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Sixth Rutgers Workshop on Chinese Philosophy
Friday, April 28, 2023, 08:20am - 05:00pm
 
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Click here for a detailed report of the presentations, comments, and Q&A.

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 to diversify the practice of philosophy by 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.

Sixth RWCP, "New Voices in Chinese Philosophy," will be held in person, with live streaming through Zoom, on Friday, April 28, 2023. Six junior scholars of Chinese philosophy, representing new voices in the field, will engage six more senior scholars. This year's workshop is co-sponsored by Rutgers Global, 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. Registration is now closed.

Co-Directors

Tao Jiang
Tao Jiang
Rutgers University
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Dean Zimmerman
Dean Zimmerman
Rutgers University
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Stephen Angle
Stephen Angle
Wesleyan University
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Presenters

Susan Blake
Susan Blake
Skidmore College
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Frederick Choo
Frederick Choo
Rutgers University
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Lok Chui Choo
Choo Lok-Chui
Nanyang Technological University
Kwong
Chun-Man Kwong
University of Oxford
Law
L. K. Gustin Law
University of Chicago
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Ng
Sai-Ying Ng
CUNY Graduate Center

Commentators

Steve Angle
Stephen Angle
Wesleyan University
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Jane Geaney
Jane Geaney
University of Richmond
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Alex Guerrero
Alex Guerrero
Rutgers University
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Frances Kamm
Frances Kamm
Rutgers University
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Graham Priest
Graham Priest
CUNY Graduate Center
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Lincoln Rathnam
Lincoln Rathnam
Duke Kunshan University
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Program

8:20a.m. Breakfast

8:50a.m. – 9:00a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Karen Bennett, Chair of Philosophy Department, Rutgers University

9:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. “Relational Normativity: Williams’s Thick Ethical Concepts in Confucian Ethical Communities”
Presenter: Sai-Ying Ng (CUNY Graduate Center)
Commentator: Alex Guerrero (Rutgers University)
Moderator: Stephen Angle (Wesleyan University)
Rapporteur: Esther Goh (Rutgers University)

10:00a.m. – 10:15a.m. tea break

10:15a.m. – 11:15a.m. “Paradoxes in the Zhuangzi
Presenter: Chun-Man Kwong (University of Oxford)
Commentator: Graham Priest (CUNY Graduate Center)
Moderator: Karen Bennett (Rutgers University)
Rapporteur: Adrian Liu (Rutgers University)

11:15a.m. – 11:30a.m. tea break

11:30a.m. – 12:30p.m. “A Mohist Theory of Reference”
Presenter: Susan Blake (Skidmore College)
Commentator: Jane Geaney (University of Richmond)
Moderator: Dean Zimmerman (Rutgers University)
Rapporteur: Esther Goh (Rutgers University)

 

12:30p.m. – 1:30p.m. Lunch (onsite)

1:30p.m. – 2:30p.m. “Wealth, Poverty, and Living a Moral Life: Confucius and Mencius”
Presenter: Frederick Choo (Rutgers University)
Commentator: Stephen Angle (Wesleyan University)
Moderator: George Tsai (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
Rapporteur: Esther Goh (Rutgers University)

2:30p.m. – 2:45p.m. tea break

2:45p.m. – 3:45p.m. “Gratitude and Debt in Western and Confucian Ethics”
Presenter: Choo Lok-Chui (Nanyang Technological University)
Commentator: Frances Kamm (Rutgers University)
Moderator: Hagop Sarkissian (CUNY Baruch College)
Rapporteur: Esther Goh (Rutgers University)

3:45p.m. – 4:00p.m. tea break

4:00p.m. – 5:00p.m. “‘Flying by Not Having Wings’ -- in and beyond the Zhuangzi
Presenter: L. K. Gustin Law (University of Chicago)
Commentator: Lincoln Rathnam (Duke Kunshan University)
Moderator: Bixin Guo (University of Pittsburg)
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.

Seminary Parking

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).

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