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Rutgers Workshop on Chinese Philosophy (RWCP) was launched in 2012. It is designed to build a bridge between Chinese philosophy and Western analytic philosophy and to promote critical engagement and constructive dialogue between the two sides, with the hope of bringing the study of Chinese philosophy into the mainstream of philosophical discourse within the Western academy. It is run every other year, usually in late spring.
Co-Directors
 Tao Jiang Rutgers University Website |
 Dean Zimmerman Rutgers University Website |
 Stephen Angle Wesleyan University Website |
Fifth Workshop: Chinese Philosophy and Virtue Epistemology
The 5th RWCP will be held on Friday, April 22, 2022. In this one-day workshop, six scholars of Chinese philosophy will engage two leading virtue epistemologists, Ernest Sosa and Linda Zagzebski. The following is the workshop program. This year's workshop is co-sponsored by Rutgers Global-China Office, the Confucius Institute, Religion Department, Rutgers Center for the Philosophy of Religion, and Philosophy Department. RSVP is required for attendance, either in-person (limited to the room capacity) or online. Q&A is limited to the in-person audience. Click here to RSVP.
Presenters
 Chris Fraser University of Toronto Website |
 Yong Huang Chinese University of Hong Kong Website |
 Eric Hutton University of Utah Website |
 Catherine Klancer Boston University Website |
 Lisa Raphals University of California Riverside Website |
Tao Jiang Rutgers University Website |
Commentators
 Ernest Sosa Rutgers University Website |
 Linda Zagzebski University of Oklahoma Website |
Program
8:20a.m. Breakfast
8:50a.m. – 9:00a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Rebecca Walkowitz (Dean of Humanities, School of Arts of Sciences at Rutgers University)
9:00a.m. – 10:10a.m. “A Third Platonic Problem for Sosa? Or How Wang Yangming Can Know Better than Full Well?”
Presenter: Yong Huang (Chinese University of Hong Kong) (via Zoom)
Commentator: Ernest Sosa (Rutgers University)
Moderator: Stephen Angle (Wesleyan University)
Rapporteur: Frederick Choo (Rutgers University)
10:10a.m. – 10:25a.m. tea break
10:25a.m. – 11:35a.m. “Xunzi and the Authority of Tradition”
Presenter: Eric Hutton (University of Utah)
Commentator: Linda Zagzebski (University of Oklahoma)
Moderator: Dean Zimmerman (Rutgers University)
Rapporteur: Frederick Choo (Rutgers University)
11:35a.m. – 11:50a.m. tea break
11:50a.m. – 1:00p.m. “What Would Confucius Say? A Text-Driven Response to Linda Zagzebski’s Theory of Admiration”
Presenter: Catherine Klancer (Boston University)
Commentator: Linda Zagzebski (University of Oklahoma)
Moderator: Tao Jiang (Rutgers University)
Rapporteur: Frederick Choo (Rutgers University)
1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m. Lunch (onsite)
2:00p.m. – 3:10p.m. “Epistemic Competence and Agency in Sosa and Xúnzi”
Presenter: Chris Fraser (University of Toronto)
Commentator: Ernest Sosa (Rutgers University)
Moderator: Tia Kolbaba (Rutgers University)
Rapporteur: Esther Goh (Rutgers University)
3:10p.m. – 3:25p.m. tea break
3:25p.m. – 4:35p.m. “Body, Mind, Soul, Spirit and Intellectual Virtue in Aristotle and Xunzi”
Presenter: Lisa Raphals (University of California Riverside)
Commentator: Linda Zagzebski (University of Oklahoma)
Moderator: Alex Guerrero (Rutgers University)
Rapporteur: Esther Goh (Rutgers University)
4:35p.m. – 4:50p.m. tea break
4:50p.m. – 6:00p.m. “Detachment: A Trait-Reliabilist Virtue in Linji’s Chan Buddhism”
Presenter: Tao Jiang (Rutgers University)
Commentator: Ernest Sosa (Rutgers University)
Moderator: Karen Bennett (Rutgers University)
Rapporteur: Esther Goh (Rutgers University)
Location
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
35 Seminary Place
Hageman Hall Conference Room
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
FAQs
1. Where can I park?
Park in Parking Lot 37 right behind New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Use Bishop Pl and take the 2nd turn on the right to enter the parking lot.
Click on the following map for a more detailed direction.
2. How can I get to the event on public transportation?
Take the NJ Transit Northeast Corridor Line to New Brunswick (njtransit.com). Make sure the train stops at New Brunswick as some might skip it during rush hours.
The conference room is in the New Brunswick Theological Seminary (College Ave/Seminary Pl).
