學而不思則罔,思而不學則殆

To learn and not then reflect leads to confusion,
to reflect but not learn leads to trouble.

-Confucius

圆桌会议 Roundtable Discussions

Our Roundtable Series brings together scholars with shared interests to discuss and debate their views on a single theme. Each event will host three invited participants and run for around two hours. The invited participants will first present their respective views then discuss them in turn. The last 20-30 minutes of the event will then be open to participation from the audience.

These events will be held intermittently, with no more than one per month. Themes and participants will be decided by our fellows. We very much welcome suggestions as well.

If you have a theme you would like to suggest, please contact us at sihaiweixue@hotmail.com

All round table discussions will be recorded and shared with anyone interested.

Upcoming Roundtables

  • Agency in Early Chinese Thought

    Finished

  • Social and Political Hierarchies

    Finished

  • Environmentalism

    Finished

  • The Political Zhuangzi

    Finished

  • Early Greek and Chinese Thought

    Finished

  • Irony in the Analects

    Finished

  • Learning and Education

    Finished

  • Considering Non-Humans

    January 8th 9:00am Beijing Time

  • Philosophical Humor

    January 17th at 9:00am Beijing Time

  • Progressive Confucianism

    February 20th 10:00am Beijing time

  • Philosophy, Culture, Video Games

    March 13th 8:00pm Beijing time

  • Silence in Early Chinese Thought

    May 2025

  • Tsinghua Manuscripts

    September 9th at 8:00am Beijing time

  • Korean Women Confucians in the History of Philosophy

    December 2025

  • Argument in Early China

    May 2025

  • Zhuangzi Studies

    Fall 2024

  • Philosophy and/of Animals

    Fall 2025