Summary of the Tsinghua Teaching Workshop on Chinese Philosophy and World Philosophy

Tsinghua University hosted a teaching workshop on comparative philosophy on December 11th, 2024. Topics of Discussion included: what does your comparative philosophy program entail? Who are your students, and how do you approach comparative philosophy in the classroom? What are your main concerns and suggestions? Do you have any ideas for future collaboration? Please find summaries of the workshop in both Chinese and in English.

Forthcoming Sino-Hellenic Network events in March

Dear all,

We’re delighted to announce that the Sino-Hellenic Network will host two upcoming speaker events, generously supported by the Faculty of Classics in Cambridge. Both events will be in hybrid format. The in person events will take place in Room 1.11 in the Faculty of Classics, Cambridge, with refreshments half an hour before each talk commences, to allow Network members to get to know each other. All welcome, there is no need to register to attend in person. Zoom sign up information can be found below.

Thursday 6th March, 12.30-14.00 GMT (refreshments at 12.00)

Nathan Gilbert (University of Durham): Past, Present, Text, Other: Jesuit Orientalism and Chinese Philosophy
Chair: Lea Cantor (University of Cambridge)

Please register here if you would like to attend Dr Gilbert’s talk remotely.

Thursday 20th March, 11.00-12.30 GMT (refreshments at 10.30)

Richard King (University of Bern): “The Lord a Lord, the Minister a Minister”: Probing Virtues and Roles in Ancient China and Greece
Chair: Roel Sterckx (University of Cambridge)

Please register here if you would like to attend Prof. King’s talk remotely.

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Collaborative Learning Events This Week

The 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project will host two events this week:
1. A book discussion of Eric Schwitzgebel’s “The Weirdness of the World” on February 27th 9:00am Beijing time, for more details and the Zoom link see our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/eric-schwitzgebel-book-discussion
2. A lecture by Anna Baka on “Philosophical foundations of Legal Policy: Bridging Gaps between EU and China” on February 28th 7:00pm Beijing time, for more details and the Zoom link see our event page: https://www.sihaiweixue.org/anna-baka-lecture
(Note that no pre-registration or passcode is required.)
For a list of upcoming events see our calendar here. Please feel free to advertise this or share it with anyone. All our events are free and open to everyone.

Works in Progress series

Dear all,

We are happy to announce a new call for applications for the Spring season of the “Works in Progress” series, a part of the 四海为学 “Collaborative Learning” Project. This series aims to provide an academic forum for graduate students and early career scholars engaged in Chinese or comparative philosophy to share and improve upon their work with peers in conference-style panel presentations. Each session features a chairperson, 2-3 presenters, commentators, and an audience of participants who will provide constructive feedback on content, structure, or presentation style. It welcomes projects at any stage of development, including articles for presentation, dissertation chapters, or conference presentations, and aims to accommodate the needs of each presenter. Events will be held once a month.

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四海为学 “Collaborative Learning“ Roundtable on Progressive Confucianism

On February 20th at 10:00am Beijing time the 四海为学 “Collaborative Learning” Project will host a roundtable on “Progressive Confucianism.” To find details and the Zoom link, please visit the project’s event page. No pre-registration or passcode is required is required for Zoom participation.
A list of the project’s upcoming events can be found at the calendar here.