Alan Levinovitz, recently of the Chicago Divinity School and now on the faculty at James Madison, wrote his dissertation on the idea of play in Zhuangzi. So it is quite appropriate that he managed to secure an interview with the elusive author of that work. Enjoy!
Translation of Wu Yubi’s Journal
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New Book Series
Rowman and Littlefield has a new book series that will be of interest of many readers here, and they are now taking proposals. Note that they intend to publish works on Japan and Korea as well as China.
We are pleased to announce the establishment of the CEACOP Series in East Asian Comparative Ethics, Politics, and Philosophy of Law, a new monograph series organized and overseen as a cooperative venture by Rowman and Littlefield International and the Center for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy (CEACOP) at City University of Hong Kong.
We publish path-breaking and field-defining works in East Asian comparative ethics with a special interest in works of normative and applied ethics, political theory, and philosophy of law. We seek works that are more historically grounded as well as those that are more focused on contemporary affairs and problems that meet the standards of clarity and argumentative rigor characteristic of the best philosophy in the Anglo-American tradition. We expect more historically grounded works will demonstrate a sophisticated sensitivity and approach to issues of historical context and interpretation while wholly contemporary works will begin from and respond to issues of relevance to modern East Asian and Western societies.
Call for Reviews – Dao De Jing: A Complete Commentary by Zhankui Liu
I received this information from the publisher of these books, and pass it on for your information:
Call for Reviews – Dao De Jing: A Complete Commentary by Zhankui Liu
A free copy will be sent to the reviewer by the publisher (Awakening Light Press) for these titles:
Language: Simplified Chinese
Publisher: Awakening Light Press
Columbia Neo-Confucianism Seminar this Friday
The next session of the Columbia University Seminar on Neo-Confucian Studies will convene Friday, October 4, 2013 from 3:30 to 5:30pm in the Komoda Room of the Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University.
Our presenter is Gopal Sukhu of the Department of Classical Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures at Queens College, City University of New York. His paper is titled “Repossessing the Exorcised: Zhu Xi and the Songs of Chu.” You might also like to consult his new book, The Shaman and the Heresiarch: A New Interpretation of the Li Sao (SUNY, 2012).
Bard College Admissions and the Analects
An article in today’s New York Times discusses Bard College’s decsion to allow students to apply to Bard via submission of four 2,500 word essays, in lieu of the standard list of test scores and high school grades. My eye was drawn to the first of the questions listed in the article:
In “The Analects,” Confucius identifies the cardinal virtue of ren (variously translated as goodness, humanity, benevolence) with many different attitudes and behaviors. Yet Confucius also says, “There is one thread that runs through my doctrines.” Commentators differ about what that one thread is. What, in your opinion, could that one thread be? How does that one thread tie together the wide range of moral values that Confucius celebrates in “The Analects”? Support your answer by interpreting specific passages from the text.
This is perhaps less surprising, in light of the fact that Bard for several years used the Analects as a key reading in its First-Year Seminar program, and continues to include readings from classical Chinese thought.
Job Opening: Chinese University of Hong Kong
An open rank position in Asian philosophy at CUHK has been posted:
| Job category | Faculty (open rank) / Contract type open |
| AOS | Chinese philosophy |
| AOS categories | Asian Philosophy |
| AOC | Open |
| Workload | Full time |
| Vacancies | 1 |
| Location | Sha Tin, Hong Kong |
| Start date | August, 2014 |
| Job description |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong invites applications for: Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy (Ref. 1314/036(430)/2), initially three-year contract from August 2014, which, subject to mutual agreement, may lead to longer-term appointment or substantiation later. 4 courses/year in philosophy (undergraduate and postgraduate) and general education. Strong teaching experience and a good research record (for Associate Professorship or above). Some thesis supervision. Usual non-teaching duties. AOS: Chinese philosophy; AOC: open; Daoist philosophy will be an advantage. PhD or ABD. Salary competitive. |
Graduate Programs at Indiana University
With graduate school applications due in the next few months, I’d like to put a plug in for our MA and PhD programs here at Indiana University. In particular we are looking for students interested in early Confucian thought (roughly the 6th century BCE through the 3rd century CE). Continue reading →
Position: Chinese and East Asian Thought, University of Sydney
Position: Chinese and East Asian Thought, Assistant Professor, University of Sydney Continue reading →
New Asian Philosophy ToC
The latest issue of Asian Philosophy has been published.
