{"id":3433,"date":"2023-05-03T19:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T18:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/mancept\/?page_id=3433"},"modified":"2023-08-31T13:59:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T12:59:55","slug":"moral-and-public-agency-in-early-chinese-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/mancept\/mancept-workshops\/mancept-workshops-2023\/list-of-panels-a-z-2023\/moral-and-public-agency-in-early-chinese-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Moral and Public Agency in Early Chinese Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;8&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;header-image-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.74&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;padding-top:0px&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; module_class=&#8221;header-image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/mancept\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2022\/02\/Oxford-Roadcrop.jpg&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.74&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; module_class=&#8221;breadcrumbs-row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Breadcrumbs (do not remove)&#8221; module_class=&#8221;breadcrumbs&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.87&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;border-bottom: 1px solid #ececed;&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/mancept\/\">MANCEPT<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Moral and Public Agency in Early Chinese Philosophy<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Eirik Lang Harris (Colorado State University); Henrique Schneider (Nordakademie)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Online<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Early, or Classical, Chinese Philosophy is a label encompassing the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (771-221 BCE) of Chinese history. In those times of chaos and conflict, philosophy emerged as a tool for answering the question of how to establish order, and thus unification, peace and prosperity. Several different answers arose, some complementary, some contradictory. The philosophical works that arguably still form the basis of Chinese philosophy are the fruits of that time, including Kongzi\u2019s (Confucius\u2019)\u00a0<em>Analects<\/em>, the\u00a0<em>Guanzi<\/em>, the\u00a0<em>Hanfeizi<\/em>, the\u00a0<em>Mozi<\/em>, the\u00a0<em>Daodejing<\/em>\u00a0(Tao Te King) of Laozi, the\u00a0<em>Book of Lord Shang<\/em>, and many more.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Put in contemporary terms: The quest for order was the overall goal of these different philosophies on a macro-level. On a micro-level, however, agency was central. Early Chinese Philosophy understood \u2013 arguably before any other system of thought \u2013 how agency is central to order. For several reasons, this is interesting:\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arguably, Chinese philosophy developed a conception of agency without (necessarily) tying it to individualism, or, to put the claim more robustly, Early Chinese Philosophy dealt with agency without accepting individualism.\u202f<\/li>\n<li>Early Chinese Philosophy understood agency as the link between the micro and the macro level: order can only prevail if agents behave in certain ways. As such, agency was understood as a public endeavor.\u202f<\/li>\n<li>The question of how agents ought to behave was answered differently among the philosophers, and a major point of contention was whether agency tied to morality led to order or not. If it did, which kind of morality led to order? If it did not, what was the alternative?\u202f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This workshop will explore the issue of agency in Early Chinese Philosophy. Highlighting agency as central to Chinese moral thinking as well as to political philosophy, discussing following aspects:\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The content and controversies of moral agency\u202f<\/li>\n<li>The content and controversies of public agency\u202f<\/li>\n<li>The link between moral and public agency\u202f<\/li>\n<li>The relationship between agency, politics, order, and general morality\u202f<\/li>\n<li>Different types of moral agency depending on public functions\u202f<\/li>\n<li>Problems between principals and agents\u202f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The goal of this workshop is, first, to make Early Chinese Philosophy available to a larger public with a background in analytic ethics, second, to investigate the content, controversies, and interrelations of the discourse on agency in Early Chinese Philosophy, and third, to advance Chinese philosophical thought beyond the scope of comparative philosophy.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While specialists in Chinese philosophy, the contributors to this volume employ jargon-free language enabling them to explain Chinese philosophical terms and ideas, and their implications, to a wide audience. While uncompromising in the philosophical content of Early Chinese Philosophy, this workshop demonstrates the relevance of these ideas to contemporary discourses on morality and political action, in an analytic as well as in a broader context.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>This workshop will take place online. The schedule has been prepared to fit the participants\u2019 different time-zones.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p><strong><br \/>Monday 11<sup>th<\/sup> September<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>11:00-12:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Registration<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>12:30-13:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Lunch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>13:30-14:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Welcome Speech<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>14:00-16:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p><strong>Session 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chair: Eirik Harris<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Emily Kluge<\/em>: Problems with Han Fei<\/p>\n<p><em>Nalei Chen<\/em>: The Principal-Agent Problem in the Han Feizi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>16:00-16:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Tea and Coffee Break (optional)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>16:30-17:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p><strong>Session 1 (continued)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Thomas Moore<\/em>: Is Confucianism Synthesisable with a Laclauian Conception of Democracy?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>17:45-19:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Wine Reception<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>19:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Conference Dinner<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p><strong><br \/>Tuesday 12<sup>th<\/sup> September<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>9:30-11:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p><strong>N\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>11:30-12:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Tea and Coffee Break (optional)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>12:00-13:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p><strong>N\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>13:00-14:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Lunch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>14:00-16:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p><strong>Session 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chair: Henrique Schneider<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>John R. 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Lee<\/em>: How to Do Things with Zhiyan: Enactive Agency and Critical Participatory Sense-Making in the Zhuangzi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p><strong><br \/>Wednesday 13<sup>th<\/sup> September<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>9:30-11:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p><strong>N\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>11:30-12:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Tea and Coffee Break (optional)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>12:00-13:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p><strong>N\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>13:00-14:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Lunch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>14:00-16:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p><strong>Session 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chair: Henrique Schneider<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Frankie Chick<\/em>: When Ren could not Bring Peace to the World: On the Amoral ability in the Analects<\/p>\n<p><em>Henrique Schneider<\/em>: Agency in the Guanzi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>16:00-16:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Tea and Coffee Break (optional)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>16:30-17:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p><strong>Session 5 (continued)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Eirik Harris<\/em>: Public Agency in Mozi and Han Fei<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>17:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>End of Conference<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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