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fromWarpweftandway
2 days ago

ToC: Asian Philosophy 36:2

How reductive is Buddhist reductionism in the Nikāya Suttas? Soo Lam Wong examines the implications of reductionism within Buddhist texts and its philosophical significance.
Philosophy
History
fromMedievalists.net
5 days ago

New Medieval Books: Chinese Characters across Asia - Medievalists.net

The book details the evolution of Chinese characters and their adoption in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam for knowledge transmission.
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Philosophy
fromWarpweftandway
1 week ago

New Book: Ivanhoe and Wang, Readings in Korean Confucian Philosophy

Readings in Korean Confucian Philosophy offers translations of eight influential Korean Confucian thinkers, enhancing accessibility and understanding of their works.
fromWarpweftandway
3 weeks ago

Korean Philosophy Course Resources

Our main goals include sharing educational video materials developed over the past five years with overseas institutions and scholars engaged in Asian philosophy, East Asian thought, and comparative philosophy.
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Philosophy
The act of animal slaughter during Eid Al Adha raises ethical concerns about compassion and the impact on children's perceptions of violence.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

How China Learned to Love the Classics

It wasn't until Whitmarsh had been herded into the main hall that he grasped what he'd signed up for: 'a geopolitical event, not an intellectual one,' as he put it, with hosts including Greece and China's ministries of culture.
World politics
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
1 month ago

What an ancient Chinese philosopher can teach us about Americans' obsession with college rankings

Ancient Daoist philosophy offers Asian American families perspective on reducing harmful status-striving in college admissions by shifting focus from competition to contentment.
Philosophy
fromWarpweftandway
1 month ago

Conference: Ethics in Chinese Philosophy

HKUST's Division of Humanities hosts an international conference on Ethics in Chinese Philosophy, examining Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism to address modern challenges through traditional ethical frameworks.
fromWarpweftandway
2 months ago

Confucian Web Top 10 Books of 2025

当代儒学发展开始突破传统哲学和思想史范式解读,更注重从宗教属性、文明维度挖掘儒学价值,且强调儒学与公共生活、历史实践的结合,影响日益全面且深入,彰显了儒学强大而持久的生命力。
Philosophy
Philosophy
fromWarpweftandway
2 months ago

ToC: Asian Philosophy 36:1

Buddhist, Confucian, Daoist, and Islamic mystical traditions examine creation, uncertainty, relational personhood, epistemic virtues, commitment, and critiques of Confucian self-cultivation.
fromWarpweftandway
2 months ago

New Book: Blake, Standards and Reference in Early Chinese Philosophy of Language

Philosophy of Language in Early China characterizes early Chinese philosophy of language through a focus on standards (' fa') and the activity of giving examples (' ju '). It argues that standards are understood by early Chinese philosophers to provide the groundwork for judgment and language, not only in the Mohist school, but also in other thinkers from the Warring States and early Han, particularly the Zhuangzi and Xunzi.
Philosophy
fromwarpweftandway.com
2 months ago

Episode 31 of This Is the Way: The Great Music Debate Mohists vs. Classical Confucians

Musicians and songs mentioned in Part I: U2, REM, Green Day, Everclear, Live, Taylor Swift, Hootie and the Blowfish, Notorious B.I.G., Blues Traveller Tim Kasher (of Cursive, and The Good Life) Bright Eyes Saddle Creek Records (music label) Cat Power, Metal Heart Gillian Welch, Wrecking Ball Screaming Females, Shake It Off (cover of a song by Taylor Swift) H.O.T. Drunken Tiger
Philosophy
fromWarpweftandway
3 months ago

CFP: AAR Confucian Traditions Unit Submissions are Open

AAR Confucian Traditions Unit invites panel and individual paper submissions for the 2026 meeting; deadline March 6; presenters must register if accepted.
Philosophy
fromPhilosophynow
2 months ago

Ancient Synergy

Roman Mithraism integrated Stoic virtues of wisdom, courage, and self-control, shaping rituals, social roles, and strong appeal among Roman soldiers.
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
2 months ago

I'm a philosopher who tries to see the best in others - but I know there are limits

Interpreting others charitably—seeing them as protagonists who do their best—promotes understanding, cooperation, and productive learning across differences.
fromAeon
2 months ago

The Japanese ethics of 'ningen' dethrones the Western self | Aeon Essays

In Rinrigaku, Watsuji argues that ethics is the study of what it means for us to be human. How we think about the nature of human existence, he says, dictates the ways in which we understand our ethical values. Hence, he criticises Western philosophical conceptions of the modern subject, arguing that the Western rendering of subjectivity is both problematic and foreign
Philosophy
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
2 months ago

How women are reinterpreting the menstrual taboos in Chinese Buddhism

Many religions treat menstruation and childbirth as ritual pollution, restricting women's access to sacred sites and religious roles; some taboos persist.
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

How Ancient Philosophy Lost Its Mind-Twice

The shift from Classical Attic to Koine Greek correlated with a philosophical simplification from Plato's multipart psyche to the Stoics' unitary rational mind.
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