"The Board of the EACP wishes to announce its full and unanimous support and endorsement of the statement (http://chinesestudies.eu/?p=4435) issued on 9 April 2021 by the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS) regarding the recent sanctions issued by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs against European China researchers."
The Board of the European Association for Chinese Philosophy, 19 April 2021
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LISA INDRACCOLO: CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, AGENCY AND MORAL AUTHORITY IN EARLY CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
The seminar cycle "Conversations on Chinese Philosophy - A Virtual Symposium" continues with Lisa Indraccolo's (Tallinn University) lecture "Civil Disobedience, Agency, And Moral Authority in Early Chinese Philosophy". The event will be held on Microsoft Teams on March 16 at 11.30 am. You can view the presenter's abstract here.indraccolo_conversations_on_chinese_philosophy_2021_abstract_final.pdf For registration please follow the link here: https://cutt.ly/vkYG9fk The virtual symposium is jointly organized by the University of Naples L'Orientale and Tallinn University. For future events consult the flyer below The Croatian Philosophical Society is organising the international interdisciplinary symposium "East - West: Comparative Philosophy and World Situation", within the framework of the renowned international conference "Days of Frane Petric", to be held in Cres (Croatia) between 20 and 23 September 2020. They invite the scholars from different areas to apply for the participation in the Symposium.
Please follow the official letter of invitation to the symposium "East - West: Comparative Philosophy and World Situation", as well as the application form, which should be submitted until 31 March 2020 to the address: eastwest.croatia.2020@gmail.com. CALL FOR PAPERS: 3RD BIENNIAL EACP CONFERENCE
The 3rd Biennial Conference of the European of Association for Chinese Philosophy (EACP) will take place at Ghent University (Belgium) from September 5-7 2019. The conference theme of this edition will be Paradigms of Change and Changing Paradigms in Chinese Philosophy. We are kindly inviting scholars of Chinese philosophy to submit proposals for individual papers or panels to Bart Dessein (bart.dessein@ugent.be) and Ady Van den Stock (ady.vandenstock@ugent.be). Abstracts should be limited to 250 words. Panel proposals should include the title and a brief description of the panel, as well as the names, affiliations, and contact details of the participants. Please also provide the titles of each participant’s presentation. The deadline for submission is February 28, 2019. Notice of acceptance of proposals will be sent to your e-mail address by the end of April 2019, with instructions on how to register and submit the conference registration fee (EACP members: 60 EUR for scholars and 20 EUR for students, non-members: 80 EUR for scholars and 30 EUR for students). To encourage participation and inclusion of young researchers, there will be a Young Scholars Award. MA holders and PhD candidates who submit a paper proposal should indicate whether they wish to compete for the award. Winners of the award will be receiving a full travel grant as well as prize money. The official languages of the conference are English and Chinese. PARADIGMS OF CHANGE AND CHANGING PARADIGMS IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHYThroughout the long history of Chinese philosophy, the topic of change has been a recurrent and, in a sense, constant theme. Chinese conceptualizations of change extend from the classical Yijing to the processual outlook on reality, human existence, and socio-historical development articulated by many modern Chinese thinkers. This rich and varied historical trajectory has endowed the encounter between Chinese and Western thought in contemporary comparative philosophy with the potential to usher in philosophical paradigm changes outside of the field of Sinology. We are inviting scholars to approach the conference topic from a broad perspective, as extending from the individual and social dimensions of existence to bodily and spiritual practices of self-cultivation and transformation. The organizing committee also welcomes contributions which do not directly or exclusively address the conference topic. Keynote Speakers Leigh Jenco (London School of Economics) Haiming Wen 温海明 (Renmin University) Organizing Committee Prof. Bart Dessein, Department of Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Ghent University, Belgium (bart.dessein@ugent.be). Dr. Ady Van den Stock, Department of Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Ghent University, Belgium (ady.vandenstock@ugent.be) Venue De Abt Lange Kruisstraat 4 9000 Ghent, Belgium Taiwanese Philosophy and the Preservation of Confucian Tradition
International Conference organized by University of Ljubljana, EARL Ljubljana, and TRCCS (Taiwan Research Center for Chinese Studies) in Taipei 10-12 October 2019 Description: Although the philosophical currents in modern and contemporary Taiwan belong to the most influential and important streams of thought in contemporary East Asian theory, they are still unrecognized as specifically Taiwanese. The main reasons for the immense importance of Taiwanese philosophy for East Asia and the contemporary world are twofold. First, they can be found in its contributions to the preservation of traditional Chinese, especially Confucian thought. Secondly, its development of specific innovative philosophical approaches and systems profoundly influenced the theoretical discourses in the entire East Asian region. The philosophical currents in modern Taiwan were mainly developed during the second half of 20th century, in which the philosophical theory in mainland China was largely limited to the Sinization of Marxist thought. Hence, for many decades, Taiwanese