As I had mentioned a couple of weeks ago, the “Research Center for Chinese Cultural Subjectivity in Taiwan” has invited David B. Wong to present five online-lectures on “Metaphor and Analogy in Early Chinese Thought: Governance within the Person, State, and Society”.
These lectures are part of a recently established lecture series on important issues relating to intercultural theory, Chinese culture and intellectual history (as viewed from the perspective of a modern, diverse, and democratic society like Taiwan). David’s five lectures are already available on youtube (one, two, three, four, and five) or on the website of our center. The online workshop will take place on May 18 and 19, with one early morning and one evening session (Taipei time, see the schedule below). Quite a few people have already registered, but if you happen to be in the right time zone, you are most welcome to join our discussion!
Early Morning Session
May 18, 2021 (Taipei time) 8-11 a.m.
08:00-08:10
Introduction (Kai Marchal, Ellie Hua Wang)
08:10-08:25
Wang Ronglin 王榮麟 (Taiwan University)
“David Wong on Moral Emotion“
08:25-08:35
David Wong’s Response
08:35-08:50
Ellie Wang 王華 (Chengchi University)
“Metaphors in the Mencius and the Xunzi”
08:50-09:00
David Wong’s Response
09:00-09:15
Open Floor (1)
09:15-09:22
Chung Po-jen 鍾博仁 (Chengchi University)
“From Tolerance to Accommodation: Why this Shift?“
9:22-9:30
Yu-chen Chang 張佑禎 (independent scholar, Taipei)
“Some Questions for Professor Wong“
09:30-09:40
David Wong’s Response
09:40-09:55
Djavid Salehi (Independent scholar, Australia)
“Ethical Relativism revisited“
09:55-10:05
David Wong’s Response
10:05-10:20
Kai Marchal 馬愷之 (Chengchi University)
“Analogical Reasoning, Practices, and Chinese Philosophy: A Few Thoughts on David Wong’s Five Lectures“
10:20-10:30
David Wong’s Response
10:30-10:55
Open Floor (2)
10:55-11:00
Wrap-up
Evening Session
May 19, 2021 (Taipei time) 08:00-10:30 p.m.
08:00-08:10
Introduction
08:10-08:25
Philippe Brunozzi (University of Kassel)
“Moral Development and Moral Conflicts”
08:25-08:35
David Wong’s Response
08:35-08:50
Peter Shiu-Hwa Tsu 祖旭華 (Chung Cheng University)
“Can Ethics Be Naturalised? Common Human Nature, Moral Relativism, and Chinese Philosophy”
08:50-09:00
David Wong’s Response
09:00-09:30
Open Floor
09:30-09:45
Christian Wenzel (Taiwan University)
“On the idea of moral beauty: Should we combine morality and aesthetics or should we keep them separate?”
09:45-09:55
David Wong’s Response
09:55-10:10
Chang Chung-hong 張忠宏 (Chung Cheng University)
“The Rationale and Ideal of Harmony as Moral Beauty”
10:10-10:20
David Wong’s Response
10:20-10:30
Open Floor and Wrap-up
