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1st INTERNATIONAL HELLENIC-CHINESE CONFERENCE OF PHILOSOPHY

Virtue and Happiness

In the East and the West

Raphael, An Allegory (1504)

Organizers:

Laboratory of Philosophical Research on the Imaginary, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Philosophein. Politika Anthropologika

Qufu Normal University, China

15, 16 and 17 June 2014

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Conference Room KEDEA,

3rd Septemvriou str., Thessaloniki

Certificate of attendance

Information: http://www.philosophein.web.auth.gr/



All ethical and theological schools since antiquity have been concerned with man and mans happiness (eudaimonia) and well-being. In one way or another, the ancient Greek and Chinese ethical systems attempt to save man from the sufferings of our mundane existence and, quite often, of what awaits us in the life to come. They try to show man the way to a kind of internal peace, ataraxia and eudaimonia that grants us with immunity to errors, psychological upheavals, moral lapses and the misfortunes of worldly life. Not only this. What the ethical schools of antiquity, whether of a Chinese or a Hellenic origin, emphasize is that eudaimonia is not a goal achievable by any human being. Man can only eventually become eudaimon (), if he consciously tries to control all aspects of human nature and becomes wise, according to certain schools, a god according to others, or in unity with Tao according to Taoism.

Mans conquest of his weaknesses is a rather complicated issue with which each school deals differently. Some of these schools view human life as a kind of a continuous struggle between our human, weak and vulnerable aspect and our godly aspect at the end of which virtue and wisdom prevail. Some others regard that this struggle, even though it is conducted in the context of our worldly life, continues in infinite time, under the assumption of the immortal soul and the existence of a supreme being such as God. Nevertheless, no matter how we conceive the accomplishment of eudaimonia, the truth is that it is a long and difficult journey which requires conscious internal lifelong efforts, the contribution of external circumstances and, in certain cases, the existence of an omnipotent God, or at least the assumption of his existence.

The Conference will address all such and other similar issues. Both historical and analytical (or systematic) approaches will be adopted. The main aim and concern of the Conference is to bring forward the points of contact between the ancient Greek and the Chinese approaches to virtue and eudaimonia. As a consequence, particular emphasis will be given to all approaches that embark on a fruitful comparison of the two philosophical traditions.

Conference languages: Greek, Chinese, English.

Academic Committee:

Socratis Delivoyatzis, Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Laboratory of Philosophical Research on the Imaginary, Editor of the Journal Philosophein. Politika Anthropologika, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Kleitos Ioannides, President of the Cypriot Society of Philosophy, Researcher

Joannis Markopoulos, Professor of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Theodosios Pelegrinis, Professor of Philosophy, Rector, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Robin Wang, Director of Asian and Pacific Studies, Professor of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University

Elena Avramidou, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Peking University.

Eleni Kalokairinou, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Vassiliki Karavakou, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Macedonia

Panagiotes Pantazakos, Associate Professor of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Organizing Committee:

Socratis Delivoyatzis: [email protected]

Eleni Kalokairinou: [email protected]

Robin Wang: [email protected] , [email protected]

Elena Avramidou: [email protected] , [email protected]

Pelagia Karpathiotaki: [email protected] , [email protected]

For further information on academic issues:

(a) Please get in touch with Professors Robin Wang and Elena Avramidou, if you are interested to submit a title and an abstract for a paper on Chinese Philosophy (and/or in Chinese/English language).

(b) Please get in touch with Professors Socrates Delivoyatzis and Eleni Kalokairinou, if you wish to submit a title and an abstract on Ancient Greek Philosophy (and/or in Greek/English language).

For travel information:

For information about obtaining visas, please get in touch with Professor Elena Avramidou and Ms. Pelagia Karpathiotaki.

(a) Please get in touch with Ms. Pelagia Karpathiotaki, if you are coming from China.

(b) If you are coming from Europe or USA, you are strongly advised to make your own reservations.

Proposed hotels for downtown Thessaloniki (close to the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki):

Electra Hotel: 9, Aristotelous square www.electrahotels.gr

Daios Luxuxry Living: 59 Nikis Avenue www.daioshotels.com

Egnatia Palace: 61 Egnatia Av. www.booking.com/Egnatia-palace

City Hotel: 11 Komninon str. www.cityhotel.gr

Zaliki Boutique Hotel: 6, Gr. Zaliki str. www.zaliki-hotel-thessaloniki.h-rez.com/

ABC Hotel: 41 Angelaki str. www.hotelabc.gr

Le Palace Art Hotel: 12 Tsimiski str. http://lepalace.gr/en/

El Greco Hotel: 23 Egnatias Avenue www.hotelelgreco.gr

Amalia Hotel: 33 Ermou str. www.amalia-hotel.directrooms.com/

Additional information will be available later on in regard to transportation available from SKG Makedonia Airport of Thessaloniki (Greece) to the centre of the city and also from your hotels to the venue.




