May 5, 2019
by Bill Haines
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This post expands a question I asked once in the old Discussions section. It is sometimes said that the (or a) Ruist picture of moral psychology stresses family because Ruists stress the development of moral sensibilities starting with people’s earliest … Continue reading
January 10, 2019
by Steve Angle
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Invitation for proposal (abstract) submission for the conference on “The Future of Whole Person Education in East Asian Higher Education: Its Philosophy and Endeavour from Within and Abroad,” 2019 With the support of generous donation from Tin Ka Ping Foundation, … Continue reading
July 17, 2018
by Steve Angle
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The Journal of School & Society is the John Dewey Society’s journal of intelligent practice. The Journal is pleased to announce its next issue: Comparative Approaches to Moral Education: Somatic and Democratic Practices in an Intercultural Philosophical Horizon. This issue will … Continue reading
October 31, 2017
by Steve Angle
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A workshop on “Confucian Education in a Global Context” will be held at UMass Boston this Saturday, Nov. 4, from 2-5pm. More information is here.
November 28, 2016
by Steve Angle
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Education East and West: The Third Annual BSU Colloquium for Global Philosophy and Religion 17-18 March, 2017, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK.
July 29, 2016
by Bill Haines
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Confucius’ remark at Analects 1.6 is often cited to show that he thought proper moral development begins with filial piety and then extends that attitude to ever-larger groups of people (ever less intensely). I shall argue that the remark does … Continue reading
May 16, 2016
by Bill Haines
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Here are some reasons to think that Youzi did not regard family as the root of humanity or of the Way. (I used to think he did.) Most of my argument focuses on defending a view held by Soothill, Leys, … Continue reading
May 4, 2016
by Steve Angle
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SUNY Press has just published Xu Di and Hunter McEwan’s (eds.) Chinese Philosophy on Teaching and Learning: Xueji in the Twenty-first Century. This is a translation of the “Xueji 學記” and several essays on its contemporary significance. More information is available at Amazon … Continue reading
January 31, 2015
by Steve Angle
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Jim Peterman’s Whose Tradition? Which Dao?: Confucius and Wittgenstein on Moral Learning and Reflection has been published; check it out.
July 29, 2014
by Steve Angle
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Confucianism and Education: An International Symposium October 17-19, 2014 Ramada Hotel and Conference Center, Amherst, NY The proposal submission deadline has been extended to SEPTEMBER 1, 2014.
