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Call for Applications – Social Ontology in Wuhan: A Summer School

The School of Philosophy at Wuhan University is pleased to invite applications for its 2025 Social Ontology Summer School. The Summer School will explore various topics in social ontology, including collective intentionality, metaphysics of social categories, Chinese social thought, and philosophical issues in the social sciences. It will take place June 5th through 8th, 2025. Planned speakers include Peter Finocchiaro (Wuhan University), Gina Lebkuecher (Wuhan University), Michael Longenecker (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law), Rachel Sterken (Hong Kong University), Shuchen Xiang 项舒晨 (Xidian University), and Hwa Yeong Wang (Duke Kunshan University).
The Summer School is funded by the School of Philosophy at Wuhan University and the International Social Ontology Society.

Applications are due by April 15th, and are open to undergraduate and graduate students within China. Travel and lodging expenses will be covered for accepted applicants. Please see the Wuhan University website post, linked here for more information about how to apply.

SDCF 10th Summer Program in Chinese Studies

SDCF is excited to announce that we will be running the “10th Greater China Region Summer Program in Chinese Studies” for 2025! We are conducting the program both in person and with an online viewing option, with participation from both scholars and key opinion leaders.

Please refer to our webpage (https://sinological.org/) or send email to info@sinological.org for more information. Scholarships are available for those with a degree in the topics of the program, but also online viewer or self-funding options could be selected for those without  background.

Summer School in Classical Chinese and Classical Japanese in Venice

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice has been collaborating with Princeton University for their Summer School in Classical Chinese and Classical Japanese/Kanbun. It offers two tracks of comprehensive, grammar-focused instruction taught by faculty members from both Ca’ Foscari and Princeton. The program is designed especially for students who wish to develop their linguistic expertise for graduate study in any discipline of premodern China or Japan. Students can choose between two tracks: each track offers language classes in addition to a lecture series on topics in premodern Chinese or Japanese culture (history, literature, thought). Both tracks welcome students who are beginners in Classical Chinese or Japanese, as well as those who already have some background foundation. Please visit the website or access this attachment for further information on the program and application process.

New Series: Anthem Series in Ancient East-West Philosophy

Anthem Press has just established a new, exciting series in Ancient Philosophy, East and West. This is a brief description of the Series and its main aims:

Anthem Series in Ancient East-West Philosophy

(Ancient Greek philosophy, Indian philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, Arabic philosophy, Chinese philosophy, Comparative philosophy)

The book series aims to make exciting, innovative studies in ancient comparative philosophy (written by younger and more experienced academics) available to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as to scholars. Key themes in this series will be ancient philosophy, that is, ancient Greek, Buddhist, Chinese and Arabic philosophies, researched and assessed both on their own terms and comparatively (in relation to each other as well as to contemporary philosophy).

There would be two main kinds of volumes in the series: introductions and studies.

Introductions will be around 50k at maximum (although in some cases they may be longer if dealing with different philosophical traditions at the same time) and will be aimed at scholars and students wishing to read accessible accounts of the main philosophical traditions of antiquity. Studies will be around 70-100k and will provide more systematic coverage of key-topics and authors in ancient philosophical traditions, again in one of them or comparatively.

Please contact the series editor, Ugo Zilioli (Faculty of Theology and Religion / Oxford Network Ancient Philosophy), if you need further information/want to discuss a proposal/wish to send in a formal proposal: ugo_zilioli@yahoo.co.uk

Post-doctoral fellowship at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

The Philosophy and Religion Program in the Division of Humanities at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology invites expressions of interest for the RGC Junior Research Fellow Scheme (JRFS). The scheme provides funding to cover up to 36 months full-time post-doctoral fellowship. The starting date of the fellowship is usually 1 July 2025 the earliest, 31 January 2026 the latest, and is negotiable.

The annual stipend is around HK$420,000 (inclusive of travel allowance at around HK$13,300).
Research Interests: Chinese Philosophy, Buddhism, Comparative/Intercultural Philosophy

Please read below for details regarding the application.
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Luce/ACLS Program in China Studies: 2024-25 Fellowship and Grant Competitions

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites scholars seeking funds for research and writing to apply for Luce/ACLS Program in China Studies fellowships and grants. The following three fellowships are offered: flexible, short-term fellowships, long-term research fellowships, and travel grants.

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Summer School at ECNU, Shanghai

East China Normal University is hosting their 2024 International Summer School of Philosophy. The program will take place from Aug 11 to Aug 24, 2024, in person in Shanghai and online. Additionally, the program does not charge tuition or room and board fees. Participants will only need to cover their travel costs. The deadline for applications is June 9, 2024. Please fine more information about the program and application requirements here.

New Book Series: East Asian Philosophy and Political Thought

A message from Sungmoon Kim:

I’m pleased to announce the launch of a new book series with Amsterdam University Press called “East Asian Philosophy and Political Thought.” As a series editor, I am joined by Ellie Wang, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at National Chengchi University, as the series’ associate editor. Please check out this link for the series web page: https://www.aup.nl/en/series/east-asian-philosophy-and-political-thought

As a series editor, my primary role will be identifying talented (young) scholars in East Asia and beyond and helping them find an intellectual platform in which their original ideas can be taken seriously and critically engaged by other scholars. I hope this will turn out to be a helpful academic venue for all of you who engage in East Asian philosophy and political thought, broadly understood. Please note that this series publishes both authored books and edited volumes that engage in East Asian philosophy and political thought, broadly defined. You can download the book proposal from our web page above.