CFP: Franciscan and Neo-Confucian philosophy

Lance Gracy is seeking abstracts for an upcoming edited volume on Franciscan and Neo-Confucian philosophy. The contributed works would assess anew the “metaxological space” of Franciscan and Neo-Confucian philosophy with the aim of conveying the mutual flowering and divergence between the two traditions. With  renewed interest in comparative philosophy, the objective of the upcoming edited volume is to intellectually undertake the challenge of discovering indelible species in a “land”—still somewhat obscured—nestled between two expansive world traditions, so to better situate them within contemporary context. While most adjacent scholarship addressing the dynamism of the two traditions is historical or piece-meal, sustained philosophical analysis of the space between them remains an alluring frontier with signs of both difficulty and promise.

For more information, see here; the deadline is October 3.

Angle Reviews Li, Reshaping Confucianism

Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

Chenyang Li, Reshaping Confucianism: Philosophical Explorations, Oxford University Press, 2023, 344pp., $36.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780197657638.

Reviewed by Stephan C. Angle, Wesleyan University

Over a career spanning more than three decades, Chenyang Li has become one of the world’s leading interpreters of Confucian philosophy. From the beginning, he has been interested in both historical interpretation and more contemporary questions about comparison across traditions and philosophical development. Reshaping Confucianism is the culmination of Li’s work so far, bringing together and further refining a range of his groundbreaking arguments on issues including harmony, care, ritual, gender, freedom, and equality, as well as on newer topics like friendship, longevity, and civic education. The book is both an ideal overview of Li’s wide-ranging views and, taken as…

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CFP: ACPA Panels at 2026 Pacific APA, Online

The ACPA (Association of Chinese Philosophers in America) is calling for abstract submissions for the 2026 Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, to be held entirely online on April 8-12, 2026 (Pacific Daylight Time). The submission deadline is October 1, 2025. Please see guidelines for submission and submit here.

 

 

CFP: 3rd Carolina Conference on Chinese Thought

The Carolina Conference on Chinese Thought (CCCT) is inviting scholars and graduate students to discuss their work on Chinese thought, drawing from any disciplinary perspective, at its 3rd conference, Friday, April 3 – Saturday, April 4, 2026. Presentations focusing on research, pedagogy, and other engagements with Chinese thought are welcome. Works- in-progress are especially encouraged, with the CCCT being a collegial atmosphere for collaboration. Proposals from scholars and graduate students based in the Carolinas and the U.S. Southeast region will be given preference for selection. Please see here for more details and submission guidelines.

Controversy Surrounding Tu Wei-ming’s Remarks at HK Philosophy Forum

Earlier in August, an event called the “2025 香港哲學紫剂國際論壇 / 2025 Hong Kong Bauhinia International Philosophy Forum” was held in Hong Kong. Prof. Tu Wei-ming delivered a keynote address (on-line). Since then, there has been considerable controversy about the event — which did not prominently feature any Hong Kong-born philosophers — and about Tu’s remarks, which were broadly apolitical. In particular, this critical essay by Cheung Chan Fai 張燦輝, former chair of the CUHK Philosophy Department, and Lee Shui-Chuen 李瑞全 of National Central University’s Philosophy Department (and an important contemporary Confucian voice) has received a great deal of attention.

Episode 24 of “This Is the Way”: Robber Zhi—Honor Among Thieves?

With a big assist from our guest, Stephen C. Walker, we discuss a highly unusual philosophical dialogue in classical Chinese literature, the “Robber Zhi Dialogue” (from the Miscellaneous Chapters of the Zhuangzi). This shocking story shows Confucius attempting to convince the story’s anti-hero (Robber Zhi) to give up his robber lifestyle. By the end of the story, Confucius emerges as the more naive and inauthentic of the two characters, and moral exemplars in general are called into question. Are purveyors of morality also robbers themselves?

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Launch of the Chinese-Greek Philosophy Forum & Inaugural Lecture

A message from the following new forum’s coordinators, Dimitra Amarantidou & Anna Irene Baka:

We are very excited to announce the launch of Geju yu Dongjian 格局与洞见: The Chinese-Greek Philosophy Forum.

Our forum is an open space for teachers and students of Chinese and Greek philosophies to debate ideas, compare methods, and exchange insights, while we also  welcome interdisciplinary perspectives.

You are warmly invited to our inaugural event (on zoom):

Speaker: Professor Robin R. Wang 王蓉蓉 (Loyola Marymount University)
Lecture Title: “On Subtle Proximity: The Greek Paradox of Sorites and the Chinese Maxim of Qiqi 欹器”
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Time: 9:00 PM Beijing Time

All our events are free and open to students and scholars with an interest in Chinese and Greek philosophies.

For more information, you can visit our website: chinesegreekforum.com

You can also contact us at: chinesegreekforum@gmail.com

See you there!

2025-26 Columbia Neo-Confucianism Seminar Schedule

In the 2025-26 academic year, the Neo-Confucian Studies Seminar will continue to meet in person at the Heyman Center on Columbia campus, normally 3:30-5:30pm on a Friday.
This year they will host six speakers:
10/10 Justin Tiwald (University of Hong Kong)
11/7 Taisu Zhang (Yale Law School)
12/5 Geoffrey Redmond (Independent scholar)
3/6 Dandan Chen (Farmingdale State College)
4/3 John Lombardini (College of William and Mary
5/1 PJ Ivanhoe (Georgetown University)
For more information, please contact the Seminar’s rapporteur, Ivy Chen <lc3131@columbia.edu>.

CFP: JCPC Special Issue (Open Call)

The Journal of Confucian Philosophy and Culture (JCPC; peer-reviewed; Scopus & ESCI indexed) invites submissions for a Special Issue developed in partnership with the North American Korean Philosophy Association (NAKPA). Although curated with NAKPA, this is an open call: submissions are welcome from all scholars worldwide.

Planned publication: February 2026.

Theme: “Themes from Korean Politics Today: Philosophical and Religious Reflections” (broadly interpreted).

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