A book symposium was recently published in the Journal of Social and Political Philosophy about Shuchen Xiang’s book Chinese Cosmopolitanism. It comprised comments by David C. Kang, Byung-ho Lee and Huaiyu Wang and a response from the author. The issue is here; direct links to the comments and response, as well as summaries of a couple of the comments, follow below.
Job Opening at Univ. of Toronto
The University of Toronto is seeking to fill a position at the Associate or full Professor level: the Richard Charles and Esther Yewpick Lee Chair in Chinese Thought and Culture. Please see here for more information.
ISEAP 2025: On-Line Registration Now Open
For those who wish to participate virtually in the 2025 International Society for East Asian Philosophy conference, please complete the following Google Form by Monday, August 25. The links will be sent to you by email on Wednesday, August 27.
Google Form for “Registration for Online Attendees”
https://forms.gle/yp88EirfTovoGNxc7
The conference program and abstracts can be downloaded from the conference website. https://iseap.jp/iseap-2025-conference/
SpringerBriefs Philosophy book series
Announcing a new editor for the book series SpringerBriefs in Philosophy, who welcomes book proposals in non-Western philosophical traditions. This series features short books consisting of 50-125 pages (roughly 25,000-62,500 words). Unlike other short book series, the books in SpringerBriefs are not necessarily surveys of any particular (sub)fields. If you have an idea for a short book, please contact the series editor, Dr Koji Tanaka (koji.tanaka@anu.edu.au)
CFA: ACPA Panels at 2026 Eastern APA at Baltimore
A panel for the Association of Chinese Philosophers in America at the 2026 Eastern Division Meeting of the APA will be held at Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, MD, on January 7–10, 2026. Please read more for the submission guidelines.
Episode 23 of “This Is the Way”: Confucianism on the Assessment of Character
In this episode, Justin and Richard discuss how historical Confucian philosophers have proposed to recognize people of good moral character (virtue). How, exactly, did they think that we could tell the real virtues apart from the phony ones? And what did the historical Confucians think about the use of written examination essays to “test” for virtue? Continue reading →
ToC: Asian Philosophy 35:3
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 →
Tenure track professor in Chinese Studies at KU Leuven
The University of Leuven (Belgium) has a vacancy for a full-time tenure track professor in Chinese Studies with proven expertise in the field of Chinese thought. Candidates should hold a PhD in Chinese Studies/Sinology or in a specific discipline, with a dissertation focused on China. Candidates are also required to have excellent teaching skills and a strong and validated international academic portfolio with highly regarded publications.
The full job description and application details can be found on the KU Leuven webpage.
The deadline for application is 15 September 2025.
Online Lecture on Korean Confucianism
An online seminar by Dr Nikolett Roque-Kőrösi on “Korean Confucianism: Beyond stereotypes and misreadings” is going to be hosted on Thursday 31st July 2025 at 3pm (AWST), 2pm (AEST) and 4pm (Seoul).The talk introduces the basic concepts of Korean Confucianism while challenging some of the common misinterpretations found in Western media and scholarship – and sometimes even within Korea. Please find more details about the lecture here.
Angle Reviews Ziliotti, Meritocratic Democracy
The Review of Politics recently published a review I wrote of Elena Ziliotti’s excellent book Meritocratic Democracy: A Cross-Cultural Political Theory (Oxford, 2024). Please see here for the review.