G.A. Spangerberg, Schule des Aristoteles (1888)

Organizers:

Laboratory of Philosophical Research on the Imaginary,

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece



15, 16 and 17 June 2014











Academic Committee:





































G.A. Spangerberg, Schule des Aristoteles (1888)

Organizers:

Laboratory of Philosophical Research on the Imaginary,

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece



15, 16 and 17 June 2014











Academic Committee:





































Organizers:

Laboratory of Philosophical Research on the Imaginary, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece



15, 16 and 17 June 2014










PROGRAM

Sunday, 15 June 2014

11.00 11.30 Registration

11.30 12.00Welcoming Addresses

Ioannis Mylopoulos, Professor at the School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,Rector of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Theodosios Pelegrinis,Professor of Philosophy, School of Philosophy, Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Socratis Delivoyatzis,Professor of Philosophy, School of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Director of the Laboratory of Philosophical Research on the Imaginary, Editor of the Journal Philosophein. Politika Anthropologika

Chen Guu-Ying,Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Center of Taoism Studies, Department of Philosophy, Peking University

Host: Eleni Kalokairinou,Associate Professor of Philosophy, School of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Inaugural Session

Chair:Vassiliki Karavakou,Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Macedonia,

Elena Avramidou, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Peking University

12.00 -12.45Epimeleia Eautou and an Aesthetics of Existence

Socratis Delivoyatzis,Professor of Philosophy, Aristotle

University of Thessaloniki, Director of the Laboratory of Philosophical Research on the Imaginary, Editor of the Journal Philosophein. Politika Anthropologika

12.45 13.30Confucian Role Ethics: Landscape and Traveling on theRoad to Human Flourishing

Roger T. Ames,Professor of Philosophy, University of

Hawaii

1st Session: The Origins of Virtue and Eudaimonia I

Chair:Theopi Parissaki,Emeritus Professor of Philosophy,

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Robin Wang,Professor of Philosophy, Director of Asian and Pacific Studies, LoyolaMarymount University

16.00 -16.20 Ren and Happiness in Confucianism

By Fu Yongju, Professor of Philosophy, President of Qufu

Normal University

Read by Li Zhaoxiang, Professor of Philosophy, Qufu Normal

University

16.20 -16.40Philosophy and Poetry on Excellency

Theodosios Pelegrinis, Professor of Philosophy, Rector of

the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

16.40 17.00The Socratic and the Stoic Logos as virtue andEudaimonia

Kleitos Ioannides, President of the Cypriot Philosophical

Society

17.00 17.20The Possible Choices of Chinese Virtue Life

Li Dahua, Professor of Philosophy, Shenzhen University

17.20 17.40Epictetus Philosophical Experience

Ioannis Christodoulou, Lecturer of Philosophy, University of

Cyprus

17.40 18.00Discussion -End of Session

18.00 -18.20Coffee Break

2ndSession: The Origins of Virtue and Eudaimonia II

Chair:Alexandra Deligiorgi, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy,

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Li Dahua, Professor of Philosophy, Shenzhen University

18.20 18.40The Early Chinese Concept of De

Li Rui, Professor of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University

18.40 19.00Residing in De: Contentment in the Liezi

Jeffrey Dippmann, Professor of Philosophy, Central

Washington University

19.00 19.20The Function of De in the Ontology of Lao Zi and

Extended Study on the Idea of Happiness

Cao Feng, Professor of Philosophy, Tsinghua University

19.20 19.40The Universality of Epicurean Bliss

Chrysanthi Kechrologou, Ph.D., Aristotle University of

Thessaloniki

19.40 20.00 Dong Zhongshus Thought of Rule by Virtue

Li Zonggui, Professor of Philosophy, Sun Yat-sen University

20.00 -20.20 Zeno of Citium and Zhuangzi on Virtue and Eudaimonia

Panos Eliopoulos, Ph.D., National and Kapodistrian

University of Athens

20.20 20.40Discussion End of Session

Monday, 16th June 2014

3rdSession: Virtue and Happiness in the Ancient Greek and

Chinese Traditions:

Comparative Approaches I

Chair: Kleitos Ioannides,President of the Cypriot Philosophical Society

Elena Avramidou, Associate Professor, Peking University

9.30 9.50 Considerations of Virtue and Eudaimonia in the World

Religions compared to the Philosophy of Zeno of Citium:

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Areti Demosthenous,Director of the Institute of Historical

Research for Peace

9.50 - 10.10The Trigger between Benevolence and Wisdom, the Key of Ever Changing - Thesis in Zhu Tzi about Benevolence and Wisdom

