The latest issue of Frontiers of Philosophy in China has appeared; the table of contents, abstracts, and full text are available here. It contains a nice essay by Gao Ruiquan on Confucianism and ideas of equality, Wu Genyou’s essay on Dai Zhen’s philosophy of language, and much more.
CFP: June, 2011 Beijing Roundtable
The ISCWP is happy to announce the 2011 Beijing Roundtable on Contemporary Philosophy, with the theme: “Classical Texts and Philosophical Interpretation: In View of Development of Contemporary Philosophy.” The Roundtable will take place on June 3, 2011, at Capital Normal University in Beijing. For more information, see: ISCWP_2011 Beijing Roundtable_CFP.
Free Download of Springer E-Books/Journals at Boston APA
Springer, the publisher of Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy and Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy will start to shift to electronic display at Boston APA. Instead of shelves of books, there will be a line of computers. All Springer e-books, including the first volume of our Dao Companion volume, and e-journals, including Dao, are free to download at the site. So if you are going to go to Boston APA and are interested in any publications by Springer, be sure to bring your flash drive with you.
Dao 9.4 Table of Contents–Still with Free Access Until the End of November
Volume 9 Number 4 is now available on SpringerLink
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Study Chinese Philosophy in English at Fudan
Prof. BAI Tongdong would like to announce an exciting new opportunity to study Chinese philosophy, in English (though also with Chinese language courses), at Fudan University in Shanghai. Note that there is some substantial financial assistance available. There are both 2-year MA and 1-year non-degree options. Sounds terrific! Continue reading →
Journal of Chinese Philosophy 37:4 TOC
December 2010
Doubleheader Friday (11/5) at Columbia
There will be two lecture/seminars at Columbia University this coming Friday, November 5, 2010:
- John Berthrong will present “Boston Daoxue 道學 Architectonic” at the Neo-Confucianism Seminar at 3:30; and
- Stephen Angle will present “Rethinking Confucian Authority and Rejecting Confucian Authoritarianism” at the Columbia Society for Comparative Philosophy at 5:30.
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Confucius Institutes – Chronicle Discussion
The current Chronicle of Higher Education has this piece, available to non-subscribers for a few days, on worries raised about academic freedom introduced by the proliferation of Confucius Institutes on university campuses.
Confucianism Panels at AAR
Keith Knapp, on behalf of the Confucian Traditions group of the American Academy of Religion, reports on the several Confucian-related papers that will be offered at the upcoming AAR meeting in Atlanta, October 30-November 1. Looks good!
Job in Asian Philosophy
I have been informed of the following position. Readers of the October JFP will also know of one or two others, including the History of Eastern Philosophy being listed as one possible AOS for a position at UConn. If you hear of others, or have comments you’d like to share, please post them here.
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, SUNY College at Oneonta
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ASIAN PHILOSOPHY
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