick Choo and Esther Goh, who are doctoral candidates at Rutgers University Department of Philosophy. Please find the summaries in this document.

CFP: ISEAP Conference on Progressive East Asian Philosophy

We are pleased to inform you that the International Society of East Asian Philosophy (ISEAP) will have its fifth international conference, titled Progressive East Asian Philosophy, on August 28-29, 2025 at the National Chengchi University, Taiwan. The conference poster is here.

Keynote Speakers
Professor Heisook Kim (Ewha Womans University)
Professor Stephen C. Angle (Wesleyan University)

What does it mean to pursue progress from within East Asian philosophical traditions? And how might they offer insight into ongoing global conversations around social reform, ethical responsibility, political transformation, and justice? This year’s gathering focuses on how these traditions both classical and contemporary can contribute to our understanding of progress in practical philosophy.

Abstracts for individual papers and organized panels should be submitted by June 1, 2025 (Japan Time). Please check our website for more details: ISEAP 2025 Conference

You can also connect with us on our website and social media.
Website: https://iseap.jp/
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InternationalSocietyofEastAsianPhilosophy/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iseap

Sincerely yours,
Fion Wu
On behalf of ISEAP

CFP: Weaving Together: Comparative Approaches to Process Philosophy

The ISCP (International Society for Chinese Philosophy) invites proposals for an edited volume that explores the history, influence, and contemporary practice of process philosophy as a framework for comparative philosophy. This volume, Weaving Together: Comparative Approaches to Process Philosophy, aims to illuminate how process thought can serve as subject, method, or application in engaging philosophical traditions across cultures. While the primary focus is on the process tradition developed by Alfred North Whitehead and his intellectual heirs, contributions that engage other process-oriented figures and traditions are also encouraged. These may include figures such as G.W.F. Hegel, Henri Bergson, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and Gilles Deleuze, as well as philosophical currents from Indian, Daoist, Confucian, Buddhist, and Indigenous thought. Proposals that employ process philosophy as a methodological or conceptual tool in comparative contexts, or that highlight how process thought contributes to broader conversations across metaphysical, ethical, aesthetic, and socio-political domains are especially welcomed.

Please read more for more details of the volume and the submission guidelines.
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