Latest from 四海為學 “Collaborative Learning” Project

The 四海為學 “Collaborative Learning” Project will host two events this month.

August 23nd (tomorrow) at 8:00pm Beijing time we will host a book discussion of Alexus McLeod’s The Philosophical Thought of Wang Chong.  For details and the Zoom link click here.

On August 30th at 8:00pm Beijing time a round table on Social and Political Hierarchies. Further information and the Zoom link can be found here..

For a full calendar of our events through May 2024 click here.  All of our events are free and open to everyone. There is no pre-registration required.

Reviews of Kwak and Tao in JSPP

Issue 2.2 of the Journal of Social and Political Philosophy has been published and includes at least two pieces of interest to blog readers: 

  • Haig Patapan’s review of Jun-Hyeok Kwak, ed. Machiavelli in East Asia, Routledge, 2022.
  • Ellie Hua’s review of Tao Jiang, Origins of Moral-Political Philosophy in Early China, Oxford University Press, 2021.

Click here for 30-days free access to the journal.

CFP: 1st Carolina Conference on Chinese Thought

Call for Proposals: 1st Carolina Conference on Chinese Thought

Saturday, April 6, 2024, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

The Carolina Conference on Chinese Thought (CCCT) is envisioned as a regionally-based site for exchange and connection among those interested in Chinese thought, broadly construed. We invite scholars and graduate students based in the Carolinas to share and discuss their work on Chinese thought, drawing from any disciplinary perspective. Presentations focusing on research, pedagogy, and other engagements with Chinese thought are welcome. Works-in-progress are especially encouraged, with the CCCT being a collegial atmosphere for collaboration with others in the region.

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New Book: Rawson, Life and Afterlife in Ancient China

Penguin has recently published Jessica Rawson’s new book Life and Afterlife in Ancient China. Rawson’s new book is a meant to tell a epic new history of Ancient China through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombs. Life and Afterlife in Ancient China illuminates a constellation of beliefs about life and death very different from our own and provides a remarkable new perspective on one of the oldest civilisations in the world. Please click here for more information on the book or to purchase a copy.

CFP: ACPA Panels at the 25th World Congress of Philosophy

The Association of Chinese Philosophy will be organizing two panels at the 25th World Congress of Philosophy. This Conference will take place on August 1-8th, 2024 in Rome. The ACPA is currently accepting proposals for individual papers or panels to be considered for inclusion on two ACPA group sessions. The meeting are expected to be in person, and last 2 hours with 20 minutes for each presentation. The submission deadline is November 1st, 2023. Please read below for more information on submissions and the conference.

To submit your abstract please click here

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CFP: Panel for the ACPA at 2024 Pacific APA

(Updated with Submission link)

The ACPA is welcoming scholars to submit proposals for individual papers to be considered for inclusion on a single ACPA group session at the 2024 APA Pacific Division Meeting. This meeting is expected to be in person and is open to submissions that engage with Chinese philosophy in a wide variety of ways. The ACPA is not specifying a theme for the group session prior to receiving proposals. In addition to the quality of submission, the selection of papers for presentation will be based on how well they can be worked into a good session. Please read below for more information on submissions.

Deadline for submissions: September 15th, 2023 / To submit your abstract, follow this link https://forms.gle/kk8iSWVRmUqvm37t5

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CFP: ACPA 2024 session at Eastern APA

The ACPA is happy to announce that they are welcoming scholars to submit proposals for individual papers to be considered for inclusion on a single ACPA group session at the 2024 APA Eastern Division Meeting. The meeting is expected to be in person. The 2024 Eastern APA will take place January 15-18th, 2024 in New York, Sheraton New York Times Square. They are open to submissions that engage with Chinese philosophy in a wide variety of ways. Please read below for more information on submissions.

Submissions deadline: July 30,2023

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