Renewing and Reforming Confucian Philosophy Conference cum Book Launch

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25 Jan 2024 at 02.30 PM - 26 Jan 2024 at 06.00 PM Alumni, Current Students, Industry/Academic Partners, Prospective Students, Public
Organised by:
NTU Philosophy

 

Day 1: Thursday, 25th January, 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Venue: SHHK Conference Room (05-57, SHHK Building)

 

Session on Dean of Shandong: Confessions of a Minor Bureaucrat at a Chinese University, by Daniel Bell, Princeton University Press, 2023.

Chair: Winnie Sung, NTU

  • 2:30 – 3:00 Presenter: Daniel Bell, University of Hong Kong
  • 3:00 – 3:20 Commentator: Chenyang Li, NTU
  • 3:20 – 3:30 Response by Daniel Bell
  • 3:30 – 3:50 Commentator: Xinzhong Yao, Renmin University of China
  • 3:50 – 4:00 Response by Daniel Bell
  • 4:00 – 5:00 Q&A and Discussion

 

5:00: Campus Tour for Participants



 

Day 2: Friday, 26th January, 10: 00 am – 6:00 pm

Venue: SHHK Conference Room (05-57, SHHK Building)

Morning Session: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

 

Book Launch, Reshaping Confucianism: A Progressive Inquiry, by Chenyang Li, Oxford University Press, 2023.

  • 10:00 – 10:05 Chair and Opening Remarks: Andrew Forcehimes, Head of Philosophy, NTU
  • 10:05 – 10:20 Presenter: Chenyang Li, NTU
  • 10:20 – 10:40 Commentator: Daniel Bell, University of Hong Kong
  • 10:40 – 10:50: Response by Chenyang Li
  • 10:50 – 11:10 Commentator: Sor-hoon Tan, SMU
  • 11:10 – 11:20 Response by Chenyang Li
  • 11:20 – 12:00 Q&A and Discussion

 

12:00 – 1:30: Lunch for Invited participants (Staff Lounge, 02-36, SHHK Building)

 

Afternoon Sessions: 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Venue: SHHK Conference Room (05-57, SHHK Building)

 

Session 1: Discussions on Chenyang Li’s Reshaping Confucianism

Chair:  Xinzhong Yao, Renmin University of China

  • 1:30 1:50: “Desultory Remarks on Li’s Reshaping Confucianism,” Loy Hui Chieh, NUS
  • 1:50 – 2:10: “You 友 and Friendship,” Winnie Sung, NTU
  • 2:10 – 2:30: "A Revisit of Ren as a Care-oriented Comprehensive Virtue," Li Jifen, Renmin University of China
  • 2:30 – 2:50: "A Progressive Inquiry of Overseas Confucianism Translation,” Wu Wanwei, Wuhan University of Science and Technology
  • 2:50 – 3:10: Response by Chenyang Li
  • 3:10 – 3:30: Q&A and Discussion

 

3:30 – 4:00: Tea Break

 

Session 2: Confucianism Today

Chair: Luyao Li, NTU

  • 4:00 – 4:20: “A Reinterpretation of Filial Piety and Parental Love”, Wang Pei, University of Hong Kong
  • 4:20 – 4:30: Q&A
  • 4:30 – 4:50: “Filial Care in the Wangjiazui 王家嘴 Kongzi yue《孔子曰》Manuscripts,” Scott Cook, Yale-NUS
  • 4:50 – 5:00: Q&A
  • 5:00 – 5:20: “Symbolic Recognition as an Extension of Xunzi’s Li”, Huang Yijia, NTU
  • 5:20 – 5:30: Q&A
  • 5:30 – 5:50: “Filial Piety: Concept, Practice, & Socialization”, Setoh Pei Pei, NTU
  • 5:50 – 6:00: Q&A

 

Closing Remarks