Conference Description
Co-organized by the Center for the Contemporary Study of East Asian Classics and Critical Confucianism (CCECC) and the Institute of Confucian Philosophy and Culture (ICPC) at Sungkyunkwan University and the Department of Philosophy and Religion at American University
Buddhism and Confucianism are two major East Asian thought traditions that still have influences, visible or inert, on the daily lives of East Asian people. The implications of such influences, however, have yet to be fully articulated. Confucian scholars have recently been engaged with the compatibility of Confucianism and the ethical and political systems of contemporary society. Buddhist scholars have also been engaged with various issues of our time, clarifying the tradition’s ability to contribute to contemporary ethical and sociopolitical thought.
The conference “Buddhism and Confucianism in East Asian Intellectual History and their Meanings in Our Time” explores the significance of these traditions in the past and for various issues of the present day. The hope is to focus on three topics: (1) historical approaches to intellectual and sociopolitical intersections between Confucianism and Buddhism in any East Asian historical periods; (2) the conceptual intersection between Confucianism and Buddhism; and (3)each tradition’s engagement with the world and its meaning in our time. In all three cases, the aim of the conference is a constructive dialogue involving these two major traditions in East Asia and their implications today.
Location
American University, Washington, DC
The conference “Buddhism and Confucianism in East Asian Intellectual History and their Meanings in Our Time” explores the significance of these traditions in the past and for various issues of the present day. The hope is to focus on three topics: (1) historical approaches to intellectual and sociopolitical intersections between Confucianism and Buddhism in any East Asian historical periods; (2) the conceptual intersection between Confucianism and Buddhism; and (3)each tradition’s engagement with the world and its meaning in our time. In all three cases, the aim of the conference is a constructive dialogue involving these two major traditions in East Asia and their implications today.
Location
American University, Washington, DC
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