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Conference Announcement Theme: Confucius and Cicero Subtitle: Old ideas for a new world, new ideas for an old world Type: International Conference Institution: Department of Humanistic Studies and Confucius Institute, University of Turin Seoul National University Société Internationale des Amis de Cicéron Location: Turin (Italy) Date: 5.–6.9.2017 __________________________________________________ The International Conference "Confucius and Cicero. Old ideas for a new world - new ideas for an old world", will be held on 5th - 6th September 2017 at the University of Turin. The event intends to stimulate an exchange of ideas between researchers of Oriental and Occidental thought, in a comparative and interpretative optics, with particular attention to the theme of humanity. Venue: Aula magna del Rettorato, Via Verdi 8, Universitâ degli Studi di Torino (Torino, Italy) Organizer: Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Turin Confucius Institute, University of Turin Seoul National University Société Internationale des Amis de Cicéron Registration: Attendance is free and no booking is required. Program 5th September 9.00 Official presentation and introduction to the conference Speakers: Philippe Rousselot (SIAC) Andrea Balbo (Torino) First session Chair: Ermanno Malaspina (Torino) 9.30 Keynote lecture 1 Graham Parkes (Wien): Confucian, Stoic and Epicurean Philosophies as Parallel Ways of Life 10.30 Attilio Andreini (Venezia Ca’ Foscari): Was Confucius a Confucian? The Master between myth, history and textual evidences 11.15 Pause 11.45 Yum Jungsam (INHA): Confucius and Xunzi 12.30 Discussion 13.00 Lunch Second session Chair: Andrea Balbo (Torino) 14.30 Keynote lecture 2 Jean Louis Ferrary (EPHE Paris): Cicéron, politique romaine et philosophie grecque 15.30 Michele Ferrero (Beijing Foreign Studies University): The Latin translations of Confucius' Dialogues (Lun Yu). A comparison of key concepts 16.15 Pause 16.45 Jaewhon Ahn (Korea): Is Confucius a Cicero Sinicus: focusing on Intorcetta's Latin translation of 'Chum Yum' 17.30 Discussion 6th September Third session Chair: Stefania Stafutti (Torino) 9.00 Keynote lecture 3 Bai Tongdong (Fudan University, Shanghai): The Private and the Public in Confucius and Plato 10.00 Christian Høgel (Syddansk Universitet, Odense): Humanitas: Universalism, equivocation, and basic criterion 10.45 Pause 11.15 Stephane Mercier (Institut d'Études Théologiques, Bruxelles): Becoming human: Confucius' way to humanity (ren) 12.00 Yasunari Takada (SIAC, Tokyo): A comparative genealogy: Cicero's De amicitia, Aelred of Riveault's De spirituali amicitia and Matteo Ricci's On friendship 12.45 Discussion 13.15 Lunch Fourth session Chair: Jaewhon Ahn (Korea) 14.30 Stefania Stafutti (Torino): Be modest and avoid waistfulness: table manners and beyond from Confucius to Xi Jinping 15.00 Kim Ki hoon (Seoul): Confucian xiao in Cicero's pro Sexto Roscio 15.30 Pause 16.00 Keynote lecture 4 Fritz-Heiner Mutschler (em. Technische Universität Dresden): Comparing Confucius and Cicero: Problems and Possibilities 17.00 Discussion and end of the conference For any queries please contact Andrea Balbo at: andrea.ba...@unito.it __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
