New post in the series “Family as Topic, Root and Model in the West: An Ephemeral Resource for Comparative Philosophy.”
Papers relevant to comparison with classical Confucianism:
How China Shaped the Enlightenment: A Transcultural History of Modern Thought, Edited By Shuchen Xiang, Martin Powers, has been published by Routledge. See here and below.
It has been brought to my attention that the Journal of Daoist Studies seems to have been hijacked. The journal published legitimate Daoism research up to and including the beginning of this year, but since then it has published hundreds of articles unrelated to Daoism. The journal homepage still claims that it is published out of University of Hawaii Press and links to the volumes that contain legitimate articles. But visiting the archive reveals the irrelevant articles:
https://journalofdaoiststudies.org/index.php/journal/issue/archive
If anyone has insight into this situation, please share!
Please see this document for information about the ISCP 2027 Charles Fu Foundation Essay Contest.
The ACPA (Association of Chinese Philosophers in America) is calling for abstract submissions for the Pacific APA in Portland, Oregon, which will take place March 24–27, 2027. We will select among submissions to create panels for the group sessions. The submission deadline is October 1, 2026. You may find more information and submit an abstract here (link requires Google sign-in):https://forms.gle/6FttqWqWQefJ2uDh6
A symposium on Michael Beaney’s book The Joy of Chinese Philosophy (see here) has been published in the British Journal for the History of Philosophy:
The latest issue of Asian Philosophy has been published, with six new research articles; see here and below.
New post in the series “Family as Topic, Root and Model in the West: An Ephemeral Resource for Comparative Philosophy.” Continue reading →
In this episode, we are joined by Mark Csikszentmihalyi, Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Eliaser Chair of International Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and a leading scholar of early Chinese thought. Our conversation draws on his new book, Confucius: A New Tradition (Reaktion Books, 2026), and its striking portrayal of Confucius as a “ritual prodigy.” Through several passages from Book 10 of the Analects, we explore what ritual expertise involves, whether moral and practical wisdom can be innate, and how seemingly minor details of dress and conduct express or instantiate important social and ethical values. We also discuss Confucius’s participation in an exorcism ritual, changing interpretations of ghosts and spirits, and the famous story of Confucius’s reaction to the burning of his horse stables. Along the way, we consider how successive biographies and commentaries have continually reconstructed Confucius to address new philosophical and historical concerns. Continue reading →
Professor Huang Yong will be spending a few days at UNSW Sydney, Australia, in August, delivering a reading masterclass as well as a talk.
Details as follows:
1. READING MASTERCLASS
NB: Registration Required
Wednesday 12 August 2026
10:00am-4:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time; UTC/GMT +10:00)
A close reading and discussion of two texts from A Source Book of Chinese Philosophy (Wing-tsit Chan, Princeton University Press): [*contact the Organiser below for pdf’s]
