The ISCP plans to hold an invited Related Scholarly Organization (RSO) session at the 2025 meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR), to take place Nov 22-25 in Boston, MA. Submission of abstracts (250-300 words) for individual papers for consideration are welcomed. Presentation time will be limited to 20 minutes to allow for discussion. All themes related to Chinese philosophy are welcome. However, accepted abstracts that closely align with the AAR conference’s major themes, such as philosophy of religion, religious studies, theology, and spirituality, may attract a broader audience. Due to limited slots, ISCP members will be given priority consideration. Please read below for submission procedures. Continue reading →
CFP: 2025 Meeting of the Northeast Conference on Chinese Thought at Duke University
CFP: 2025 Northeast Conference on Chinese Thought
We are pleased to announce that the 2025 meeting of the Northeast Conference on Chinese Thought (NECCT) will be held from November 14–15 at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. This annual gathering offers scholars of Chinese thought an opportunity to share their work in a collaborative and intellectually vibrant environment.
The organizers of NECCT share a commitment to interdisciplinary dialogue. We invite scholars and graduate students working on Chinese thought from a variety of disciplines and methodologies, as well as comparative work on common themes in Chinese thought.
- When: Friday, November 14 to Saturday, November 15, 2025
- Where: Duke University, Smith Warehouse (Bay 4), Durham, NC
- Format: Fifteen 30-minute slots, each consisting of a 20-minute presentation followed by 10 minutes of Q&A. Sessions will be grouped into thematic panels when possible.
- Meals, Travel, and Accommodations: Morning coffee and pastries, lunch on Friday and Saturday, and a catered dinner on Friday will be provided. Presenters are expected to cover their own travel and lodging.
- Submissions: Please submit one anonymized abstract (containing only paper title and abstract, not to exceed 300 words) and one cover page (containing title and contact information) by August 15, 2025, to necct2025@gmail.com. Please use the subject line “NECCT 2025 Submission.” Format as a Word document. The final schedule will be announced by September 13, 2025.
- Panel Proposals: Proposals for panels (3 speakers) are also welcome. Please include an anonymized document containing the panel title and panel abstract, along with individual paper titles and abstracts. In addition, please provide a cover page containing the panel title, names and contact information of all participants.
We are grateful for the support of Duke University’s Department of Philosophy, the Center for Comparative Philosophy, and the Harmony Lab.
Organizers: Wenjin Liu, David Wong, Emily Kluge
Please direct any questions to Emily Kluge at emily.kluge@duke.edu.
We look forward to your submissions and to welcoming you to Durham in the fall!
Workshop: Philosophy of the Daodejing in Chinese Scholarship
Editorial Planning Workshop: Philosophy of the Daodejing in Chinese Scholarship
Workshop Organisations: Department of Philosophy, Tsinghua University, and Tsinghua Academy of Chinese Learning
Workshop Organisers: Ai Yuan (Tsinghua University), Daniel Sarafinas (East China Normal University), Daniel Sarafinas (East China Normal University) and Xiao Ouyang (Beijing University)
Date: 29th May, 2025
Time: 10:00am to 5:00 pm
Location: Room 227, Humanities Building, Tsinghua University
About the Workshop：
Fudan Chinese Philosophy Summer School 2025
Fudan Chinese Philosophy Summer School (August 08-17, 2025), “Early Chinese Philosophy in Comparative and Contemporary Perspectives”; all instructions in English. Here is the schedule:
- Scheduled Courses & Modules （From AUG.8 – AUG.17 2025）
| Date | Courses & Modules | Instructor(s) |
| AUG.8-AUG.9 | 1. Reading Chinese Ancient Classics in Comparative Perspective: Hermeneutic Principles
2. Numbers in Ancient Chinese Classics |
Benoît Vermander |
| AUG.8-AUG.9 | 1. Yiyong and the Chinese Metaphysical Tradition
2. The Classic of Filial Piety and the Philosophy of Family |
Xiangchen Sun |
| AUG.10-AUG.11 | Confucius 1: Why You Should Not Turn the Other Cheek
Confucius 2: How Do You Love Virtue as You Love Sex Confucius 3: Why a Filial Son Ought Not To Disclose His Father Stealing a Sheep |
Yong Huang |
| AUG.11-AUG.12 | Emotion, Ethics, and Self-Cultivation in the Mengzi | Franklin Perkins |
| AUG.12-AUG.14 | 1. Impartiality and Partiality in Early Chinese Philosophy
2. Metaethics in the Laozi 3. Personal Freedom in the Zhuangzi |
Tao Jiang |
| AUG.14-AUG.16 | Han Fei Zi‘s Political Philosophy and Its Contemporary Relevance | Tongdong Bai |
| AUG.15-AUG.16 | Mohist Ethics, Religion and Political Order | Ting-Mien Lee |
| AUG.17 | 1. The Image of the Sage in the Laozi
2. The Linguistic Strategies in Daoist Classics |
Qinghua Cai |
See this link for details (but for the schedule, please see the above):
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5FxU5ltQYonC4KV5lOgW8g
New Book: Jones, How Confucius Changed My Mind
Shambhala Press has published How Confucius Changed My Mind: And What He Can Teach You about the Art of Being Human by Charles B. Jones. For more details, see here.
New Book: Berger, Introducing Chinese Philosophy
Douglas L. Berger, Introducing Chinese Philosophy: From the Warring States to the 21st Century has been recently published through Routledge. The book presents an introductory survey of the major themes, thinkers and texts, philosophical genres and profound insights of the Chinese philosophical tradition. Its coverage ranges from the foundational history of Chinese thought in the 6th–5th centuries BCE up to the present day.
To access the book for further reading, please visit this site.
Sino-Hellenic Network Seminar by Prof. Eric Hutton – To China and Back: The Roundtrip Voyage of a Platonic Notion
Sino-Hellenic Network Seminar
Wednesday 21 May, 15.30-17.00 BST (Online only, sign up for Zoom here)
Eric Hutton (University of Utah): To China and Back: The Roundtrip Voyage of a Platonic Notion
Chair: Jingyi Jenny Zhao (Needham Research Institute/ University of Cambridge)
ToC: Dao 24:2
Dao 24:1 has been published; see here and below for the Table of Contents. Continue reading →
New Book: Ngo, Unlocking the Treasury: Elementary Learning for Boys in Qing China
Lever Press recently published Unlocking the Treasury: Elementary Learning for Boys in Qing China by Katherine Ngo. The publication is the first major European study of the Chinese children’s primer Youxue gushi qionglin 幼學故事瓊林 (Treasury of elementary learning) from the Qing dynasty. The study explores the intellectual trends of elementary education in Qing China and design of educational literature for basic literacy, moral development, cultural literary, and examination preparation.
To access the book for further reading, please visit here.
ToC: Asian Studies 13:2
The newest issue of Asian Studies just recently came out through The University of Ljubljana. Please read more to find the table of contents. Additionally, you can also see the full issue through this link.
