Two articles in Hypatia

Two articles related to Chinese philosophy have appeared over the last year in the journal Hypatia:

  • Sor-hoon Tan, “Confucian Family Ideal and Same-Sex Marriage: A Feminist Confucian Perspective” (Hypatia , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , Summer 2024 , pp. 597 – 615; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/hyp.2023.100)
  • Subin Lee, “Confucian Familialism and the Crisis of Care” (Hypatia , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , Summer 2024 , pp. 597 – 615; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/hyp.2024.50)

Click on the DOI links for abstracts and more information.

Postdoc Opportunity: University of British Columbia

A new postdoc opportunity specifically in Ming studies at the University of British Columbia recently opened up. The university welcomes a wide of range of applicants, from across all Ming and Ming-adjacent fields, and especially from scholars outside North America. Follow this link to see the full description of the opportunity.

CFP: ECNU 2025 International Graduate Conference of Philosophy, Roots and Branches

This International Graduate Conference of Philosophy intends to gather brilliant graduate students and early career scholars to discuss different aspects of philosophical innovations and traditions. The organizing committee, drawn from the long-standing international Graduate Program in Chinese Philosophy at ECNU, is committed to collect voices from various philosophical backgrounds focused on Chinese Philosophy and comparative philosophy, as well as excellent research in other areas.

The guiding theme of the conference this year is benmo 本末 , or “roots and branches”. Rootedness, grounding, the archeology of thought and hermeneutics shape thinking in ways often difficult to detect. Branches, reinterpretations and applications of philosophical wisdom, which are frequently the more obvious aspects of philosophical reflections, stem from roots.
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On-line Book talk: The Other Yijing

The ISCSD (International Society for the Critical Study of Divination) Book Talk series is pleased to announce its upcoming event scheduled on November 20, 2024, at 15:00 CEST. Prof. Tze-ki Hon 韓子奇 (Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College) and two contributors to the volume, Prof. Chang Chia-Feng 張嘉鳳 (National Taiwan University) and Prof. Zhao Lu 趙璐 (NYU Shanghai) will present the book The Other Yijing: The Book of Changes in Chinese History, Politics, and Everyday Life, published by Brill in 2021 with our book series “Prognostication in History.” Prof. John T.P. Lai 黎子鵬 from the Chinese University of Hong Kong is joining the event as a discussant.

More information, including zoom link, here.

This Friday, NOVEMBER 8: “Aspiration, Ambition, and Confucian Debates on Human Nature” (online session)

THE COLUMBIA SOCIETY FOR COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY

Welcomes you to an ONLINE meeting:

Hannah Kim (The University of Arizona):

« Aspiration, Ambition, and Confucian Debates on Human Nature »

With responses from Timothy Connolly (East Stroudsburg University)

ABSTRACT: A standard introduction to classical Confucianism teaches that Mengzi thought “human nature is good” and Xunzi, that “human nature is bad”. But the exact nature of their disagreement is subject to ongoing debate, with some underplaying the disagreement (they just mean different things by “human nature”) while others take the disagreement to be about the nature of agency, moral education, or dispositions. In this talk, I’ll argue that Agnes Callard’s distinction between ambition and aspiration helps us clarify what the disagreement is about. Mengzi thought humans need to fully pursue the values they already have, while Xunzi thought humans need to aspire towards values they don’t have and aren’t predisposed to. This account has the benefit of capturing Mengzi’s and Xunzi’s respective views on agency and education and providing Xunzi with a picture of moral motivation that even a selfish agent could develop.

DATE: November 8, 2024

TIME: 5:30-7:30pm EST

Zoom info below:

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Online Reading Group and Lectures: New English Translation of The Logic of Imagination by Miki Kiyoshi

Gerald Nelson Jr. from Penn State and Richard Stone from Waseda University are hosting a biweekly online reading group and a series of lectures to celebrate Professor John Krummel’s newly released English translation of Miki Kiyoshi’s magnum opus, The Logic of Imagination. While Japanese audiences may be familiar with Miki Kiyoshi, this new translation offers an opportunity to expand the dialogue between Japanese and international scholars. This series aims to foster and grow the community of scholars interested in Japanese philosophy, both in Japan and abroad.

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CFP: International Conference on Language, Culture, and Education

The Academy for Educational Development and Innovation at the Education University of Hong Kong is delighted to announce an upcoming conference in 8-9 April 2025,  dedicated to exploring how traditional Chinese wisdom informs and enhances contemporary efforts to construct the values toward human flourishing.

Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 November 2024
Notification of Abstract Review Results: 1 December 2024
Registration Opens: 2 December 2024
Full Paper Submission Deadline: 28 February 2025
Registration Closes: 20 March 2025
Conference Dates: 8-9 April 2025

Please visit the EdUHK website or refer to this document to see more details regarding the conference and the application process. For further inquiries, please contact Miss Cindy Hung via phone,(+852) 2948 7799, or email, ICLCE2025@eduhk.hk.

Episode 12 of “This Is the Way”: Zhuangzi on Play

Play seems to constitute an important part of a flourishing human life. Most of us experience play through things like simple childhood games of hide-and-go-seek or more intellectual activities like chess or go. What these experiences of play have in common is that they are circumscribed in various ways to the times, places, and circumstances established by the boundaries and rules of those games. But what if the attitudes that we bring to play were applied to our lives more broadly?  In this episode we explore the concept of play as a way of life. We explore it with Professor Pauline Lee (Saint Louis University), an expert in Chinese thought, focusing on the famous “gourd passage” from Chapter One of the Zhuangzi. Continue reading →