Events
[GE Salon] Between Heaven and Humans: A Contemporary Neo-Confucian Perspective
14 Mar 2024
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
B6, Ho Tim Building, CUHK
Prof. Chung-yi CHENG
Chung-yi Cheng is a professor at the Department of Philosophy, the director of the Research Center for Chinese Philosophy and Culture, and the editor of the Journal of Chinese Philosophy and Culture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research areas include Confucian philosophy, East-West comparative philosophy, and the history of Chinese philosophy. He has published two books in Chinese: The Transformation of Confucianism during the Transitional Period of Ming-Qing (2000, 2009 revised edition) and Confucianism, Philosophy, and the Modern World (2010), and edited several books, including Contemporary Confucians of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2006) and New Directions in Chinese Philosophy (2014).
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The grand historian Sima Qian once said that he wished to examine into all that concerns heaven and man, to penetrate the changes of the past and present. The theme title of this year’s GE Salon is “In Between Heaven and Human”. We have invited a number of experts and scholars to explore their insightful perspectives in various dimensions of nature and humanity from the facets of astronomy, biology, history, philosophy, culture, language, environment, and gender.
The relationship between heaven and humans has been essential in Chinese thought since ancient times. This lecture will first provide an overview of the various theories of the Pre-Qin, two Hans, and Song-Ming periods, and then analyze how contemporary Neo-Confucianism has offered creative interpretations of this by drawing on the intellectual resources of Song-Ming Confucianism to respond the challenges of modernity.
In Cantonese (with sign language interpreting)
Free admission, all are welcome.
Organized by Office of University General Education, CUHK
Sponsored by General Education Foundation Development Fund
