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 →
Category Archives: Confucianism
Lecture: Tiwald, Confucian Disagreements About Autonomous Understanding 自得 (zìdé)
Justin Tiwald will give a colloquium talk titled “Confucian Disagreements about Autonomous Understanding 自得 (zìdé) in Ethics” at the University of California, Riverside hosted by the Department of Comparative Literature and Languages and the Department of Philosophy on Friday, Oct. 31 at 4pm PST (hybrid format). Please read more for details, the zoom link, and the abstract.
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Hybrid Workshop: Friendship in Chinese Thought
The upcoming hybrid workshop “Friendship in Chinese Thought: Theories, Issues, and Perspectives” will be held at Lanzhou University and virtually on zoom. This workshop will bring together scholars and students to explore the rich and multifaceted ways friendship has been theorized, debated, and applied within the Chinese intellectual tradition. Please read here for the full schedule of the workshop and to access the zoom link. Continue reading →
Job Opening: HKUST Substantiation-track Position
The Division of Humanities of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) invites applications for a substantiation-track position in Philosophy, with an expected starting date of 2 July 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. Applications at all ranks (Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor) are invited, though applications at the level of Professor and Associate Professor with substantiation is especially welcomed. While the subject area is open, a research background in Confucianism – and/or expertise in ethics, bioethics, moral philosophy, religion, or other areas of contemporary relevance – would be an advantage; strong applicants in other areas are also welcome to apply. Please read this file for full description of the position and the application guidelines.
ToC: JCPC August 2025 Issue
The latest issue of the Journal of Confucian Philosophy and Culture (August 2025) has been published — see here. Its Table of Contents follows.
四海为学 Collaborative Learning Lecture on “Confucian Gender Equality”
Dear Colleagues,
On September 24th at 9:00am Beijing time the 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host a lecture on “Confucian Gender Equality” by Professor Ranjoo Herr.
For details and the Zoom link please see our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/ranjoo-herr-lecture
(Note that no pre-registration or passcode is required.)
You can stay updated with our calendar here. Please feel free to advertise this or share it with anyone. All our events are free and open to everyone.
Sincerely,
Paul J. D’Ambrosio
Cline reviews Ivanhoe and Wang, Korean Women Philosophers, at NDPR
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Philip J. Ivanhoe and Hwa Yeong Wang, Korean Women Philosophers and the Ideal of a Female Sage: Essential Writings of Im Yungjidang and Gang Jeongildang, Oxford University Press, 2023, 304 pp., $30.99 (pbk) ISBN 9780197508695.
Reviewed by Erin M. Cline, Georgetown University
“Are there any lineages of women philosophers in Confucianism?” When students in my Chinese Philosophy classes ask this question, I enjoy answering yes. Now, I am delighted to be able to assign the work of the philosophers I tell them about. This book collects and translates, for the first time, the work of the first and only explicit lineage of Confucian women philosophers: Im Yunjidang (1721-1793) and Gang Jeongildang (1772-1832).[1] They are rooted in the Korean Confucian tradition, a much-neglected but extraordinarily rich and sophisticated branch of Confucianism that has had a deep and enduring impact in East Asia….
“How Orthodox (Neo-Confucian) Morality Trivializes Human Desires: Dai Zhen’s Main Argument” by Justin Tiwald
Justin Tiwald (University of Hong Kong) is giving a talk, “How Orthodox (Neo-Confucian) Morality Trivializes Human Desires: Dai Zhen’s Main Argument,” at the next Neo-Confucian Studies Seminar on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, 3:30-5:30pm, at the Heyman Center for the Humanities on Columbia University campus.
Episode 24 of “This Is the Way”: Robber Zhi—Honor Among Thieves?
With a big assist from our guest, Stephen C. Walker, we discuss a highly unusual philosophical dialogue in classical Chinese literature, the “Robber Zhi Dialogue” (from the Miscellaneous Chapters of the Zhuangzi). This shocking story shows Confucius attempting to convince the story’s anti-hero (Robber Zhi) to give up his robber lifestyle. By the end of the story, Confucius emerges as the more naive and inauthentic of the two characters, and moral exemplars in general are called into question. Are purveyors of morality also robbers themselves?
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New Article: Jin on Xu Fuguan
Jin Yutang (Politics and public Administration, HKU) has published a new article in The History of Political Thought titled “Confucian Virtue Politics in Modern Times: A Reappraisal of Xu Fuguan’s Confucian Democracy.” See here for abstract and other information.