philosophy represented the only driving force of developing, modernizing and upgrading traditional Chinese thought and its syntheses with Western thought. Hence, they soon also gained a wide spread popularity in most of the other East Asian societies that were traditionally influenced by classical Confucian thought, as for example Japan and South Korea. The conference, organized by Ljubljana University, the EARL in Ljubljana and the TRCCS at the National Central Library in Taipei under the academic leadership by Professor Jana S. Rošker, Ph.D., will bring together leading European and East Asian scholars investigating the thought of Taiwanese philosophers. It aims to introduce their work to the wider international academic public, and to discuss and exchange knowledge regarding their philosophical approaches, ideas and methods. It will furthermore also illuminate the political, social and ideological backgrounds of the specific Taiwanese philosophy. Given the fact that numerous Taiwanese philosophers belong to the pinnacle of contemporary theoretic achievements in the Chinese language area, and because there is still an almost complete lack of awareness of this fact in the European academic circles, the conference aims to clarify and to expose the following issues:
Deadlines for participating scholars: Abstract submission: 28 February 2019 Completed papers: 30 June 2019 Contact: The abstracts and the papers should be sent to the chief organizer, Professor Jana S. Rošker (jana.rosker@ff.uni-lj.si). Dear EACP members,
I am delighted to inform you that EACP has been approved as a member of the FISP ("Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie", or "International Federation of Philosophical Societies”). This year before the World Congress of Philosophy in Beijing we have officially applied for the membership and were accepted as a new member at the plenary session of the federation. This is an important step for the further development of Chinese Philosophy in Europe and the world. Hip hip hooray! Jana S. Rošker, Board Member Below you can read the written notice by Professor Luca Scarantino, the General Secretary of FISP: Dear Colleagues, I hope this finds you well, and I am confident that you could participate into the World Congress of Philosophy to your best satisfaction. The unprecedented participation we registered made it simply impossible for each of us to meet with all those we wished to see during the Congress, but I believe that the EACP panels were carried out satisfactorily for you all. It is my pleasure to inform you now that the European Association for Chinese Philosophy was unanimously admitted as a member of Fisp. The EACP application was successfully processed and approved by the Steering Committee. I am attaching the official letter of admission, for your perusal. With kindest regards, and looking forward to meeting you soon, -- Prof. Dr. Luca M. Scarantino Chair of the Executive Committee 24th World Congress of Philosophy Beijing, Aug 13-20, 2018 Secretary-general of FISP General Editor, Diogenes Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione - IULM Via Carlo Bo 1 -- I-20143 Milano It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague and friend Raoul David Findeisen, who was a founding member of our association and its regional representative for Austria. Raoul suffered from a lung cancer, which was diagnosed only a few months ago. With his passing, our association has lost a veritable scholar. Although his research interests were mainly linked to modern Chinese literature and culture, he also published quite a few significant works in the field of Chinese thought and comparative philosophy, especially regarding Nietzsche and the reception of Western thought in modern China. He was born in Saignelégier, Switzerland and studied Sinology, Japanese studies, Romance languages and literature studies, philosophy and comparative literature in Berlin, Taipei, Beijing and Bonn. In 1988 he became an assistant at the East Asian Seminar of the University of Zurich, and worked there as a senior lecturer from 1993 until 1999. In the following years, he taught Chinese language and literature at the Ruhr University in Bochum, where he became full professor of Sinology in 2001. In the period from 2004 until 2008, he was Dean of the Faculty of East Asian Studies at the same university. In 2009, he moved to Central Europe and worked as a professor for modern Chinese literature at the Comenius University in Bratislava, simultaneously delivering continuous guest lectures at the Institute for East Asian studies at Vienna University. During last years of his life, he devoted most of his time to the development of Sinology and studies in Chinese literature in the region, working inter alia as the chief editor of the Slovak international academic journal Studia Orientalia Slovaca. He was an internationally renowned expert in Lu Xun studies, but his wider research interests were mainly focused on Chinese and comparative literature, Chinese sociology and culture, and textual analysis of manuscripts from the Republic of China. The latter represented one of his deepest intellectual and professional passions. During the last few years, he tightly cooperated with Professor Wang Xirong from the Shanghai Jiaotong University in a large research project entitled The Complete Collection of Lu Xun’s Manuscripts. In the framework of this project, he continuously travelled to Shanghai every summer during the past years in order to deliver guest lectures and to collaborate with Chinese colleagues. The project was not limited to the investigation of manuscripts, but also aimed at establishing an independent study program on manuscript research in the official curricula at Chinese universities. His most important works are written in German, English and Chinese. They include some earlier studies of the reception of Nietzsche and other Western philosophers in China, profound