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Category Archives: Chinese Texts
New Book: Origins of Chinese Political Philosophy
Brill has published Martin Kern and Dirk Meyer, eds., Origins of Chinese Political Philosophy: Studies in the Composition and Thought of the Shangshu (Classic of Documents). Details are here.
Valmisa Dissertation Information
Mercedes Valmisa asked me to post the below information about her recently defended dissertation; congratulations, Mercedes! Her dissertation is available for download through ProQuest and Academia.edu, and anyone who is interested can also contact her to get a copy (regatular@gmail.com or mvalmisa@princeton.edu).
Changing Along with the World: Adaptive Agency in Early China
Mercedes Valmisa
Dissertation Adviser: Willard Peterson
Committee: Martin Kern, Melissa Lane, Franklin Perkins
Abstract
One of the major philosophical problems in Early China was the relationship between the person and the world, and in particular, how to act in relation to the world. This dissertation addresses the problem of agency in Early China, and pursues three main guiding questions: how to act efficaciously in different situations, how to cope with uncertainty and unpredictability in ordinary life, and how to achieve control and freedom.
What is the Best Way to Cite Texts?
In this comment to a recent post, Bill Haines expressed frustration concerning how best to cite passages from texts like Mozi or Li Ji, and wondered if the readers of Warp, Weft, and Way might be able to uncover and then publicize some best practices. We have had some brief discussion of citing Ctext.org here, but a more general discussion would be great. Please share your thoughts!
CFP: Southeast Early China Roundtable
Florida International University, Miami and the Elling Eide Center, Sarasota (FL) will jointly host the 21st annual Southeast Early China Roundtable (SEECR), October 27-29, 2017.
CFP: NTNU Journal Special Issue on Overseas Study of Confucianism
The 師大學報 (Journal of National Taiwan Normal University) is seeking manuscripts on the topic of 域外漢學：以東亞與歐美的儒學／經學研究為核心 (Foreign Sinology: With a Focus on East Asian, North American, and European Confucian / Classical Studies Research) for an upcoming special issue. The deadline is April 15, for publication later this year. Details here.
Society for the Study of Early China Fifth Annual Conference
The Society for the Study of Early China Fifth Annual Conference Thursday, 16 March 2017
9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Sheraton Centre Toronto, Leaside Room
Grad Student Workshop on Texts and Commentaries
First Annual Graduate Student Workshop
“Canonical Texts and Commentaries”
International Center for the Study of Ancient Text Cultures
Renmin University of China
Beijing, June 18th –24th, 2017 Continue reading →
Nouns, verbs, and ontological metaphors
This post (and the many substantive comments) on “Nouns, verbs, and ontological metaphors” may be of interest; it discusses literary Sinitic and Mandarin vs. English; Sinitic vs. Indo-European modes of expression; characters vs. words; Chinese philosophy; mass nouns.
New Book: Van Auken, The Commentarial Transformation of the Spring and Autumn
SUNY Press has published Newell Ann Van Auken’s The Commentarial Transformation of the Spring and Autumn. More information here, and after the break.
