Cosmopolitanism: An Invitation for Confucian-Catholic Dialogue
An event of the China Forum for Civilizational Dialogue, a partnership between Georgetown University and La Civiltà Cattolica
Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. EDT, online; REGISTER HERE.
The concept of cosmopolitanism, championed by philosophers East and West, ancient as well as modern, is newly relevant in a world deeply divided along national, ideological, ethnic, and other lines. The China Forum for Civilizational Dialogue is convening a panel of experts to address three key questions: What, if any, sense of cosmopolitanism finds resonance and support in both Chinese and Western cultures, and in particular the Jesuit tradition? Is such a conception thick and substantial, for example involving claims about universal human rights? Or is it thin and open-ended—centered on the importance of local practice and belief and a principled commitment to pluralism? How might different conceptions of cosmopolitanism contribute to dialogue and encounter in a divided world?
Participants
Introductions:
Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., Editor in Chief, La Civiltà Cattolica
Thomas Banchoff, Vice President for Global Engagment, Georgetown University
Panelists:
Philip J. Ivanhoe, Georgetown University (moderator)
M. Antoni J. Ucerler S.J., Boston College
Sun Xiangchen, Fudan University
May Sim, College of the Holy Cross
