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Conference Announcement Theme: Global Laozegetics Type: International Conference Institution: College of Philosophy and Chinese Philosophy Research Center, Nankai University Location: Tianjin (China) – Online Date: 23.–24.10.2021 __________________________________________________ What we call Global Laozegetics builds on traditional Laozegetics (Laoxue), an approach that valorizes the plurality of Laozi (Daodejing) interpretations. Reflecting this viewpoint, the Daoist priest Du Daojian (1237-1318) explains the Laozi is not static but transforms with the times: “Han dynasty commentators produced the Han Laozi, Jin dynasty commentators produced the Jin Laozi, and Tang and Song dynasty commentators produced the Tang and Song Laozi.” This suggests that the history of the Laozi is one of exegesis and eisegesis, where the commentators continually adapt the work to the needs of their age. According to this view, the most essential topic to research is not the “original meaning” of the Laozi but how the classic has been read, received, and reinterpreted throughout the ages.Just as traditional Laozegetics focuses on the Laozi seen from different historical or philosophical viewpoints, Global Laozegetics incorporates all the Laozi found in different languages, cultures, and philosophies. It is extremely inclusive and emphasizes the unified diversity of Laozi interpretations across the globe. In order to promote the discussion on the diversity of Laozi’s commentaries and translations among domestic and foreign experts, the College of Philosophy of Nankai University plans to hold the International Conference on Global Laozegetics on October 23-24, 2021, inviting renowned experts and scholars from twelve countries to fully discuss this issue. The conference will be held in both Chinese and English, with simultaneous interpreting at the same time, for both Chinese-to-English and English-to-Chinese. Anyone interested in Chinese Philosophy and especially Laozegetics are warmly welcomed to join this meeting via the following link in Zoom. As a special reminder, all the time scheduled below are in GMT+8: Zoom: 8285 0356 476 Password: 2021 2324 Offline Location: Room 318, College of Philosophy, Nankai University The concrete agenda for this meeting can be found in this link: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8PKh8vPWK7EED5uZaXXW7A __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________