[KS] Conference on Korean Confucianism

Young A Jung yjung3 at gmu.edu
Tue Jun 1 18:11:42 EDT 2010


The Korean Studies Center and the Religious Studies Department at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia invite you attend the conference on Korean Confucianism.

Title: �Korean Confucianism in the Global Context: In Honor of Tu Weiming�s Contributions�
Date: Sat. June 5
Conference Schedule: See the below.
Location: Mason Hall, Room D3, A & B, George Mason University
                4400 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030
No RSVP required. 
Questions? Contact yjung3 at gmu.edu

Best, 
Young A Jung
Program Coordinator
Korean Studies Center
George Mason University

Conference Schedule
9:00-9:15     Welcome and Introduciton
Young-chan Ro, George Mason University
9:15-10:15   Keynote Address
Tu Weiming, Harvard University and Peking University
�Cultural Diversity and Mutual Learning in the Confucian Tradition�

10:15-10:30 Break

Session I, 10:30-12:30
Moderator, Ming Wan, Director, Global Affairs Program, George Mason University
Michael Kalton, University of Washington, Tacoma
�Original Nature of Contemporary Society: Three Diagrams on Social Transformation to Sustainability�
Donald Baker, University of British Columbia, Canada
�What is Korean about Korean Confucianism?�
Edward Chung, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
�Yi T�oegye (1501-70) on Self-Transcendence: A Neo-Confucian and Interreligious Dialogue�
 
12:30-1:30: Lunch, Mason Hall Atrium

Session II, 1:30-3:30
Moderator, Jin Y. Park, American University
Jennie Song, Harvard University
�T�oegye and Multicultural America�
 Hongkyung Kim, Stony Brook University, New York
�Tasan�s Philosophy as Learning of Principle�
Sin Hwan Kwak, Soongsil University, Korea 
�Song Siyŏl: The Philosophy of Rignteousness�
                     
3:30-3:45     Break

Session III, 3:45-5:15
Moderator, Cuong Tu Nguyen, Religious Studies Department, George Mason University
Jung-Yeup Kim, Kent State University

�Sŏ Kyŏngdŏk�s Philosophy of qi and its Practical Implication�
Young-chan Ro, George Mason University
�Sŏng (sincerity) as an Anthropocosmic Experience in Yi Yulgok�
                      
6:00     Dinner, Mason Hall Atrium              






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