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Interview with Prof. Tu Weiming in ftchinese.com

Posted on Tuesday January 29th, 2013 by Laoma (老马)

Chinese edition of Financial Times published on 28 January 2012 an interesting interview with Prof. Tu Weiming .

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2012.06.04 Istanbul University, Eurasia Institute Presentation

Posted on Saturday July 7th, 2012 by Laoma (老马)

On Monday, 2012.06.04, Prof. Tu Weiming visited Istanbul University in Istanbul, Turkey where he gave a lecture on “Alliance of Civilizations in the Perspective of Confucian Thought.” A YouTube post with the recording of this lecture is accessible below.

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Delivered a commemorative lecture at Soka University

Posted on Monday November 28th, 2011 by Weiman

News from Soka University, Japan: On Saturday, October 8, 2011, the 41st Soka University and 27th Soka Women’s College graduation ceremony was held at the Ikeda Auditorium. Student representatives and their guardians, faculty members, administration staff, and donors attended the event. The … Continue reading →

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Dialogue: Fred Dallmayr and Tu Weiming (杜维明) 2011.06.10

Posted on Monday July 11th, 2011 by Laoma (老马)

Prof. Fred Dallmayr and Prof. Tu Weiming found time in the evening of June 10th, 2011 away from a conference organized by Institute for Human Sciences (Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen ) in Vienna, Austria. They decided to follow up … Continue reading →

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Dialogue b/w Prof. Tu & Prof. Taylor in Vienna

Posted on Tuesday July 5th, 2011 by Weiman

On June 11th, 2011, Prof. Tu Weiming and Prof. Charles M. Taylor held a dialogue at Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (Institute for Human Sciences) in Vienna, Austria (To watch the video recording of this dialogue, click here).

Prof. Charles Taylor is a philosopher best known for his contributions in political philosophy, the philosophy of social science, and the history of philosophy. His contributions to these fields have earned him both the prestigious Kyoto Prize and the Templeton Prize. In 2007, Taylor served with Gérard Bouchard on the Bouchard-Taylor Commission on Reasonable Accommodation with regard to cultural differences in the province of Quebec, Canada. Prof. Taylor is currently Professor Emeritus at McGill University and Permanent Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences.

Prof. Tu Weiming is the Director of Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies and a Lifetime Professor of Philosophy Peking University. He is also Professor Emeritus and a Senior Fellow of Asia Center at Harvard University. Prof. Tu has been instrumental in developing dialogues among civilizations, Cultural China, reflections on the Enlightenment mentality of the modern West and multiple modernities. He is currently researching the modern transformation of Confucian humanism in East Asia and tapping its spiritual resources for human flourishing in the global community. Continue reading →

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Video: Keynote Address at 2011 NCLC

Posted on Thursday April 21st, 2011 by Laoma (老马)

Prof. Tu Weiming’s keynote presentation entitled “New Confucianism in a Global Age” can be viewed here. Note that you can also download the original to your computer, so you can share with the members of your community. It is large, … Continue reading →

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Noted Scholar Addresses Confucian Humanism

Posted on Thursday April 14th, 2011 by Weiman

Western Michigan University News Report by Margaret von Steinen April 7, 2011 Harvard’s Dr. Tu Weiming will present “An Interreligious Perspective on Confucian Humanism,” at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, in the Fetzer Center’s Putney Auditorium at Western Michigan University. … Continue reading →

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Video of Prof. Tu delivered his Lecture at U of Toledo

Posted on Monday March 7th, 2011 by Weiman

On Feb. 16, 2011, Prof. Tu Weiming, an internationally recognized expert on Confucianism, delivered the Annual Lecture on Eastern Religious Thought at the University of Toledo. In his lecture, Prof. Tu discussed “Listening to Confucius”. To see the video, click here. Video … Continue reading →

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“Confucianism & Prof Tu Weiming” on Faith Matters by WGTE

Posted on Wednesday March 2nd, 2011 by Weiman

Coming Soon to Faith Matters: Confucianism & Prof. Tu Weiming Faith Matters is a new WGTE series that explores contemporary religious issues, beliefs and practices of the great religious traditions of the world. Discussions include Religion & Violence, Religion & … Continue reading →

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Lecture at The University of Toledo

Posted on Tuesday March 1st, 2011 by Laoma (老马)

Dr. Tu Weiming delivered the Annual Lecture on Eastern Religious Thought on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the University of Toledo in Ohio. Prof. Tu discussed “Listening to Confucius” in the Student Union Auditorium (see the announcement here). While in Toldeo, … Continue reading →

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