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Category Archives: Comparative philosophy
2026 Berggruen Prize Essay Competition
Submissions are now open for the 2026 Berggruen Prize Essay Competition! The Berggruen Institute invites you to participate in this unique opportunity to contribute to a timely, global discourse while competing for a $50,000 USD prize.
Athens and the Polis
New post in the series “Family as Topic, Root and Model in the West: An Ephemeral Resource for Comparative Philosophy.” Continue reading →
Collaborative Learning (四海为学) In-Person Event in New York on June 29th
Dear Colleagues,
四海为学 is having its first in person event on June 29th from 2-6 p.m. at the Chinese Institute of America, 100 Washington Street, New York. After some opening remarks and speeches, we will host a roundtable.
Anyone who is interested in attending is cordially invited, please come at 2:00pm, or earlier if you are interested in this art exhibition (at the same location).
Pre-registration is not required, but it is appreciated, please email Paul J. D’Ambrosio (his email is: paul j dambrosio –at—Hotmail.com (no spaces, no dashes)
This is the schedule of our roundtable: Continue reading →
Family as Topic, Root, and Model in the West
Here is the beginning of a planned series of sketches on family as topic, root, and model (inspiration for other order) in Western philosophy and culture. I expect to post a new installment every two or three weeks. Papers are linked at their titles.
New Article: Kim, “Contemporary Confucian Political Theory: Its Origin, Evolution, and Challenges”
Sungmoon Kim’s major review essay, “Contemporary Confucian Political Theory: Its Origin, Evolution, and Challenges,” has been published in Political Theory; see here. The Abstract follows.
New Article: Wang, Fairness in care: liberal resources for a Confucian feminist ethics
A new article that will be of interest to many: Wang, B. P. (2026). Fairness in care: liberal resources for a Confucian feminist ethics. Inquiry, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174X.2026.2673083 (open access).
ToC: Dao 26:2
A new issue of Dao has been published, with ten original essays (including three essays on Chenyang Li’s book Reshaping Confucianism: A Progressive Inquiry (Oxford, 2023) and his response) and five reviews; see here.
Application Open: 2-Week Visiting Programs at CUHK
The 2-week Visiting Programs organized by the Research Centre for Chinese Philosophy and Culture at the Department of Philosophy of The Chinese University of Hong Kong are now open for application.
ToC: New issue of Asian Studies
Issue 14:2 of Asian Studies has been published; the theme is “Thematic Focus: Latin American Perspectives on Asian Humanities.” See here.
