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ISCP Program at APA Pacific Meeting, March 19-23, 2008, Pasadena, CA. Co-Sponsored by International Society for Chinese Philosophy and Association of Chinese Philosophers in America Session I. New Works by Philosophers from Hong Kong on Confucian Ethics Chair: JeeLoo Liu (California State University at Fullerton) 1. Speaker: Yiu-ming Fung (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Title: Disposition or Imposition? -- Some Remarks on Fingarette’s Interpretation of the Analects Commentator: Chan Lee (University of Hawaii–Manoa) 2. Speaker: Siu-fu Tang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Title: The Heart-Mind’s Approval (ke) and Second-order Desires Commentator: JeeLoo Liu (California State University at Fullerton) 3. Speaker: Wai-ying Wong (Lingnan University (Hong Kong)) Title: The Unity of Heaven and Man: A New Interpretation Commentator: Stephen Angle (Wesleyan University) ****************************** The International Society of Chinese Philosophy's group session at the 2008 APA Central Division meeting, Chicago.   GIV-6 Friday, April 18,  7:00 PM-10:00 PM Group Session:  International Society of Chinese Philosophy Chair: Kelly Clark (Calvin College) Title: ``Confucius, Impartiality, and Evolution'' Speaker: Ryan T. Nichols (California State University, Fullerton) Commentator: Brian J. Bruya (Eastern Michigan University) Commentator: Michael Bradie (Bowling Green State University) Commentator: Susan Blake (Indiana University) ******************************** Executive Director Vincent Shen Presents Plaque to Professor Chen Lai of Peking University for his Dedicated Service as ISCP Deputy Executive Director (2001-2008), Beijing, March 2008 ********************************* The 15th International Conference of Chinese Philosophy was held at  Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, June 25-27, 2007 Conference Report *********************************** International Society for Chinese Philosophy Session at APA Eastern Meeting, December 27-30, 2007, Baltimore, MD. 8:00-11:00 p.m. Topic: Antonio Cua and Confucian Ethical Studies Chair: Vincent Shen (University of Toronto) Speakers: Chung-ying Cheng (University of Hawaii–Manoa) “Xunzi’s Position in Classical Confucian Philosophy: Starting with Professor Antonio Cua” Vincent Shen (University of Toronto) “Antonio Cua’s Conceptual Analysis of Xunzi’s Moral Philosophy” Paul Goldin (University of Pennsylvania) “Appeals to History on Early Chinese Philosophy and Rhetoric” Tan Mingran (University of Toronto) “A Re-evaluation of Xunzi’s Moral Theory from the Aspect of Mind” *********************************** ISCP panel at the Pacific Division meeting of APA, San Francisco, March 3-8, 2007 Chair: Kim Skoog, University of Guam Kim Skoog, University of Guam "How to Avoid Paying for One's Sins without Bankrupting the Amasser of Justice" Jeremy Henkel, University of Hawaii "How to Avoid Solipsism While Remaining an Idealist: Lessons from Berkeley and Dharmakirti" Ann Pang-White, University of Scranton "The Metamorphosis of Ethics: Confucianism and the Reconstruction of Modern Ethics" ********************************************* ISCP panel at the Central Division Meeting of APA, Chicago, April 18-21, 2007 Friday, April 20, 7:00-10:00 PM. Session: Confucianism and Daoism under the Comparative Lights Chair: Peimin Ni, Grand Valley State University 1 "Three Kinds of Confucian Scholarship", Presenter: Kelly James Clark, Calvin College 2."'Dao' in Daodejing and the Analects: a Comparative Study" Presenter: Derong Chen, Wuhan University 3. "Life as Aesthetic Creativity and Appreciation: Confucian Aim of Learning examined with reference to the Aristotelian Aim of Learning" Presenter: Peimin Ni, Grand Valley State University Round-table by the International Society for Chinese Philosophy at the Interim World Philosophy Congress, New Delhi, India, December 15-17, 2006 Chair: Chungying Cheng, University of Hawaii, USA "Chinese Philosophy, Indian Philosophy, and World Philosophy" Speaker: Qingjie Wang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China "Thing, No-thing and Laozi's Metaphysics" Speaker: Chungying Cheng, University of Hawaii, USA "How is Chinese Philosophy philosophically related to Indian Philosophy?" Speaker: Chenyang Li, Central Washington University, USA "The Ideal of Harmony in Confucian, Daoist, and Greek Philosophies" Comments: Chungying Cheng, University of Hawaii, USA From left: Chenyang Li, Chungying Cheng, Qingjie Wang *********************************** Joint Panel by ISCP and ACPA At APA Eastern Division Annual Meetings, Washington, DC December 27-30, 2006 Title of Topic: Ontology and Morality: Chinese and Western Organizer: Chung-ying Cheng, University