Conference Details:
Introduction
This conference brings together senior and junior scholars working in the field of Chinese Philosophy. Together, we will discuss questions about knowledge and truth in Chinese Philosophy. We’ll focus on questions such as:
- Did the Chinese Philosophers have a concept of truth?
- What were the different conceptions of knowledge present in Chinese Philosophy?
- What was the relationship between self-knowledge and other forms of knowledge?
- To what extent did the various projects that Chinese Philosophers were engaging in constrain or inform their concern about knowledge and truth?
The second day will end with an open roundtable discussion.
Dates:
25-26 September 2023
Location:
AS7 01-02, National University of Singapore
Participants (in alphabetical order):
- Helen De Cruz (St. Louis University)
- Chrisoph Harbsmeier (University of Oslo)
- Karyn Lai (University of New South Wales)
- Loy Hui Chieh (National University of Singapore)
- Daryl Ooi (National University of Singapore)
- Jeffrey Riegel (University of Sydney)
- Nicholas Silins (Cornell University)
- Winnie Sung (National Technological University)
- Justin Tiwald (University of Hong Kong)
Schedule:
| Day 1 (Monday) | |
| 0915-0945 | Breakfast |
| 0945-1000 | Brief Opening Remarks |
| 1000-1100 | Jeffrey Riegel, ‘Knowledge of the Self and of Others in Mengzi 孟子 2A2′ |
| 1100-1105 | Short Break |
| 1105-1205 | Helen De Cruz, ‘The unity of acting and knowing in Baruch de Spinoza and Wang Yangming: a comparative approach’ |
| 1205-1400 | Lunch |
| 1400-1500 | Winnie Sung, ‘Cheng 诚: Making Whole One’s Mind’ |
| 1500-1515 | Tea Break |
| 1515-1615 | Justin Tiwald, ‘Epistemic Autonomy in Confucian Philosophy’ |
| 1615-1800 | Rest, Campus Tour (optional) |
| 1800 onwards | Dinner |
| Day 2 (Tuesday) | |
| 0915-1000 | Breakfast |
| 1000-1100 | Nicholas Silins, ‘No Yourself: Self-Cultivation without Self-Knowledge’ |
| 1100-1105 | Short Break |
| 1105-1205 | Loy Hui Chieh and Daryl Ooi, ‘Conceptions of Knowledge in Classical Chinese Philosophy’ |
| 1205-1400 | Lunch |
| 1400-1500 | Christoph Harbsmeier, ‘Modes of Knowing: Some philological and philosophical considerations’ |
| 1500-1515 | Tea Break |
| 1515-1615 | Karyn Lai, ‘Knowing Sages’ |
| 1615-1620 | Short Break |
| 1620-1800 | Roundtable/ Closing Thoughts/Remarks |
| 1800 onwards | Dinner |
Organisers:
Loy Hui Chieh and Daryl Ooi