Bryn Mawr Classical Review has published a review by Brian Black and Nathan Gilbert of Christopher W. Gowans’s book Self-cultivation philosophies in ancient India, Greece, and China (Oxford, 2021). Click here to read the review.
Category Archives: Chinese philosophy – 中國哲學 – 中国哲学
Workshop: Methods of Comparative Philosophy
The 四海为学 “Collaborative Learning” Project invites everyone to a workshop session with Professor Tim Connolly of East Stroudsburg University (East Stroudsburg, PA, USA) on “Methods of Comparative Philosophy.”
Online Seminar Series begins: Robin Wang, Why Yinyang?
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Warwick is pleased to invite individuals to a Philosophy Seminar Series. The seminars will take place between 3:00 pm and 4:30 pm (UK time) on MS Teams and will have a multitude of different topics and speakers. Please read below to see registration for different lectures and their respective topics. Click here for the program.
Friday Oct 14, Columbia Society for Comparative Philosophy: Sin yee Chan – «How to nurture compassion?—Some lessons from Asian philosophical traditions»
THE COLUMBIA SOCIETY FOR COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY
Welcomes you to an IN-PERSON meeting:
Sin yee Chan (University of Vermont) « How to nurture compassion?—Some lessons from Asian philosophical traditions »
With responses from Timothy Connolly (East Stroudsburg University)
ABSTRACT: Recent philosophical discussions on compassion focus on the value and the nature of compassion as an emotion. Ancient Asian philosophical traditions such as Confucianism and Buddhism, however, emphasize compassion as a character trait that should be nurtured. This paper examines the insights drawn from these traditions to help inform the nurturing of compassion. For example, is empathy a necessary tool? What is the role of love and care? Does self-reflection contribute to the process?
DATE: October 14th, 2022
TIME: 5:30 – 7:30 pm EST
LOCATION: Faculty House, Columbia University, 64 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027
Dinner will be kindly offered by the Columbia University Seminars.
RSVP is required for dinner. Please email Lucilla with eating requirements at lm3335@columbia.edu.
New Book: Zhuangzi: A New Translation of the Sayings of Master Zhuang as Interpreted by Guo Xiang
Richard John Lynn and Columbia University Press have released Zhuangzi: A New Translation of the Sayings of Master Zhuang as Interpreted by Guo Xiang.
“The Zhuangzi (Sayings of Master Zhuang) is one of the foundational texts of the Chinese philosophical tradition and the cornerstone of Daoist thought. The earliest and most influential commentary on the Zhuangzi is that of Guo Xiang (265–312), who also edited the text into the thirty-three-chapter version known ever since. Guo’s commentary enriches readings of the Zhuangzi, offering keen insights into the meaning and significance of its pithy but often ambiguous aphorisms, narratives, and parables. Richard John Lynn’s new translation of the Zhuangzi is the first to follow Guo’s commentary in its interpretive choices. Unlike any previous translation into any language, its guiding principle is how Guo read the text; Lynn renders the Zhuangzi in terms of Guo’s understanding. This approach allows for the full integration of the text of the Zhuangzi with Guo’s commentary. The book also features a translation of Guo’s complete interlinear commentary and is annotated throughout. A critical introduction includes a detailed account of Guo’s life and times as well as analysis of his essential contributions to the arcane learning (xuanxue) of the fourth century and the development of Chinese philosophy. Lynn sheds new light on how the Daoist classic, which has often been seen as a timeless book of wisdom, is situated in its historical context, while also considering it as a guide to personal cultivation and self-realization.”
New Book: Dao Companion to the Philosophy of the Zhuangzi
Springer has published the Dao Companion to the Philosophy of the Zhuangzi, edited by Kim-chong Chong. “It covers textual, linguistic, hermeneutical, ethical, social/political and philosophical issues, with the latter including epistemological, metaphysical, phenomenological and cross-cultural (Chinese and Western) aspects.”
A reviewer on Amazon warned “Only 34 of the 46 chapters are in the Kindle version.” Those interested might want to look into/verify this.
CFP: Pacific North American Korean Philosophical Association San Francisco 2023
The North American Korean Philosophical Association is excited to issue a call for papers. The topic/themes are open. Please feel free to propose your own topic or panel. Please send an abstract of about 250-300 words for your presentation. Panel submissions (including “Author-Meets-Critics” sessions) should include the topic, panelists and their affiliations, a summary of the proposed panel in 300-500 words, and an abstract for each of the papers (250–300 words for each paper)
Please submit individual abstracts and panel proposals to: kim.halla@hotmail.com
Deadline: October 15, 2022
ToC: The Journal of Confucian Philosophy and Culture
The Journal of Confucian Philosophy and Culture is happy to announce the publication of Issue 38. This issue includes a Scholar’s Corner section by Eric Schwitzgebel, “Does the Heart Revolt at Evil? The Case of Racial Atrocities,” a set of six essays on a wide range of topics in Confucian philosophy and political theory, featuring contributions that are more historical in nature as well as those focused on the contemporary implications and applications of Confucian philosophy, and a Feature Book Review of Shaun O’Dwyer’s Confucianism’s Prospects: A Reassessment by Yutang Jin. Please click here to see the full volume online.
NECCT 2022 Program / Website
The program for the 2022 Northeast Conference on Chinese Thought, this year hosted by Yale University, is now available online. Hope to see many of you there!
Changes at HKU
Some dramatic changes have taken place related to Chinese philosophy broadly construed; I have updated our page on Graduate Programs in Chinese Philosophy to reflect Ci Jiwei’s retirement and the numerous new arrivals, including Justin Tiwald and Daniel Bell.
If you know of any changes at other schools on the list — or schools that should be on the list, please let me know!
