The third in blog PEA Soup’s series of discussions of cross-cultural normative philosophy has been posted: Mark Rowlands begins it with a discussion related to Youngsun Back’s essay “Are animals moral?: Zhu Xi and Jeong Yakyong’s views on nonhuman animals.” Join in the discussion here.
Article of Interest: “The Popularization of the Analects of Confucius and the Discovery of the Qilun: With a focus on the Bamboo Slips unearthed from the Haihunhou Tomb”
The latest issue of the Sunkyun Journal of East Asian Studies (Volume 19, Number 2) has been published. See here for the Table of Contents.
The new issue includes the following article:
Kyung-ho Kim, “The Popularization of the Analects of Confucius and the Discovery of the Qilun: With a focus on the Bamboo Slips unearthed from the Haihunhou Tomb.”
Here is the direct link to download the article for free.
Interview of Interest: ABC News Radio Interview with Van Norden and Khader
Professor Bryan W. Van Norden of Vassar College and Yale-NUS College and Professor Serene Khader of the CUNY Graduate Center were interviewed by David Rutledge of ABC News Radio (Australia) on the topic “Philosophy in the Wake of Empire: The White Way to Think.” The website with a link to the audio of the interview is here.
During the interview, Professor Van Norden points out that the first Westerners to encounter Chinese and Indian thought immediately recognized it as philosophy. It was only due to the influence of Western imperialism and pseudo-scientific racism that people began to exclude Chinese and Indian philosophy from the curriculum.
Here is a direct link to the audio.
ToC: Asian Philosophy, Volume 29, Number 3, 3 July 2019
The latest issue of Asian Philosophy (Volume 29, Number 3, 3 April 2019) has been published. See here or below for the Table of Contents.
ToC: Issue 14:3 of FPC
【Current Issue: Vol.14, No.3, 2019】
Available at: http://journal.hep.com.cn/fpc
The essays are free to download from October 21st to November 21st!
FPC cordially invites you to submit research articles, review articles, or book reviews to FPC. Manuscripts should be submitted via email to submissionbjb@126.com. Your submission and any advice are welcomed.
New Journal / Roundtable on Kim, Confucian Public Reason
Thanks to Kyung Rok Kwon for sharing the following information and the linked PDF of the the journal’s roundtable!
The Hong Kong Journal of Law and Public Affairs (HKJLPA) is the first student-edited
law and political science journal in all of Asia, established by the Government and Laws
Committee, Politics and Public Administration Association, with full support
from the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Government and Laws) and Bachelor of Laws
Programme (BSocSc (Govt&Laws) & LLB / Government and Laws / GLaws) at The University
of Hong Kong in 2018.
The theme of the inaugural volume is “Confucian Democracy and Constitutionalism”. In this volume, not only four articles on the theme but also book symposium for Prof. Kim’s Public Reason Confucianism will be published. The full text of the issue is available for download here.
Bin and Butina, Empirical Study on Perceptions of Ruism in the U.S.
Bin Song and Ben Butina have co-authored a paper titled “An Empirical Study and Theoretical Reflection on the Knowledge and Perceptions of Ruism in the United States,” which is newly published by Confucian Academy 2019 (1). The article is bilingual, and its English version is on p.82-98. The full issue is available here. Its results are somewhat surprising!
Job at Hong Kong Baptist University
HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ARTS
Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology
Named after Professor Jao Tsung-i, the world-renowned expert in Chinese classical studies, the Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology was established in January 2013 for the purpose of understanding and preserving Chinese cultural heritage. The Academy aims to be a leading center for interdisciplinary studies of Chinese culture and civilization, through innovative research and engaged teaching. Applications are now invited for the following position:
Research Assistant Professor (PR0137/19-20)
The appointee is expected to (i) undertake original scholarly research in his/her area of expertise; (ii) teach one course per semester at the undergraduate/postgraduate level; (iii) assist in preparing and editing high quality scholarly publications of the Academy; (iv) take up a leading role to oversee the editorial team; (v) supervise research students; (vi) help supervise events and collections of the Academy. Research duties include application for external research grants and participation in research projects, overseas seminars and conferences.
CFP: EAA on Asian Philosophies and Religions
Education About Asia (EAA) is the peer-reviewed teaching journal of the Association for Asian Studies. Our print and online readers include undergraduate instructors as well as high school and middle school teachers. Our articles are intended to provide educators and academics in the humanities and social sciences who are often not specialists with basic understanding of Asia-related content. Professors and high school teachers also utilize many EAA articles and essays as student readings. Qualified referees evaluate all manuscripts submitted for consideration.
We are developing a special section for spring 2020 titled “Asian Philosophies and Religions.” This special section will include a wide variety of articles and essays on both philosophical and religious traditions commonly associated with Asia, as well as Western philosophies and religions such as liberal democracy, Marxism, or Christianity that substantially affect parts of Asia. A significant number of special section articles and essays will hopefully focus upon contemporary practices and beliefs, as well as the impact of Asian governments on the human and civil rights of religious practitioners. At least two articles on religious festivals and holidays specifically designed for middle school teachers will appear in this special section.
KIM Sungmoon – Columbia Society for Comparative Philosophy Lecture: “BEYOND THE PLURALISM DILEMMA — A CONSTITUTIONAL RECONSTRUCTION OF CONFUCIAN DEMOCRACY” Friday Nov 8
THE COLUMBIA SOCIETY FOR COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY
Welcomes: KIM SUNGMOON (City University of Hong Kong)
With responses from: OMAR DAHBOUR (Hunter College & Graduate Center, CUNY)
Please join on November 8, 2019 at 5:30 for his lecture entitled,
BEYOND THE PLURALISM DILEMMA — A CONSTITUTIONAL RECONSTRUCTION OF CONFUCIAN DEMOCRACY
Recently, a group of scholars has challenged the moral legitimacy of Confucian democracy from a liberal philosophical standpoint. Continue reading →
