The deadline is coming soon for proposals for this event…
International Symposium: Confucianism and Modern Society
Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
14/15th May 2015
Call for proposals
Confucianism was founded by Confucius (551-479 BCE), a great thinker and educator in China. As a way of life and a body of thought, it has evolved for two and a half millennia. The vitality of this school of thought, with its emphasis on such key virtues as benevolence, tolerance and reciprocity, has persisted to the present time.
Will the vitality of the Confucian tradition serve and advance modern society?
Symposium Theme
A joint collaboration between the Bond University Centre for East-West Cultural and Economic Studies and Beijing Foreign Studies University Center for East-West Relations, this inaugural symposium seeks to identify problems, opportunities and innovations that may benefit from the interaction of Confucian thought with contemporary life.
Proposal Submissions
The Organising Committee invites proposals for presentations that address the central symposium theme of “Will the vitality of the Confucian tradition serve and advance modern society”, along with expressions of interest for panel and round table participation. Proposals should be brief (100-250 words) and include a working title and subject matter overview.
We are seeking proposals in the following topic areas:
Keynote Address 1: Confucianism and Business
Keynote Address 2: Harmony, reciprocity and engagement: Confucian approaches to modern life.
(Keynote speakers will be allocated 30 minutes presentation and 45 minutes discussion)
Panel 1: Confucianism and Business Ethics
Panel 2: Confucianism in modern Chinese Society
(2-3 panel speakers will be allocated 20 minutes presentation and 30-40 minutes discussion)
Roundtable 1: Confucianism for the 21st Century
Roundtable 2: Confucian dialogues with Western values
(4 roundtable speakers will be allocated 12 minutes presentation, followed by audience comment of 5 minutes per person)
The Committee encourages scholars, writers and business community members to submit proposals for participation.
Please email your proposal and panel/round table preference to pguttorm@bond.edu.au by 16th March 2015.
Symposium Organising Committee
Professor Raoul Mortley AO, FAHA, D.Litt (Strasbourg), D. 3e cycle, MA (Monash), BA (Sydney), Hon.D.Univ (N’cle,NSW): Dean and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Faculty of Society and Design Bond University
Dr James Ferguson, B.A. (Hons) (Macq), PhD (Bond): Assistant Professor Bond University and Director of the Centre for East-West Cultural and Economic Studies
Dr Rosita Dellios, BA, PhD (Deakin): Associate Professor Faculty of Society and Design Bond University
Mr Alan Chan, HJ: Honorary Fellow Faculty of Society and Design Bond University
