Here is the beginning of a planned series of sketches on family as topic, root, and model (inspiration for other order) in Western philosophy and culture. I expect to post a new installment every two or three weeks. Papers are linked at their titles.
Category Archives: Comparative philosophy
New Article: Kim, “Contemporary Confucian Political Theory: Its Origin, Evolution, and Challenges”
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.
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.
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.
ToC: Asian Philosophy 36:2
The newest issue of Asian Philosophy has come out through Taylor and Francis Online. We invite you to check out the articles through this link. Please also find the table of contents below. Continue reading →
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.
Kalmanson Reviews Song, Debating Transcendence
Bin Song, Debating Transcendence: Creatio ex nihilo and Sheng Sheng, Fordham University Press, 2026, 336pp., $40.00 (pbk) ISBN 9781531512095.
Reviewed by Leah Kalmanson, University of North Texas
Bin Song enters longstanding debates over the status of transcendence as a concept in Chinese thought with a book that offers clarity, nuance, and a compelling theoretical intervention. In facing the question of whether Chinese thought has a concept of transcendence, voices on opposing sides often claim the same underlying commitment. Those who answer “yes” are often aligning themselves against Eurocentrism, that is, against the idea that European thought has privileged access to certain philosophical or religious insights. Yet those who answer “no” are also often aligning themselves against Eurocentrism. That is, they are making the point that we should…
