I’d like to remind everyone about the exciting opportunity afforded by the planned third Rutgers Workshop in Chinese Philosophy, still a long way away (Spring, 2016) but in need of your proposal now! The deadline is Sept. 30, 2014. See below to be reminded of the details.
DeBary at Columbia Neo-Confucianism Seminar
The first session of the Columbia University Seminar on Neo-Confucian Studies for the 2014-2015 academic year will convene Friday, October 3 from 3:30 to 5:30pm in the Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University. At this session we will celebrate the work of Prof. Wm. Theodore de Bary, who was recently awarded a 2013 National Humanities Medal.
Two job postings
Two recent job positing may be of interest, one in East Asian religions at Ohio State; one in Early China at NYU-Shanghai. Details below.
New Book: Readings in Later Chinese Philosophy
I’m pleased to announce the publication of our reader in post-classical Chinese philosophy.
I’ll put the details below the fold, but it might help to have a quick summary of some the book’s most noteworthy (or at least distinctive) advantages.
- Better selections than Chan’s Sourcebook, including several overlooked gems and works on and by women
- Consistent translations of key terms and oft-quoted passages
- Begone Wade-Giles!
Open Access to Harris on Aristotle and Confucius on Shame
With each published issue of Dao, we choose one article for discussion here on Warp, Weft, and Way, and Dao‘s publisher gives everyone free access to the article for a year. The next article to get this treatment is “Aristotle and Confucius on the Socioeconomics of Shame” by Thorian Harris. The article can be accessed here. Howard Curzer of Texas Tech is going to start off the discussion in a couple weeks with a précis; in the meantime, we encourage you to download and read the article, and then join in the discussion when it begins.
Two Upcoming Chinese Philosophy MOOCs
Those who want to explore Chinese thought in more depth will soon have the opportunity to participate in not one, but two Massive Open On-line Courses (MOOCs):
- Edward Slingerland’s “Foundations of Chinese Thought” is set to begin on edX on October 14, and run for seven weeks.
- Chad Hansen’s “Humanity and Nature in Chinese Thought,” also on edX, is scheduled to begin in January.
Comments welcome!
NPR Story about Shanghai Subway Passenger
This story about a foreigner passing out on the subway in Shanghai caught my attention; and I thought it might interest some of our readers as well. It turns out that after fainting and falling to the floor, not a single person tried to help the foreigner. The explanations in the article seem a bit dubious; and there’s no fat villan to throw in front of the subway car, which would make for a more interesting discussion; but I’m guessing a few of you might have some thoughts on the piece nonetheless.
Book Reviews
Manyul and I are occasionally contacted by publishers wondering whether we would like to post a review of a new book on the blog. He and I have discussed this, and would like to let you all know that our policy is: yes, if it is directly on-point for the blog, and if we can find a volunteer who will write the review in a timely fashion. So authors, please feel free to suggest that your publishers contact us in appropriate cases. Thank you!
Conference on the Reception of Carl Schmitt and Leo Strauss in the Sinophone World
There will be a conference at the Academia Sinica next week (September 1 and 2) on the reception of Carl Schmitt and Leo Strauss in the sinophone world which might be of interest to some readers of this blog.
New Funding Opportunity for Ph.D. Students
The Institute of International Education, which administers the Fulbright Program, just announced a new award for Ph.D. students wishing to do research in China, and philosophy is included as one of the disciplines.
The announcement is here: http://www.iie.org/Programs/Confucius-China-Studies-Program
This new program, called the Confucius China Studies Program, is funded by, you guessed it, the Confucius Institute. This could be a great opportunity for anyone wishing to do Ph.D. research in China.
