Sungmoon Kim’s major review essay, “Contemporary Confucian Political Theory: Its Origin, Evolution, and Challenges,” has been published in Political Theory; see here. The Abstract follows.
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New Article: Wang, Fairness in care: liberal resources for a Confucian feminist ethics
A new article that will be of interest to many: Wang, B. P. (2026). Fairness in care: liberal resources for a Confucian feminist ethics. Inquiry, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174X.2026.2673083 (open access).
ToC: Dao 26:2
A new issue of Dao has been published, with ten original essays (including three essays on Chenyang Li’s book Reshaping Confucianism: A Progressive Inquiry (Oxford, 2023) and his response) and five reviews; see here.
New Book: Harris, Meritocracy in Early Chinese Political Thought
Cambridge has published Eirik Harris’s new book, Meritocracy in Early Chinese Political Thought, in its Elements series. The book can be accessed here, and is free to download until June 3. For a summary, see below.
Application Open: 2-Week Visiting Programs at CUHK
The 2-week Visiting Programs organized by the Research Centre for Chinese Philosophy and Culture at the Department of Philosophy of The Chinese University of Hong Kong are now open for application.
ToC: New issue of Asian Studies
Issue 14:2 of Asian Studies has been published; the theme is “Thematic Focus: Latin American Perspectives on Asian Humanities.” See here.
New Book: Kim, A Confucian Theory of Power
Sungmoon Kim’s A Confucian Theory of Power has been published by Manchester University Press (https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526182661/). The book contains a lead essay by Kim, responses from several theorists, and Kim’s replies.
New Book: Fan, Between Shanshui and Landscape
Jiani Fan (范佳妮) has published a new book: 山水风景之间——中西诗画中的风景再现与美学 / Between Shanshui and Landscape: Toward a Comparative Aesthetics of Chinese and Western Poetry and Visual Arts (Beijing: SDX Joint Publishing Company (生活·读书·新知三联书店), April 2026).
The book focuses on Ancient Greek, Roman, Chinese, and modern French poetry and visual arts, and engages with aesthetic concepts such as Stimmung (mood/attunement), the Sublime, Ruins, and Emptiness (Vide), as well as their Chinese counterparts. A comparative journey across traditions and media.
CFP: 2026 NECCT at Bentley University
We are pleased to announce that the 2026 meeting of theNortheast Conference on Chinese Thought (NECCT)will be held October 30–31, 2026, at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. This annual conference brings together scholars and graduate students working on Chinese thought across disciplines and methodologies, and welcomes both historically focused and comparative work engaging Chinese perspectives.
Bell Reviews Bruya and Li, trans., Dialogues of Confucius
A review by Daniel Bell of Brian Bruya and Wenwen Li, trans., Dialogues of Confucius: The Complete Text (Princeton, 2026) has been published in the Times Literary Supplement. An excerpt:
…A magnificent new translation by Brian Bruya and Wenwen Li introduces this treasure of intellectual history to the anglophone world. We now know much more about Confucius the person, and about the context for some of the puzzling quotes in the Analects. Best of all, we learn new arguments that push the boundaries of the rich and complex Confucian tradition in new directions….
