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ACPA On-line Celebratory Roundtable

A message from the current leadership of the ACPA:

The Association of Chinese Philosophers in North America (ACPA) warmly invites you to an online celebratory roundtable marking the 30th anniversary of the association’s founding.
Theme: Honoring the Beginnings: Reflections on the Present State of Engagement with Chinese Philosophy in Anglo-America
Date: Friday, December 5th, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
Roundtable participants: Li Chenyang, Huang Yong, JeeLoo Liu, Ni Peimin, Robin Wang

Zoom link: https://sfu.zoom.us/j/84044319399#success

Instead of formal talks, this anniversary event will take the shape of an open, lively conversation. Our speakers will reflect together on their experiences with the ACPA and on the evolving status of Chinese philosophy in Anglo-America, responding to one another in an informal, spontaneous, and organic exchange. Audience members are warmly invited to join the discussion, ask questions, and share their perspectives throughout the session.

Whether you are an ACPA member, a former board member, have participated in ACPA panels over the years, or are a young scholar interested in the current state of Chinese philosophy in North America, we encourage you to join this meaningful celebration and be part of this conversation about the impact and future of the ACPA in our field.

ISCWP January 2024 Newsletter

The ISCWP Board of Directors is pleased to share the International Society for Comparative Studies of Chinese and Western Philosophy Newsletter Vol 22 (January 2024).  The newsletter is attached to this email.

The editorial team of ISCWP Newsletter:
the 2023-2026 Board of Directors
SUN Wei, President
LUO Shirong, Vice President
DAI Yuanfang, Secretary-Treasurer

New ISCWP Website

The board of the The International Society for Comparative Studies of Chinese and Western Philosophy writes with news that they have established a new website:

The ISCWP’s new website has been established at <www.iscwponline.org> especially for the Society’s relevant info since mid 2023; though website-builder service etc. are at a reasonable cost, the new website goes with better resources and technical support; the previous (free) website of the ISCWP at <www.iscwp.org> is unable to be updated due to some technical reasons, although it is still available for the Society’s relevant info before 2023. Among others, for ISCWP Newsletters from volume 1 (January 2003 ) through volume 21 (January 2023), see the previous ISCWP website <iscwp.org>.

ISCWP Announcement

From Alexus McLeod:

Dear ISCWP Members,

Our vote has concluded, with the result that Shirong Luo has been elected ISCWP Vice President, and Yuanfang Dai elected as Secretary-Treasurer, for the 2023-2026 term. Thank you to all of the members for your continued support of the ISCWP, and for helping with the election and smooth transition of the new Board of Directors. And congratulations to Dr. Luo and Dr. Dai on their elections.

I now hand over leadership of the ISCWP to its new President, Dr. Sun Wei. I wish him all success in continuing to advance the important comparative project of the ISCWP, and using it to move our field forward. Godspeed!

All the best,
Alexus

Alexus McLeod
Professor of Religious Studies, Indiana University
Past President of ISCWP (2020-2023)

2022 Fu Foundation Asian Philosophy Essay Award Announcement

The 22nd International Conference on Chinese Philosophy received a total of 57 papers for the Fu Foundation Asian Philosophy Essay Contest and three papers were chosen from them as award recipients. The Fu Foundation award a prize of $2000 to each winner, but there will no longer need travel fees as they will be presented at the ISCP’s online conference on June 27- June 1st  Read below to learn more about the winners and their papers.

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Launch of ISEAP Youtube Channel

Fion Wu is happy to announce the launch of the International Society of East Asian Philosophy’s Youtube channel. It is a non-profit academic consortium that promotes global intellectual exchanges on East Asian philosophy. The ISEAP aims at opening up the philosophical potential embedded in East Asia, including the interplay with Western and non-Western philosophy. On the page, you can find some presentations of the ISEAP 2021 Conference and they hope to have a 2022 conference in person this year! The channel is fairly new and appreciates any support that can be offered!