The Shortcomings of the Sages
I’d like to use this as an opportunity to think about depictions of sages in early Confucian texts (Mengzi in particular). I’ve thought, for better or worse, that the authors of these texts used the...
View ArticleJournal of Religious Ethics Table of Contents 40.3
The latest issue of the Journal of Religious Ethics features several articles of interest. JUST WAR IN CLASSICAL CHINESE THOUGHT: Introduction (pages 401–403) Sumner B. Twiss THE ART OF WAR CORPUS AND...
View ArticlePanels of Interest at the AAR
The American Academy of Religion will host its annual meeting this year in Chicago on November 17-20. The following are a list of panels of possible interest. More information, including paper...
View ArticleJobs at Boston College
Boston College is doing two searches this year for Asianists–one in the philosophy department and one in the theology department. Details are below. BOSTON COLLEGE PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT – Assistant...
View ArticleCFP–Constructing and Interpreting the Daotong
Call for papers Constructing and Interpreting the Daotong (Transmission of the Way) in the Perspective of Chinese and Korean Neo-Confucianism International conference organised by: – The Centre...
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Is it Possible to be Too Yi 義?
Passage 3B10 in the Mengzi stood out during my last read through the text. In 3B10 Mengzi tells the story of Chen Zhongzi, who in seeking purity (lian 廉) refused to eat his mother’s food or live in his...
View ArticleGraduate Programs at Indiana University
With graduate school applications due in the next few months, I’d like to put a plug in for our MA and PhD programs here at Indiana University. In particular we are looking for students interested in...
View ArticleRoger Ames Awarded 2013 Confucius Culture Prize
“UH Mānoa Philosophy Professor Roger T. Ames has been presented with a 2013 Confucius Culture Prize at the Sixth Annual World Confucian Conference in Shandong, China. The prizes are sponsored by the...
View ArticleCFP: Contemporary East Asia and the Confucian Revival
THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL STCS CONFERENCE ON CONTEMPORARY EAST ASIA AND THE CONFUCIAN REVIVAL organized by the Department of Asian and African Studies, Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana University in...
View ArticleCFP: 10th Annual Midwest Conference on Chinese Thought (EXTENDED to Jan. 31)
CALL FOR PAPERS 10TH ANNUAL MIDWEST CONFERENCE ON CHINESE THOUGHT Southern Illinois University, Carbondale April 25-27, 2014 Keynote Address to be given by Professor Kai-Wing Chow, Professor of History...
View ArticleCFP: Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy 49th Annual Conference
Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy 49th Annual Conference June 19-22, 2014 SUNY Binghamton, New York CONFERENCE THEME: UNIVERSALITY AND PARTICULARITY Keynote Speaker: Chenyang Li, Nanyang...
View Article10th Annual Midwest Conference on Chinese Thought (Program)
10th Annual Midwest Conference on Chinese Thought co-sponsored by the Philosophy Department at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale April 25th-26th, 2014 Conference Program Friday, April 25th...
View ArticleEthics, Empire, and Tradition: An International Conference on the Han Dyansty
Ethics, Empire, and Tradition: An International Conference on the Han Dynasty University of Pittsburgh 23-24 May 2014 Free and open to the public Friday, May 23 9:00 – 9:10 Opening remarks Vincent...
View ArticleNPR Story about Shanghai Subway Passenger
This story about a foreigner passing out on the subway in Shanghai caught my attention; and I thought it might interest some of our readers as well. It turns out that after fainting and falling to the...
View ArticleDiscussing “The Confucian Philosophy of Harmony” by LI Chenyang
The East Asian Studies Center at Indiana University is piloting a book workshop series this year. On Wednesday, November 19 from 8pm – 10pm EST Professor LI Chenyang will discuss his lastest book, The...
View Article11th Annual Midwest Conference on Chinese Thought (Program)
11th Annual Midwest Conference on Chinese Thought North Central College, Naperville, IL May 1-2, 2015 Friday, May 1 1:00-2:30 The Virtues of Mengzi (Chair: Aaron Stalnaker) Dobin Choi (State...
View ArticleEthics in Public Life: Good Practitioners in a Rising Asia
This book by Kenneth Winston may interest some of you: Ethics in Public Life: Good Practitioners in a Rising Asia The topic of moral competence is generally neglected in the study of public management...
View ArticleTenure-track Assistant Professor in Early Chinese History (Indiana University)
Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Early Chinese History The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant...
View ArticleWorkshop on Chinese Thought (November 6 at Indiana university)
The Department of Religious Studies and the East Asian Studies Center at Indiana University are sponsoring a workshop on Chinese thought next Friday, November 6, 2-5pm in Sycamore Hall 224....
View Article12th Annual Midwest Conference on Chinese Thought (CFP)
12th Annual Midwest Conference on Chinese Thought The University of Chicago March 11-12, 2016 The Midwest Conference on Chinese Thought was created to foster dialogue and interaction between scholars...
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