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Lecture Serier and Other Events Tentative Schedule / 2007-08 Academic Year Fall 2007 CCP Lecture (Fall 2007: I) & Philosophy
Colloquium Speaker: Esther C. Su Topic: On Comparative Engagement of Kantian Philosophy and
Chinese Philosophy
CCP Lecture (Fall 2007: II) & Philosophy Colloquium December 4, Tuesday, 4:30 pm, 2007 / King Library, Conference Room 255 Speaker: Mohammad Azadpur Topic: How to Read Islamic Philosopohy
CCP Lecture (Spring 2008: l) & Philosophy Colloquium January 30, Wednesday, $ pm, 2008 / King Library Conference Room 225 Speaker: Robert Audi Topic: Moral Knowledge and the Challenge of Ethical Pluralism and Rational Disagreement March 5, Wednesday, 4 pm, 2008 / King Library, Conference Room 255 Speaker: Dagfinn Føllesdal Topic: Bridging the Gap Between Analytic Philosophy and
Continental Philosophy
March 18, Tuesday, 1:30-2:45 pm, BBC 323 Guest Speakers: Percy Hintzen (Professor in
African-American Studies, UC Berkeley) Topic: A Critical Examination of Social-Political Implications of Western Indian Identity
May 7, Wednesday, 4:30 pm, 2008 / King Library, Conference Room 255 Speaker: Manuel Vargas Topic: Culture and the Value of Philosophy: The Latin
American Case
The deadline for submission of papers (in the case of alumni and students) or paper topics (in the case of faculty) is Feb. 29, 2008. Papers should be 8-10 pages in length. Think of 20 minutes reading time, so that there will be time for discussion. (Students and alumni are encouraged to submit papers.)
Professor Bo Mou of the Philosophy Department has been appointed by the Dean of the College of Humanities and the Arts as the first Director of the SJSU Center for Comparative Philosophy. (October 17, 2007) Call for Papers The 3rd ISCWP International "Constructive Engagement" Conference: The Methodology of Comparative Philosophy Place: Peking University, Beiging, China Time: June 7-8, 2008 Initiator & Academic Organizer: International Society for COmparative Studies of Chinese and Western Philosophy (ISCWP) Conference Host: Department of Philosophy & Institute of Foreigh Philosophy, Peking University, China Co-sponsors: Department of Philosophy & Institute of Foreign Philosophy, Peking University, China; Center for Comparative Philosophy, San Jose State University, USA Working Languages: English, Chinese. Theme: Comparative philosophy has recently been developing in diverse and challenging ways -- perhaps more so than other comparative disciplines such as comparative linguistics, comparative literature, or comparative religion. Comparative philosophy is a very promising and dynamic approach to doing philosophy, but there is still much room for it to mature further. One important reason for this may be found in the methodologies of comparative philosophy. Because such methodologies are closely related to philosophical thinking itself, we meet serious difficulties in overcoming heterogeneities of languages, cultures, and the ways of thinking. Thus, at least initially, a dissertation dealing with either Confucius or Aristotle appears to have more possibilites for success then one dealing simultaneously with both thinkers. However, not only have there been significant comparative efforts in philosophy -- such as the introduction of Buddhism into China or the cases of Leibniz and Heidegger -- but also a new trend of globalization demands such efforts. We need to inquire therefore, on both a theoretical level and via case analyses, into what methodological inefficiencies may have hindered us from achieving more in comparative philosophy? Why did some comparative efforts become so fruitful? What can we learn from other comparative approaches? Etc. The following are some possible issues (only for your reference):
Papers (in either English or Chinese, together with abstracts) for consideration may be submitted electronically (as a MS Word attachment) to : Xianglong Zhang: xlzhang@phil.pku.edu.cn, or Steve Angle: sangle@wesleyan.edu, or Derong Chen: rogerchen203@hotmail.com. All submitted papers will be judged by the review team. Submitted papers should be approximately 3000 words (10-12 pages), to be presented comfortably in about 30 minutes; their abstracts will be less than 150 words. The deadline for submission for consideration is March 10, 2008. Notifications of the acceptance decision will be sent out no later than March 15, 2008. If the paper is accepted, the dealine for the final version is May 10, 2008. Roundtable Panel at 22nd World Congress of Philsophy
(July 30 - August 5, 2008; Seoul, Korea) Organizer: International Society for Comparative Studies of chinese and Western Philsophy (ISCWP) Co-sponsor: Center for Comparative Philosophy, San Jose State University, USA Theme: Philosophical Foundations of Cross-tradition Understanding and Interpretation Coordinator:
Mou, Bo (San Jose State University, USA) Speakers: Leigh, Jenco (National University of Singapore, Singapore) "Interpreting Culture, not History: The contribution of 'Zhong-Ti-Xi-Yong'" Sun, Weimin (California State University at Northbridge, USA) "Are Chinese sciences Science?" Wen, Haiming (Renmin University of China, China) "A Comparison between Chinese and Western Interpretation of Intentionality" Discussants: Cheng, Chung-ying (University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA) Goldin, Paul R. (University of Pennsylvania, USA) Mou, Bo (San Jose State University, USA)
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