Foundations of Reason and Morality: A Philosophical Dialogue between Confucianism and German Philosophy

Since the foundation principles of thinking and acting are crucial to both world-traditions, the scheduled conference takes the different approaches within Chinese and German philosophy as a starting point for the opening of a common horizon. Thus we do not only ask for the genesis of the respective traditions, but furthermore we will try to evaluate its validity and function for a shared future.

Programme

Tuesday, 17 July 2012

14:15
Welcome and Introduction
Prof. Dr. Ursula MÜNCH, Direktorin, Akademie für Politische Bildung, Tutzing
Prof. Dr.Dr. h.c. (mult.) Hans MAIER, Staatsminster a.D., LMU München
Shunqing WANG, Generalkonsul der VR China in München
Prof. Dr. Claudia BICKMANN, Philosophisches Seminar Universität zu Köln
Weng TENGSHEN, International Confucian Association, Beijing
Dr. Lun DU, Deutsche Konfuzius Gesellschaft

15:00
On Human Dignity - A Comparative Perspective between Western Rationalism and Chinese Moral Philosophy
Prof. Dr. Shan CHUN, China University of Political Sciences and Law, Beijing

15:50
The Gift of Human Dignity
Dr. Michael SPIEKER, Akdemie für Politische Bildung in Tutzing

16:40
The Idea of Man as the Foundation of Law
Prof. Dr. Marco HAASE, China University of Political Sciences and Law, Beijing

17:30
The Concrete Metaphysics - From the Perspective of Chinese Philosophy
Prof. Dr. Yang GUORONG, East China Normal University, Shanghai

18:30
Dinner

19:45
Possibilities and Limits of a Philosophical Approach to Reason and Morality
Prof. Dr. Claudia BICKMANN, Universität zu Köln
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Lore HÜHN, Universität Freiburg

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

09:00
Daoic Metaphysics as the Foundation of Belief and Morality
Prof. Dr. Guo YI, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing

09:50
A Person can enlarge his Dao, but the Dao does not enlarge the Person
Dr. Lun DU, Universität Duisburg

10:40
Coffee Break

11:00
Right of Nature and Moral Rationality?
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm SCHMIDT-BIGGEMANN, FU Berlin

11:50
Reason and Morality in the Political Dialectics on the One and the Many
Prof. Dr. Rudolf WAGNER, Universität Heidelberg
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Claudia BICKMANN

12:45
Lunch

14:45
Moral Values
Dr. Sasa Josifović, Universität zu Köln

15:40
On Nature of Men (Renxing) - Its Chinese Meaning and its Translations by Couplet

Prof. Dr. Wenchao LI, Universität Hannover

16:30
Coffee Break

17:00
Reason‘s Rule. Kant‘s Account in the Context of Modern European Philosophy

Prof. Dr. Günter Zöller, LMU München

17:45
The Moral Rationality and Moral Emotion discussed by Mencius
Prof. Dr. Guo QIYONG, Wuhan University

18:30
Dinner

19:45
Contemporary Version of Mencian Moral Feeling: A Product of Dialogue between Kantian Philosophy and Confucianism
Prof. Dr. Peng GUOXIANG, Peking University, Beijing
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Ram Adhar MALL, LMU München/ Jena

Thursday, 19 July 2012

09:00
Rationality and Morality in Kant and Classical Confucianism
Prof. Dr. Chung-ying CHENG, University of Hawaii

09:50
Kantian Ethics in the Area of Life Science Issues. Introducing a Philosophical Position in Dialogue with Confucian Perspectives
Dr. Ole DÖRING, GIGA Hamburg

10:40
Coffee Break

11:00
Internal and External Normativity - Foundations of Humanity between Confucius and Kant
Dr. Markus WIRTZ, Universität zu Köln

11:50
Comparison between Wang Yangming‘s and Kant‘s A Priori Metaphysics 
Prof. Dr. Wen HAIMING, Renmin University of China
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Claudia BICKMANN, Universität zu Köln

12:45
Lunch

13:15
Excursion

Friday, 20 July 2012

09:00
"Die Chinesen sind das Menschengeschlecht" - Schellings Deutung der chinesischen Religiosität im mythologischen Prozess
Prof. Dr. Hans FEGER, FU Berlin

09:50
The New Idealistic Confucianism of He Lin and the Philosophy of Hegel
Prof. Dr. Zhang XUEZHI, Peking University

10:40
Coffee Break

10:55
Values and the Practical in Transcendental Philosophy: Challenging the Architectonic of Reason
Prof. Dr. Christoph KRJINEN, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

11:45
The Late Quian Mu on Morality (daode): A Conservative Scholar‘s Perspective
PD Dr. Christian SOFFEL, LMU München
Moderation: Dr. Michael SPIEKER

12:30
Lunch

Venue

Tutzing is situatated about 40 km south of the city center of Munich at the lake Starnberger See. From Munich Central Station (Hauptbahnhof - Hbf.) you will reach Tutzing either by suburban railway (S-Bahn S 6 - runs every 20 minutes, takes about 45 minutes to Tutzing) or by regional train which leaves from Munich Central Station for Garmisch/ Innsbruck once an hour (takes 30 minutes). From the Tutzing train station it is a 30 minutes walk. However, there are also taxis available at the station.

From Munich Airport, you may either take the suburban railway S 8 (change at Munich, Central Station) or S 1 (change at Laim). In both cases, change onto S 6 for Tutzing.

Registration

Registration fee with accommodation: 110,00 € (reduced 70,00 €),
Registration fee without accommodation 70,00 € (reduced 50,00 €).

Meals are free. For vegetarian food please advise at your registration.

Conference Director:
Dr. Michael SPIEKER, Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing

Organisation:

Politische Akademie Tutzing
International Confucian Association
Department of Philosophy, University of Cologne
Society of Intercultural Philosophy (SIP)
German Confucian Society (GCS)

Contact:

Heike Schenk, Conference Secretary
Akademie für Politische Bildung
Buchensee 1
D-82327 Tutzing
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)8158 256-46
Fax: +49 (0)8158 256-51
Email: [email protected]

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