ANNOUNCING BiennialThe 2nd Charles Wei-hsun Fu ISCP Essay Contest in Asian Philosophy 2001 The Fu Foundation, a tax-exempt, non-profit educational foundation, was organized in 1997 in loving memory of the life and work of CHARLES WEI-HSUN FU (1933-1996), scholar and teacher extraordinaire. A native of Taiwan, Dr. Fu graduated from Taiwan University in Philosophy, where he taught for several years. Later he continued his studies at UC Berkeley, the University of Hawaii and the University of Illinois, completing a Ph.D. in Philosophy. After 25 years at Temple University he took early retirement to serve as a founding member of Fo Guang University faculty in Taiwan, directing the Institute of Life and Death Studies. His untimely death occurred at the peak of his professional career. As his legacy he has left numerous publications in Chinese and English, from scholarly tomes to popular essays. He is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking Chinese works, The Life of Learning and the Learning of Life: My Philosophical Development (1994) and Dignified Death and Dignified Life: From Thanatological Psychiatry to the Post-traditional Learning of Life and Death (1993). Dr. Fu was instrumental in bringing the work of other authors to the reading public through his nine series of Chinese and English language books, ranging from Asian Thought and Culture to Modern Buddhism, Current Global Trends, and Life-and-Death Studies. Following the path blazed by Dr. Fu, the Foundation seeks to support the unfolding of Cultural China and Chinese Culture, with an emphasis on philosophical discourse among students and upcoming generations of scholars in Asian thought. AWARDS Four prizes of $2,000 each will be awarded for the best essays in the area of Asian philosophy, one award for entries in each of the following languages: 1) Chinese 2) Japanese 3) English A fourth award is reserved for Taiwanese applicants. Decisions will be rendered by separate panels of scholars, drawn from the membership of the International Society for Chinese Philosophy. Funding (up to $1000) also will be provided for the winners to travel to the biennial ISCP conference to present their essays on the program. The next conference is scheduled for the summer of 2001 in Beijing, People Republic of China. ELIGIBILITY The contest is open to young scholars beginning their careers, such as graduate students or assistant professors, as well as independent scholars of comparable standing. SUBMISSIONS Three copies of the essay (double-spaced, 12 point Times Roman font), should be sent directly to the Fu Foundation office. Previously published papers are not acceptable. SUBMISSIONS SHOULD NOT EXCEED 5000 WORDS OR 2O PAGES (excluding notes and bibliography). JUDGING CRITERIA The purpose of the contest is to encourage young scholars who show promise of making important contributions to the study and development of Chinese philosophy or Asian philosophy related to Chinese thought. Submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria: 1. CREATIVITY original philosophical insights, such as East-West comparisons 2. COHERENCE a cogent, well-argued presentation 3. SCHOLARSHIP competence in dealing with philosophical texts and interpretations DEADLINE JANUARY 15, 2001 for application contact: The Charles Wei-hsun Fu Foundation 10869 Wallingford Road San Diego, CA 92126-2560 U.S.A. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 858-566-8083 1999 AWARDEES CHINESE (Honorable Mentions) Fu Zheng Ming, Sundsvall, Sweden Lai Chi-tim, Department of Religion, Chinese University of Hong Kong ENGLISH Youru Wang, Department of Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong Honorable Mentions Jiuan Heng, Department of Philosophy, National University of Singapore Li-Hsiang (Lisa) Lee, Department of Philosophy, University of Hawaii, Manoa My deep conviction concerning the need for changes in our curriculum arises from my own intercultural and interdisciplinary experiences. Although my educational and cultural background is East Asian, my original professional training was in Western philosophy. Subsequently I taught at several departments of philosophy, and . . the department of religion. In order to guide our students into the next century, it is imperative that we design more and more courses capable of stimulating students in cross-cultural and inter-disciplinary terms in our ever-shrinking global village. . . . That task must be shared by us all as concerned and responsible educators. Charles Wei-hsun Fu Toward a Creative East-West Dialogue in Moral Education and Value Orientation (1989)
