Dawid Rogacz
Faculty of Philosophy, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
The Revival of Confucian Philosophy Through Its Interaction with Daoism: The Case of Sixth‐Century Master Liu (Liuzi)
Tuesday, April 15th, 5:00 PM, Swift 400A
The workshop will consist of a short presentation, followed by discussion and Q&A. We will focus on a pre-circulated paper, which can be accessed here.
Abstract
This paper offers the first English‑language philosophical treatment of Master Liu (Liuzi 劉子)—a treatise that gives a unique insight into the intellectual life of sixth‑century China. Most probably written by Liu Zhou (d. 565) and known at the Tang court, the work was later neglected due to its eclectic label. This article argues that Liuzi integrated Confucian moral philosophy with selected Daoist ideas and responded to post‑Buddhist transformations of key categories of Chinese thought in a manner that anticipates many solutions characteristic of neo‑Confucian lixue. This includes an innovative understanding of such categories as spirit (shen) and heart‑mind (xin), feelings (qing) and desires (yu), and, finally, reliability (xin) and balancing (quan).
★This event is co-sponsored by the Philosophy of Religions Workshop at the University of Chicago and the University of Chicago Center for East Asian Studies with support in part by grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Title VI National Resource Centers program. The event’s content does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and one should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government ★
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