June 28, 2018
by Steve Angle
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I’m very happy to announce the publication of John Makeham, ed., The Buddhist Roots of Zhu Xi’s Philosophical Thought (Oxford). This is the culmination of a multi-year collaborative project that it was my good fortune to be a part of; I … Continue reading
March 4, 2018
by Steve Angle
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Call for Papers: International Conference on “Zhu Xi and Zhu Xi Studies” In order to commemorate the 888th anniversary of the famous Chinese thinker Zhu Xi, the Institute of Sinology at Trier University (Germany) will host an international conference on … Continue reading
July 5, 2017
by Steve Angle
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For anyone who might be interested, I have added some new works-in-progress to my on-line archive site, including the pre-copyedit version of “Tian as Cosmos in Zhu Xi’s Neo-Confucianism.” Comments are always welcome. Below, I include the abstract to the … Continue reading
January 30, 2017
by Steve Angle
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Bin SONG has published a translation and commentary on Zhu Xi’s poem, “Exhortation for Adapting Breath 調息箴,” at Huffington Post. Take a look!
September 9, 2016
by hagop sarkissian
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The next session of the Columbia University Seminar on Neo-Confucian Studies (University Seminar #567) will convene Friday, September 30, 2016 from 3:30 to 5:30pm in the Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University. Hagop Sarkissian (City University of New … Continue reading
April 16, 2016
by hagop sarkissian
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The next session of the Columbia University Seminar on Neo-Confucian Studies (University Seminar #567) will convene Friday, April 22, 2016 from 3:30 to 5:30pm in the Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University. Brook Ziporyn (University of Chicago) will present … Continue reading
March 2, 2016
by Steve Angle
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Blast from the past: the conference picture from the 1982 International Conference on Zhu Xi, at the East-West Center. Many of the papers from this conference are collected in the landmark volume edited by Wing-tsit Chan and published in 1986, … Continue reading
November 16, 2015
by Steve Angle
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I just received my copy (as a contributor; not sure it is yet available for order) of David Jones and Jinhe Li, eds., Returning to Zhu Xi: Emerging Patterns within the Supreme Polarity (SUNY, 2015). It looks splendid! Congratulations, David and … Continue reading
September 3, 2015
by Steve Angle
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SUNY Press has published Catherine Hudak Klancer’s new book, Embracing Our Complexity: Thomas Aquinas and Zhu Xi on Power and the Common Good. Congratulations, Catherine!
April 2, 2014
by Steve Angle
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Joseph Adler’s new book on Zhu Xi’s appropriation of Zhou Dunyi, including substantial translations of Zhou’s writings and Zhu’s commentaties thereon, is now available. Congratulations, Joseph!
September 29, 2013
by Steve Angle
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The next session of the Columbia University Seminar on Neo-Confucian Studies will convene Friday, October 4, 2013 from 3:30 to 5:30pm in the Komoda Room of the Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University. Our presenter is Gopal Sukhu … Continue reading
July 1, 2013
by Steve Angle
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A new issue of Asian Philosophy 23.3 (2013) has been published. Five out of the six papers are on Chinese Philosophy: Moral Emotions, Awareness, and Spiritual Freedom in the Thought of Zhu Xi (1130–1200) Kai Marchal Dōgen and Wittgenstein: Transcending … Continue reading
November 22, 2012
by Sébastien Billioud
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When Confucius criticizes Zhu Xi and more stories… I have had the chance to come across fascinating interpretations of the Great Learning in a book titled Daxue zhengshi 大學證釋 (Evidential Interpretation of the Great Learning). To be more accurate, … Continue reading
July 27, 2012
by Steve Angle
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I’ve just received a copy of the new Johnston and Wang translation of Daxue and Zhongyong from the Chinese University of Hong Kong Press (distributed in the US by Columbia University Press). Since there are quite a few translations of these texts … Continue reading
July 12, 2012
by Steve Angle
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Christian Soffel and Hoyt Cleveland Tillman, Cultural Authority and Political Culture in China: Exploring Issues with the Zhongyong and the Daotong during the Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties. Stuttgart, Germany: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2012. ISBN 978-3-515-10134-9. Although the book covers … Continue reading
