CFP: ISEAP Conference on Progressive East Asian Philosophy

We are pleased to inform you that the International Society of East Asian Philosophy (ISEAP) will have its fifth international conference, titled Progressive East Asian Philosophy, on August 28-29, 2025 at the National Chengchi University, Taiwan. The conference poster is here.

Keynote Speakers
Professor Heisook Kim (Ewha Womans University)
Professor Stephen C. Angle (Wesleyan University)

What does it mean to pursue progress from within East Asian philosophical traditions? And how might they offer insight into ongoing global conversations around social reform, ethical responsibility, political transformation, and justice? This year’s gathering focuses on how these traditions both classical and contemporary can contribute to our understanding of progress in practical philosophy.

Abstracts for individual papers and organized panels should be submitted by June 1, 2025 (Japan Time). Please check our website for more details: ISEAP 2025 Conference

You can also connect with us on our website and social media.
Website: https://iseap.jp/
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/iseapjp
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InternationalSocietyofEastAsianPhilosophy/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iseap

Sincerely yours,
Fion Wu
On behalf of ISEAP

CFP: Weaving Together: Comparative Approaches to Process Philosophy

The ISCP (International Society for Chinese Philosophy) invites proposals for an edited volume that explores the history, influence, and contemporary practice of process philosophy as a framework for comparative philosophy. This volume, Weaving Together: Comparative Approaches to Process Philosophy, aims to illuminate how process thought can serve as subject, method, or application in engaging philosophical traditions across cultures. While the primary focus is on the process tradition developed by Alfred North Whitehead and his intellectual heirs, contributions that engage other process-oriented figures and traditions are also encouraged. These may include figures such as G.W.F. Hegel, Henri Bergson, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and Gilles Deleuze, as well as philosophical currents from Indian, Daoist, Confucian, Buddhist, and Indigenous thought. Proposals that employ process philosophy as a methodological or conceptual tool in comparative contexts, or that highlight how process thought contributes to broader conversations across metaphysical, ethical, aesthetic, and socio-political domains are especially welcomed.

Please read more for more details of the volume and the submission guidelines.
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四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project events this week

The 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host three events this week:
  1. On April 24th at 8:00am Beijing time, we will host a book discussion of Professor Karen Thornber’s Gender Justice and Contemporary Asian Literatures,
    Details and the Zoom link can be found on our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/karen-thornber-book-discussion
  2. On April 24th at 8:00pm Beijing time, we will host a lecture by Professor Erin Cline, titled “Reframing Women in the Analects”
    Details and the Zoom link can be found on our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/erin-cline-lecture
  3. On April 26th at 9:00am Beijing time, we will host a lecture by Professor Tzeki Hon, titled “The Philosophy of Change in the Yijing”
    Details and the Zoom link can be found on our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/tzeki-hon-lecture

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Sungmoon Kim’s hybrid presentation on “Confucian Power as Responsibility” at Rutgers on Tuesday, April 29

Sungmoon Kim (City University of Hong Kong) will give a hybrid presentation, “Confucian Power as Responsibility,” at Rutgers University New Brunswick on Tuesday, April 29, 4-5:30pm EDT. Everybody is welcome, but registration is required for Zoom streaming. If you plan on coming in person, please drop me a quick note. Click here for the abstract and the link to register for Zoom streaming.

This Is the Way: Live Show in San Francisco (Pacific Division meeting of the APA)

Update (17 April): Despite what the APA app might have told you, the live session will be in the Sussex Room, which is on the 2nd floor of the hotel. Looking forward to a lively discussion today at 4:00pm PST.

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This Is the Way will record an episode in person, with a live audience, at the next meeting of the American Philosophical Association (Pacific Division)!

Time:
4:00-6:00pm
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Location:
Sussex Room
The Westin St. Francis Hotel (next to Union Square)
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CFP: 2025 Workshop of “Comparative Philosophy Forum – Beijing”

The 2025 Workshop of “Comparative Philosophy Forum – Beijing” will be held July 22, 2025, Beijing.  This year’s workshop is on the theme of”Doing Chinese Philosophy Through Cross-Tradition Engagement: Making Original Contributions to the Development of Philosophy.” Please read this document to find more details on the workshop.

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On-cho Ng on “Dai Zhen’s Hermeneutics” in Neo-Confucian Studies Seminar at Columbia on May 2

On Friday, May 2, 3:30-5:30pm, On-cho Ng will present a paper, “Dai Zhen’s Hermeneutics” in the Neo-Confucian Studies Seminar at Columbia University. We will meet at our regular location, The Heyman Center for the Humanities (74 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027). On-cho Ng is Professor of Asian Studies and Philosophy, and Founding Head of the Asian Studies Department (2012-2021), at the Pennsylvania State University. Primarily a specialist in late imperial Chinese intellectual history, he has published on a wide range of topics, such as Confucian hermeneutics, religiosity, ethics, and historiography. His books include Cheng-Zhu Confucianism in the Early Qing, Mirroring the Past, The Imperative of Understanding, and Theory and Practice of Zen. His dozens of articles have appeared in venues such as the Journal of Chinese Religions, Dao, Philosophy East and West, Journal of Chinese Philosophy, Journal of World History, and the Journal of the History of Ideas. He is editor of the Book Series on Chinese intellectual history (National Taiwan University) and associate editor of the Journal of Chinese Philosophy. He has been chair/co-chair of the Neo-Confucian Studies Seminar for two decades.

Important: for non-Columbia guests, please RSVP by emailing Sapphire Qiaochu Tang at qt2154@columbia.edu no later than Wednesday, April 23, to be granted access to the campus. Once the registration email is sent, please expect an email with a QR code to access campus. The email will come from: CU Guest Access <caladminnoreply@columbia.edu. Please make sure to bring a valid ID, and please arrive early. You can also request the pre-circulated paper from Sapphire.

New Book: Rošker, Chinese Philosophy in Transcultural Contexts

Chinese Philosophy in Transcultural Contexts: Comparative Approaches and the Method of Sublation has just been published by Bloomsbury. In this book, Jana S. Rošker presents a novel dialectical method to our comprehension of diverse philosophical ideas. Analyzing philosophical discourses that have emerged in China and the Sinophone region, Rošker applies the method to examples from across the history of thought. From Ancient Chinese logicians to 20th-century intellectuals, she connects thinkers and offers fresh insights into key aspects of philosophy. The result is a series of vibrant dialogues among different intellectual traditions, providing new understandings of transcultural philosophical interactions. To find the full text, please see this site.