Philosophy professors in the United States have all heard of Confucius and the Daoist Laozi. Many have also heard of their approximate contemporaries in ancient China: the later Confucians Mencius and ...

Chung-Ying Cheng, at 77 one of the elder statesman of Chinese philosophy in the United States, practically leaps from his hotel-room chair to find a note that relates to the publication he founded 40 ...

Do-gooders of all sorts ask, “What would Jesus do?” Supreme Court justices scratch their heads in the face of modern legal puzzles and wonder, “What would the Framers think?” Orthodox Jews muse over ...

The philosophical legacy of Jiyuan Yu is examined in two new books. Published in 2023, both books are written in Chinese. The first, Between Ancient and Modern China and the West: Academic Anthology ...

Xunzi, a key Confucian thinker, shaped classical Chinese philosophy. His ideas on human nature were later seen as pessimistic ...

Any weekday lunchtime, you might see John Neil balancing on one leg on the lawn outside the Chemistry Annex building. He's also balancing ancient Chinese philosophy and his own work in the center of ...

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UBCI named Confucius Institute of the Year in recognition of Jiyuan Yu's remarkable leadership. Chinese scholars and friends collect essays, poems, and photos in ...