The newest issue of Asian Studies just recently came out through The University of Ljubljana. Please read more to find the table of contents. Additionally, you can also see the full issue through this link.
Category Archives: Daoism
New Book: Tiwald, The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Philosophy
The Handbook of Chinese Philosophy has recently been released online by Oxford University Press, with paper copies set to release in August. The handbook collects new work on important texts and figures in the history of Chinese thought. The chapters cover both well-known texts such as the Analects and the Zhuangzi and many of the lesser-known thinkers in the classical and postclassical Chinese tradition. Most of the chapters focus on thinkers or texts in one of three important historical movements. These include classical (“pre-Qin”) Chinese philosophy, Chinese Buddhism, and the Confucian response to Buddhism (“neo-Confucianism” broadly construed). Each chapter presents cutting-edge work on important topics in the Chinese tradition and yet is written for a general philosophical audience. For more information, please see this site, and the Table of Contents follows.Presentation Summaries of the 7th Rutgers Workshop on Chinese Philosophy
The Rutgers University Department of Philosophy has produced summaries of the presentations and discussion from the 7th Rutgers Workshop on Chinese Philosophy (RWCP), “An International Conference on Moral Conflict in Early Chinese Philosophy.” The summaries were produced by the workshop’s rapporteurs, Frederick Choo and Esther Goh, who are doctoral candidates at Rutgers University Department of Philosophy. Please find the summaries in this document.
ToC: Asian Philosophy 35:2
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 →
Lecture: Ziporyn, Unknow Thyself
The College of East Asian Studies at Wesleyan University is hosting a lecture by Brook Ziporyn of the University of Chicago, titled “Unknow Thyself: Agnosis as Superpower in the Zhuangzi,” on Thursday April 3rd, at 4:30pm in the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies Seminar Room (343 Washington Terrace, Middletown CT). Ziporyn will explore non-knowledge’s ability to enhance self and social reform. All are welcome!
ToC: Dao 24:1
Dao 24:1 has been published; see here and below for the Table of Contents.
New book: Jiaohua: Chinese Ideas and Practices of Moral Transformation
Jiaohua: Chinese Ideas and Practices of Moral Transformation, edited by Yingjie Guo, has been published recently by Springer. Please see here for access of the book. Read more for publisher’s summary.
四海为学 “Collaborative Learning“ Free Online Courses
This spring the 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host two free online courses. The courses are open to anyone. No registration is required.
“The Contemporary Significance of Confucian and Daoist Philosophies” will be led by Michael Puett and Paul J. D’Ambrosio on Tuesdays at 21:00 Beijing time.
“Daoist Philosophy of Education” will be led by Geir Sigurðsson and Paul J. D’Ambrosio on Tuesdays at 18:00 Beijing time.
For more information, including links to join, please visit this website.
Episode 16 of “This Is the Way”: The Zhuangzi on Uselessness
In this episode, we talk about the theme of uselessness in the Zhuangzi, one of the great foundational texts of philosophical Daoism. What exactly determines whether something is useful or useless? Is usefulness largely or fundamentally a matter of perspective? Does the text’s apparent recommendation that we be “useless” (in some sense) entail some sort of realism or objectivism about value? We explore these themes together with our guest, Chris Fraser, a major scholar of the Zhuangzi. Continue reading →
Call for applications: Way and Being Seminar-workshop
Way and Being: Between Daoist and Pre-Socratic Approaches is a seminar-workshop designed for students engaged in or interested in research opportunities within Chinese and/or Greek philosophy. The program includes 90-minute presentations and discussions led by invited speakers on related topics. Additionally, students will have the chance to share and discuss their ideas with peers and speakers in 30-minute sessions. Students who are currently working on or planning to explore pre-Socratic philosophy and/or Daoist philosophy in their bachelor, master, or doctoral theses are particularly encouraged to apply.