analyses of Lu Xun’s life and work and of his role in the first decades of the 20th century, investigations in the hitherto less known writings of Guo Moruo, contributions to the exploration of Chinese literary theory, several works on intercultural encounters between China and Europe, and numerous articles regarding the methodological problems of Western research in Chinese literature. He also edited several important monographs and anthologies containing recent research results of renowned Western sinologists, working in the area of Chinese literary and cultural studies. He never dressed his works up in a lot of false finery, but, on the other hand, he was anything but a dull purist. Hence, it is by no means coincidental that many of his works were translated into Chinese. Although he held many prestigious honors, he remained a sincere scholar and a humble man. In lively conversations with his many friends and colleagues, he was always willing to share his knowledge with them and expressed his views with deep enthusiasm. He searched – and discovered – new horizons in Sinology that enhanced the dialogues between China and Europe. His legacy is much more than new and improved research methods in Sinology and unique techniques of textual analyses. Raul David Findeisen personifies the genuine spirit of a brilliant mind who never settled for mainstream answers. With his passing, we have lost a brilliant sinologist and a devoted member of our association. He will be missed. Sad news has reached Asian studies community in Nordic-Baltic region of passing of a longtime friend, colleague, and mentor prof. Henry Rosemont, Jr. (Brown University, USA). A prominent authority in the field of Chinese philosophy, Henry has co-authored translations of Chinese classics Lunyu and Xiaojing (with Roger T. Ames), has written books and numerous articles arguing for the relevance of early Confucian thought and some of its core ideas not only for the contemporary academic philosophy, but also for the daily lives of the people across the globe. Trained in analytical philosophy, Henry was a careful and attentive interpreter of both Western and Chinese philosophical traditions. Henry’s academic and personal interests included questions not only in Chinese philosophy, but also in moral philosophy, political philosophy, religious studies, human rights, education, and other related fields. Nevertheless, Henry was much more than a theoretical thinker. Prof. Rosemont was also deeply convinced that academic philosophical ideas and philosophers themselves have an important role to play in addressing and correcting some of the most pressing social injustices in today‘s societies. Henry has visited Asian studies departments at Vilnius University, University of Latvia, Tallinn University, University of Tartu, and University of Iceland several times delivering public lectures, conference talks, lectures at summer schools, advising PhD students, and promoting colleagues of the region for Fulbright and other grants and scholarships. Prof. Rosemont has played a significant role in establishing Baltic Alliance of Asian Studies (BAAS) and was an ardent supporter of the development of Asian studies in Nordic-Baltic Universities. It is a heartfelt loss for Asian studies community in Nordic-Baltic countries and we are expressing our sincerest condolences for Henry’s wife JoAnn, their family, and friends. Henry will always be remembered in all of his various roles and relations that he lived so gracefully and passionately, setting an inspiring example for many of his friends, colleagues, and students in the region. Vytis Silius Audrius Beinorius Loreta Poškaitė Valdas Jaskūnas Frank Kraushaar Ieva Lapiņa Rein Raud Katja Koort Margus Ott Märt Läänemets Liuda Kočnovaitė Geir Sigurðsson CALL FOR PAPERS: 5TH INTERNATIONAL STCS CONFERENCE: FROM HEGEL TO MAO AND BEYOND — THE LONG MARCH OF SINICIZING MARXISM
The 5th International STCS Conference will be held in Ljubljana between April 20-22, 2018. The main goal of the STCS (Specific Topics in Chinese Studies) conferences (organized by the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Ljubljana) is to use knowledge and flow of information through various disciplines to encourage and advance the study of specific topics related to China. We also hope to create and maintain a multidisciplinary platform for a fruitful exchange of ideas on different types, images, and categories of Chinese cultures. The 2018 conference is dedicated to the sinization of Marxism as a paradigm for research on Marxist philosophy in contemporary China. In order to facilitate a fruitful academic dialogue between scholars and students working in these research topics, we particularly (but not exclusively) welcome papers focusing on the following aspects:
Submissions should include the author's name, academic qualification, institutional affiliation, position, contact information – address, telephone number, email. Scholars who will submit their proposals by this deadline will be notified of their acceptance prior to January 15, 2018. The official languages of the conference are English and Chinese. CALL FOR PAPERS: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “CONFUCIAN CANON STUDIES (JINGXUE 經學), LITERARY GENRE AND LITERARY STYLE”
Location and Date: Trier University on July 21–23 2017. Conference languages: Chinese (preferred) and English. Selected scholars from Europe accepted for the conference will receive free accommodation in Trier during the conference. If funds are sufficient, a travel subsidiary may also be granted. We are mainly looking for participants affiliated to European institutions. Young scholars are especially welcome. To register, please send your personal information, the title of the paper and a Chinese or English abstract of about 300 characters or words to Prof. Dr. Christian Soffel soffel@uni-trier.de until April 06 2017. |
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