Category Archives: Chinese philosophy – 中國哲學 – 中国哲学

CFP: International Conference on Language, Culture, and Education

The Academy for Educational Development and Innovation at the Education University of Hong Kong is delighted to announce an upcoming conference in 8-9 April 2025,  dedicated to exploring how traditional Chinese wisdom informs and enhances contemporary efforts to construct the values toward human flourishing.

Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 November 2024
Notification of Abstract Review Results: 1 December 2024
Registration Opens: 2 December 2024
Full Paper Submission Deadline: 28 February 2025
Registration Closes: 20 March 2025
Conference Dates: 8-9 April 2025

Please visit the EdUHK website or refer to this document to see more details regarding the conference and the application process. For further inquiries, please contact Miss Cindy Hung via phone,(+852) 2948 7799, or email, ICLCE2025@eduhk.hk.

Loy Reviews Kim, Confucian Constitutionalism

Sungmoon Kim, Confucian Constitutionalism: Dignity, Rights, and Democracy, Oxford University Press, 2023, 296pp., $83.00 (hbk), ISBN 9780197630617.

Reviewed by Hui-chieh Loy, National University of Singapore

Sungmoon Kim’s book continues his long-standing project of bringing together insights from Confucianism and a political theorizing meant to be fit for the modern world. Like his earlier works, the new book combines interesting discussions of pre-modern texts and thoughtful applications of ancient ideas to modern concerns. The ambition of the book, as stated early on, is to articulate a “democratic theory of Confucian constitutionalism” (1). This ambition situates Kim’s book within the ongoing debate between the two main competing strands of modern Confucian political theorizing: Confucian political meritocracy and Confucian democracy. Kim advocates for the latter, putting his proposals…

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Updates to Graduate Program listing

Here at the blog we do our best to keep the page dedicated to Graduate Programs in Chinese Philosophy up-to-date, including listing recent changes near the top of that page. Significant recent updates include noting Chris Fraser’s move to the University of Hong Kong, adding the University of Warwick (and Curie Virág), and noting Chenyang Li’s retirement from Nanyang Technological University. Please leave a comment or email me directly with any suggestions or updates!

The Mojing: New Translation of Sun Zhongyuan’s Research on Mohist Logic

Brill has recently published the English translation of Sun Zhongyuan’s work on Mohist Logic, The Mojing. In this book, Sun investigates the historical contributions made to the research of logic in China, its modern value, its significance to the world, and how the form of logic developed in China is united with those from the rest of the world, focusing on Mohist (mojia 墨家) logic in particular as its core concern. The book is accessible here.

 

Lecture: Women’s Affective Labor in the Red Army’s Propaganda by Ping Zhu, October 21

This coming Monday, October 21st, at 9:00am Beijing time the 四海为学 “Collaborative Learning” Project will host a lecture by Professor Ping Zhu. For details, including the Zoom link please see the event page. No pre-registration or passcode will be required.

For a list of more upcoming events see the calendar of 四海为学 “Collaborative Learning”.

 

 

Schedule and RSVP: Northeast Conference on Chinese Thought Nov 2-3 at Baruch College, CUNY

The 2024 meeting of the Northeast Conference on Chinese Thought (NECCT) will be held on November 2-3 at Baruch College, City University of New York. This annual meeting is an opportunity for scholars of Chinese thought (broadly construed) from across the northeast US (also somewhat broadly construed) to gather and share their research in various stages of progress.

Here is a link to the conference schedule, which also includes a link to the abstracts for the scheduled talks.

This is an in-person event. We welcome participants to come and join the conversations. Please note that space is limited. If you plan on attending, please RSVP using this link as soon as possible, and no later than October 25th. Only those who RSVP will be allowed entry to the campus.

We are grateful for the generous financial support of CUNY Graduate Center and the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences at Baruch College.

Please direct any questions about the conference to Hagop Sarkissian (hagop.sarkissian@baruch.cuny.edu) or Wenqing Zhao (zhaowenqing711@gmail.com).

NECCT Organizing Committee:
Stephen Angle (Wesleyan University)
Mick Hunter (Yale University)
Andrew Lambert (CUNY College of Staten Island)
Ellen Neskar (Sarah Lawrence College)
Thomas Radice (Southern Connecticut State University)
Hagop Sarkissian (CUNY Graduate Center/Baruch College CUNY)
Christopher Yang (Brown University)
Wenqing Zhao (Baruch College, CUNY)

Episode 11 of “This Is the Way”: Nonaction in the Daodejing

The concept of wuwei 無為/无为, often translated as nonaction or effortless action, is central to classical Chinese philosophy. But what exactly is the idea and what are its practical implications? What puzzles does it raise regarding the nature of human actions, purpose, and intention? We examine these questions by focusing on some central passages from the Daodejing.
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CFP: ISCP at 2025 APA Central DIvision Meeting (Online)

The International Society for Chinese Philosophy invites submissions for the ISCP Group Panel at the 2025 APA-Central Division Meeting. The meeting will be entirely online. Sessions will be held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of two consecutive weeks: February 20–22 and February 27–March 1, 2025. Any submission relevant to Chinese philosophy is welcomed. Please send the following information along with your abstract in Word or PDF format to Jing Hu at jing.hu@concordia.ca by Oct. 1, 2024. Kindly title your email “2025 ISCP Central APA submission”.

1. Title of Paper
2. Name of Presenter
3. Presenter’s Affiliation and Contact Information
4. Paper Abstract (200-300 words, in attachment)

Please reach out to Jing Hu for for any inquiries.