Department of Philosophy
Hong Kong University
25-26 March 2011
All are welcome!
If you are planning to attend, please send
an email to happydao2011@gmail.com,
so we know how much coffee to provide...
Hong Kong University
25-26 March 2011
Workshop
Happiness
and the Dao:
Ancient Greek and Chinese Approaches to Ethics
March 25-26, 2011
Hong Kong University
Ancient Greek ethics focuses largely on the theory and
practice of eudaimonia, the happy or flourishing life.
Classical Chinese ethics similarly focuses on the theory
and practice of the dao, the proper way of life.
The workshop will inquire into how these two ethical
orientations compare and contrast with each other.
How might the two central concepts of eudaimonia and
dao relate to each other? What conception of a flourishing
life is implied by various Chinese views of the dao?
What conception of a practical, normative way is implied
by various Greek views of eudaimonia? What insights
into contemporary ethical life might be provided by
reflection on these ancient ethical themes? These are
among the questions that the workshop will address.
This workshop, part of the Happiness East and West project,
is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, the School of Humanities,
and the Faculty of Arts at Hong Kong University.
Ancient Greek and Chinese Approaches to Ethics
March 25-26, 2011
Hong Kong University
Ancient Greek ethics focuses largely on the theory and
practice of eudaimonia, the happy or flourishing life.
Classical Chinese ethics similarly focuses on the theory
and practice of the dao, the proper way of life.
The workshop will inquire into how these two ethical
orientations compare and contrast with each other.
How might the two central concepts of eudaimonia and
dao relate to each other? What conception of a flourishing
life is implied by various Chinese views of the dao?
What conception of a practical, normative way is implied
by various Greek views of eudaimonia? What insights
into contemporary ethical life might be provided by
reflection on these ancient ethical themes? These are
among the questions that the workshop will address.
This workshop, part of the Happiness East and West project,
is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, the School of Humanities,
and the Faculty of Arts at Hong Kong University.
Schedule
Friday 25 March 2011
Location: Main Building 239
9:00+ Tea/coffee
9:20 Welcome
9:30-12:30
Nicholas Smith, Moral psychology as the focus of early Greek ethics
Yong Huang, Aristotelianism and Confucianism: Which Has a Virtue Ethics?
Timothy O'Leary, "It is difficult, I admit...": Epictetus on Caring for Things
2:30-5:30
Siu-fu Tang, Enslavement or Self-assertion: Xunzi's Understanding of A Flourishing Life
Lisa Raphals, Human-Animal Boundaries in Zhuangzi and Aristotle
Chris Fraser, Rational Souls or Virtuoso Performers? Logos vs. Dào-Dé 道德
Saturday 26 March 2011
Location: Main Building 239
9:00+ Tea/coffee
9:30 - 12:30
A A Long, Towards a genealogy and typology of Greek Eudaimonism
Chad Hansen, Dé Naturalized
Roundtable discussion
Location: Main Building 239
9:00+ Tea/coffee
9:20 Welcome
9:30-12:30
Nicholas Smith, Moral psychology as the focus of early Greek ethics
Yong Huang, Aristotelianism and Confucianism: Which Has a Virtue Ethics?
Timothy O'Leary, "It is difficult, I admit...": Epictetus on Caring for Things
2:30-5:30
Siu-fu Tang, Enslavement or Self-assertion: Xunzi's Understanding of A Flourishing Life
Lisa Raphals, Human-Animal Boundaries in Zhuangzi and Aristotle
Chris Fraser, Rational Souls or Virtuoso Performers? Logos vs. Dào-Dé 道德
Saturday 26 March 2011
Location: Main Building 239
9:00+ Tea/coffee
9:30 - 12:30
A A Long, Towards a genealogy and typology of Greek Eudaimonism
Chad Hansen, Dé Naturalized
Roundtable discussion
Contact
All are welcome!
If you are planning to attend, please send
an email to happydao2011@gmail.com,
so we know how much coffee to provide...