Neo-Confucianism and Global Philosophy Conference

Friday, February 24

5:30 p.m. -- Arrive at Freeman Center; Reception and Gallery Tour

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. -- Dinner

8:00 - 9:30 p.m. -- Panel One

Adler, Joseph; Kenyon College; “Zhu Xi’s Spiritual Practice as the Basis of his Central Philosophical Concepts”

Berthrong, John; Boston University; “Daoxue’s Schema”

Ivanhoe, P. J.; Boston University; “Lessons From the Past: Zhang Xuecheng and the Ethical Dimensions of History”

Kalton, Michael; Univ. of Washington, Tacoma; “(w)Holy Natural: Chu Hsi Meets Darwin”

Saturday, February 25

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. -- Panel Two

Angle, Stephen; Wesleyan University; “Challenging Harmony: Consistency, Conflicts, and the Status Quo”

Brasovan, Nicholas; University of Hawaii; “From Mencius to Zhu Xi: The Relational Person in Confucianism—Local and Cosmic Contexts”

Peng, Guoxiang; Qinghua University; “Confucian Identity in Multiple Religious Participations: An Example of Wang Ji (1498-1583)”

Tiwald, Justin; University of Chicago; “Sympathetic Understanding as a Way of Valuing Others”

10:30 - 11:00 a.m. -- Coffee/Tea

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -- Panel Three

Cheng, Chung-ying; University of Hawaii; “Ontology and Interpretation in Zhu Xi: Six Philosophical Questions Considered”

Kimber, Joshua; University of Hawaii; “Gewu and Hermeneutics: Interpreting the Thought of Zhu Xi and Wang Yangming”

Lee, Chan; University of Hawaii; “Zhu Xi’s Interpretation of Human Nature in the Debate between Mencius and Gao Zi in Meng Zi 6A:4-5”

Shen, Hsiang-min; Fo Guang College; “‘Investigation of Things and Extension of Knowledge’ and Intellectual Virtue: A New Interpretation of Zhu Xi’s Philosophy of Investigation of Things and Extension of Knowledge”

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. -- Lunch

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. -- Panel Four

Frisina, Warren; Hofstra University; “Religion and the Ritual of Public Discourse”

Huang, Yong; Kutztown State University; “A Neo-Confucian Political Philosophy: The Cheng Brothers on Li (Propriety) as Political, Psychological, and Metaphysical”

Tu, Weiming; Harvard University; “Liu Zongzhou’s Philosophical Anthropology”

Wu, Genyou; Wuhan University; “Confucian Ideals for Reform of Political Institutions During the Ming-Qing Era and the Construction of Democratic Institutions in Contemporary China”

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. -- Coffee/Tea

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. -- Wrap Up / Roundtable Discussion

6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. -- Dinner (Downtown restaurant TBA)

Sunday, February 26

Breakfast on your own; Departure