CFP: A Crisis, or a New Direction?: Reconsidering the Translation of Chinese Philosophy

CFP: A Crisis, or a New Direction?: Reconsidering the Translation of Chinese Philosophy, 16-17 October 2020

We invite paper proposals for a symposium to be held in October 2020 at the International Academy for Chinese Studies (IACS國際漢學家基地) at Peking University. The focus will be on past and contemporary attempts to tackle Chinese philosophy through translation in the Western world, from the Jesuit missionaries to present-day translators working in the academia and beyond. We seek contributions that focus on the cultural impact of translated Chinese philosophical masterworks in the West at different historical periods. This is the fourth symposium in a five-symposium series, which is part of a grander project led by IACS Director Prof. Yuan Xingpei 袁行霈 that covers multiple themes of cultural dialogs between China and the rest of the world.

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CFP: Reenvisioning Chinese Religious Ethics

From Prof. Mark Berkson:

Dear Colleagues,
I have been asked to guest edit a special issue of the open access journal Religions.  The publisher said that if there is a set of five or more strong articles that work well together, then the articles can be published in a book edition (digital and paperback).  I was interested in doing this because the general topic they gave me is “Reenvisioning Chinese Religious Ethics.”  This will enable me to engage more fully with people doing work in the field today.  I want to make this an opportunity to bring together articles that address new directions in the field that have resulted from Chinese traditions entering into conversation with other traditions, and from the traditions being been applied in new contexts.

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CFP: East – West: Comparative Philosophy and World Situation

From the organizers:

We would like to inform you that the Croatian Philosophical Society is organising the international interdisciplinary symposium “East – West: Comparative Philosophy and World Situation”, within the framework of the renowned international conference “Days of Frane Petric”, to be held in Cres (Croatia) between 20 and 23 September 2020. We invite the scholars from different areas to apply for the participation in the Symposium.

Herewith we are sending to you the official letter of invitation to the symposium “East – West: Comparative Philosophy and World Situation”, as well as the application form, which should be submitted until 31 March 2020 to the address: eastwest.croatia.2020@gmail.com.

We are hoping that you will be able to attend our symposium. The booklet of last year’s “Days of Frane Petric” (2019) you can download here.

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New Book: Kim, Theorizing Confucian Virtue Politics

Sungmoon Kim’s latest book, Theorizing Confucian Virtue Politics: The Political Philosophy of Mencius and Xunzi, has been published by Cambridge. The Amazon link is here; a flyer from Cambridge (with a 20% discount) is here. More information follows.

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ToC: JCP 46:3-4

Cover Image Journal of Chinese Philosophy
Volume 46, Issue 3-4Pages: 151-259

September-December 2019

Metaphysics and the Yijing《易經》 (I)

Preface: Challenge of the Yijing as Source of Metaphysics

Chung‐Ying Cheng

Pages: 153-155 | First Published: 22 November 2019

Introduction: The Yijing as a Challenge for Western Metaphysical Reflection

Stephen R. Palmquist

Pages: 156-160 | First Published: 17 October 2019

Confucianism Before Confucius: The Yijing and the Rectification of Names

Halla Kim

Pages: 161-181 | First Published: 22 November 2019

Onto‐Generative Studies: Hengxian Pian《恒先篇》 (III)

Huo 或 in Heng Xian of the Shanghai Museum’s Edition of Chu Bamboo Slips

Sixin Ding 丁四新

Pages: 182-190 | First Published: 18 June 2019

Two Ancient Chinese Antinomies: The Hengxian and Early Cosmology

Li Rui 李銳

Pages: 191-209 | First Published: 18 June 2019

The Philosophy of Zuo 作 in Hengxian

Shuxun Ye 葉樹勛

Pages: 210-223 | First Published: 20 June 2019

Forum Series: Walls and Co‐Existence

Towards a Sustainable Global World

Ilya V. Ilyin, Arcady D. Ursul

Pages: 224-235 | First Published: 22 November 2019

Series Study: Chinese Philosophy in Unearthed Texts

Creativity and Diversity: Generating a Universe in Early Daoist Texts

Sharon Y. Small

Pages: 236-252 | First Published: 19 June 2019

Book Reviews

Self‐Realization through Confucian Learning: A Contemporary Reconstruction of Xunzi’s Ethics – Siufu Tang

John Ramsey

Pages: 253-256 | First Published: 22 November 2019

Democracy in Contemporary Confucian Philosophy – By David Elstein

Loubna El Amine

Pages: 256-259 | First Published: 22 November 2019

E-Book version of Allinson, Space, Time and the Ethical Foundations

An electronic edition of Robert Elliott Allinson’s book, Space, Time and the Ethical Foundations has been published with Routledge Revivals; this book was originally published in 2002. 

An excerpt from the late Professor Anthony C. Yu’s review: “Robert Allinson’s book represents tremendous thoughtfulness, originality, and erudition. Its wide-ranging and lucid discussions cover a huge terrain, from ancient metaphysics to quantum mechanics. The enlistment of certain classical Confucian concepts and themes at critical junctures to advance the book’s argument also provides luminous comparison. His interpretation of the Confucian emphasis on life as social and self-preservation is both humane and interesting, much as his analysis of the Mencian notion of compassion deserves our attention.”

CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS: The Hsu-Tang Library of Classical Chinese Literature

Stefan Vranka, Commissioning Editor at Oxford University Press, would like to alert interested parties to the following call for manuscripts (please note that the Oxford Chinese Thought series is focused on philosophical works while the new series is devoted to all of Chinese literature, broadly defined):

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New book: Mastery, Dependence, and the Ethics of Authority, by Aaron Stalnaker

Oxford University Press has just published my new book on early Confucian social thought, and what contemporary people might learn from it: Mastery, Dependence, and the Ethics of Authority.  The publisher’s page is here.  At present the cheapest way to purchase it is directly from Oxford, with a discount code for 30% off (AAFLYG6).

This comes with hearty thanks to Steve Angle and Bryan Van Norden, who were belatedly revealed as the press’s referees.

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Paul Goldin – Columbia Society for Comparative Philosophy Lecture: “THE IMMORTAL SPIRIT IN CLASSICAL CHINESE AESTHETICS” Friday Dec 6

THE COLUMBIA SOCIETY FOR COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY

Welcomes: PAUL GOLDIN (University of Pennsylvania)
With responses from: SANDRA SHAPSHAY (Hunter College, CUNY)

Please join on December 6, 2019 at 5:30 for his lecture entitled:
The Immortal Spirit in Classical Chinese Aesthetics

ABSTRACT: This will be the third (and, time permitting, some material from the fourth) of a series of lectures that I aim to write up formally as a book.  We will begin with a brief review of the most familiar theory of Chinese aesthetics: works of art are the products of sensitive human beings who cannot suppress their sincere responses to emotional stimuli.  If art is understood as a sincere statement of this kind by a great genius, it stands to reason that, by correctly interpreting the work, one can communicate with that genius’s mind (xin 心) even after his or her death–and, likewise, that an artist today can communicate with audiences yet unborn.  Continue reading →