Renewing and Reforming Confucian Philosophy Conference cum Book Launch
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