Wu Qihao (NG Kai Chiu), Associate Professor, The Chinese

University of Hong Kong

10.10 10.30Confucius Renand Platos Good

Elena Avramidou, Associate Professor, Peking University

10.30 10.50The Dialectical Relation of Virtue, Happiness and Political

Status: a Comparison between Confucius and Plato

Ai Chenyi, Ph.D. Candidate, Peking University


11.10 11.30Coffee break

4thSession: Virtue and Happiness in the Ancient Greek and

Chinese Traditions:

Comparative Approaches II

Chair:Roger T. Ames,Professor of Philosophy, Universityof Hawaii

Areti Demosthenous,Director of the Institute of Historical Research for Peace

11.30 11.50A Study of Filial Piety in Ancient Judaism and Confucianism

Fu Youde, Professor, Director of the Center for Judaic and

Inter-religious Studies, ShandongUniversity, Vice-president of China Society of Religion

11.50 12.10Knowledge in the Quest for Virtue in the Confucian and

PlatonicTtraditions

Lambros Papayiannis, Ph.D., Aristotle University of

Thessaloniki

12.10 12.30Qiong Da Yi Shi, Circumstances of the Confucians View of Virtue and Happiness, Self-sufficiency of Virtue

Wang Zhongjiang, Professor of Philosophy, Peking University

12.30 12.50Confucian Ethics is not Virtue Ethics

Paul D Ambrosio, Postdoctoral Fellow, East China

Normal University


5thSession: Virtue and Happiness in the Ancient Greek and

Chinese Traditions:

Comparative Approaches III

Chair:Robin Wang, Professor of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University

Joannis Markopoulos,Professor of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

16.00 16.20Virtue and the Way to Happiness in Aristotle and Confucius

Eleni Kalokairinou, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Aristotle

University of Thessaloniki

16.20 16.40Zhuangzi and David Hume: Becoming the Authentic Self

Carl Clinton, Graduate Student, Loyola Marymount University

16.40 17.00Ren and Reason

Vassiliki Karavakou, Associate Professor of Philosophy,

University of Macedonia

17.00 17.20Confucius Views on Unity of Virtue and Happiness

Zeng Chunlian, Associate Professor, Sun Yat-sen University

17.20 17.40 Discussion End of Session

17.40 18.00 Coffee Break

6th Session: Virtue and Happiness in the Ancient Greek and

Chinese Traditions:

Comparative Approaches IV

Chair: Fu Youde, Professor, Director of the Center for Judaic and

Inter-religious Studies, ShandongUniversity, Vice-president of China Society of Religion

Ioannis Christodoulou, Lecturer of Philosophy, University of Cyprus

18.00 18.20De and Arete (Virtue): an Example of Cross-cultural

Comparison Study about Human Nature and Ethics

(Chinese)

Zheng Kai, Professor of Philosophy, Peking University

18.20 18.40Self-deception, Sincerity and Zhu Xis Last Word

Zheng Zemian, Professor of Philosophy, Wuhan University, Freie Universitt Berlin (Germany)

18.40 19.00Wives or Immortals: A Comparison of Virtuous Models inConfucianism and Daoism

Sharon Small, Ph.D. Candidate, Peking University

19.00 19.20The Idea and Praxis of the Cluster of Virtue and Eudaimonia

Alexandros Kaidoglou, Journalist, Columnist

19.20 -19.40Deweys Happiness as a Means of Moral Development

Ermolaos Psarianos, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Macedonia

19.40 20.00 Discussion -End of Session

Tuesday, 17 June 2014

7thSession: Eastern and Western Modern Approaches

Chair:Socratis Delivoyatzis,Professor of Philosophy, Aristotle

Universityof Thessaloniki, Director of the Laboratory of Philosophical Research on the Imaginary, Editor of the Journal Philosophein. Politika Anthropologika

Eleni Kalokairinou,Associate Professor of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

10.30 -10.50Virtue and Happiness: From Ancient Greek Thought to

Post-modernism

Joannis Markopoulos,Professor of Philosophy, AristotleUniversity of Thessaloniki

10.50 - 11.10Happiness or Pleasure?

Yannis Mitrou, Psychoanalyst, Stage Director

11.10 -11.30Confucius Ideal Personality and Its Contemporary Value

Cheng Jichum, Professor of Philosophy, Qufu Normal

University

11.30 -11.50Rationality and Embodied Virtue (De): Early Daoist Texts on Three Pillars of Human Life

Robin Wang, Professor of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University

11.50- 11.10Discussion End of Session

11.10 -13.00Conclusions

Socratis Delivoyatzis, Elena Avramidou,

Eleni Kalokairinou, Robin Wang

End of Conference

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