of Hawaii at Manoa Speakers: 1.Chung-ying Cheng, University of Hawaii at Manoa "Benti-ontology and Onto-ethics: In reference to Mencius" 2.Vincent Shen, University of Toronto "Buddhist Ethics of Generosity: with the illustration of the Awakening of Faith" 3.Lai Shonchon, National Taipei University "Onto-Hermeneutical Approach to Buddhist Ontology and Morality" 4.Yu Xuanmeng, Institute of Philosophy, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences "Ontology and Ontological Understanding of Morality and Ethics" 5.Commentator: Chung-ying Cheng, University of Hawaii at Manoa From left: Gu Linyu (on behalf of Yu X.), Cheng Chungying, Vincent Shen **************************************************************** The 14th International Conference of Chinese Philosophy The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 16th - 21st July 2005. The conference theme was "Chinese Philosophy and Human Development in the 21st Century." Conference sub-themes included: Government, Chinese democracy and human rights, Politics, international relations and globalization issues, Trade, economy and human resource development. Values, ethics, culture, tradition, religion and the arts, including issues of identity, gender and community,  The natural environment and natural resources, impact of development on the natural environment, Scientific and technological developments with particular emphasis on emergent ethical challenges. President Karyn Lai's Report of the conference Group Meeting Sessions at American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting in New York City, December 27-30, 2005 Panel One: Daoism and Interculturalism: Kuangming Wu's Cultural Hermeneutics Chair: Robert Neville, Boston University Speakers: (1) On-cho Ng, The Pennsylvania State University Rooted Cosmopolitanism: The Inter-Cultural Hermeneutics of Wu Kuang-ming (2). David Schenke, University of Missouri-Columbia Philosophical Storytelling in Chuang Tzu and Plato (3). Yong Huang, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Interpretation of the Other: On Wu?s Cultural Hermeneutics (4). Robert Neville, Boston University Reflections on the philosophy of Kuangming Wu (5). Kuangming Wu, Michigan State University Responses Panel Two: Encounters of Chinese Philosophy and Western Philosophy Chair: Vincent Shen, University of Toronto Speakers: (1). Chung-ying Cheng, University of Hawaii "Understanding Confucius through Kant". (2). Vincent Shen, University of Toronto "Aristotle and Chinese Philosophy--the Rewriting of Aristotle's De Anima in 17th Century's China". (3). Francis LI Chung-hung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong The Solving of Subjectivity: A Dialogue between Christianity and Ancient Taoism (4). Daixiang Chen, Xiangtan University, China "Confucian Ethics and Spirit of Christianity" (5). Albert J. Chan, University of Southern California The Chinese Philosophical Connection between Shinran Buddhism and Protestant Christianity 2005 American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Meeting, San Francisco, March 22-27 GI-3. International Society for Chinese Philosophy, Session 1 6:00-8:00 p.m. Topic: Confucians after Confucius Chair: Wei-min Sun (California State University-Northridge) Speakers: Alexus McLeod (University of Oklahoma) "Beyond Qingtan: Reappraising the Philosophical Method of Wang Chong" Xudong Fang (Shanghai University) "Other's Pain: A Mediation on Ch'eng Hao's Doctrine `By Jen the Innumerable Things Are Regarded as One Substance'" Commentator: Wei-min Sun GVI-1. International Society for Chinese Philosophy, Session 2 7:00-10:00 p.m. Topic: Emotion, Harmony and Human Reality in Chinese Philosophy Chair: Robin R. Wang (Loyola Marymount University) Speakers: Robert Allinson (University of Hong Kong) "The General and the Patriarch', Hui-Neng and the Philosophy of the Emotions" Stephen C. Angle (Wesleyan University) "Challenging Harmony" Thomas Sherman (Loyola Marymount University) "The Religious Character of Zhuangzi's Dao and the Sage's Relationship to the Dao" Commentator: Li-Hsiang Lisa Rosenlee (University of Mary Washington) 2004 American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting, Boston, December 27-30. International Society for Chinese Philosophy 7:00-10:00 p.m., Falmouth (Fourth Floor) Topic:  Chinese Philosophy Chair:  Vincent Shen (University of Toronto) Speakers:  Vincent Shen (University of Toronto) "Looking for the Other in Chinese philosophy: the case of Zhu Xi" Jay Goulding (York University) "Leizi and Phenomenology" Wenyu Xie (University of Guam) "The Zhong Yong's Sincerity and Rousseau's Conscience" Eric Weissman (Loyola Marymount University) "An Illustration of the Conceptual Unity underlying Kantian and Confucian Ethics" More