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

    Finished

  • Philosophical Humor

    Finished

  • Progressive Confucianism

    Finished

  • Philosophy, Culture, Video Games

    Finished

  • Silence in Early Chinese Thought

    Finished

  • Tsinghua Manuscripts

    Finished

  • Commitment and Devotion

    Finished

  • Identity Trouble

    Finished

  • Korean Women Confucians in the History of Philosophy

    Finished

  • Fate, Desires, and Transformation in the Zhuangzi

    April 6th at 9:00am Beijing time

  • The Radical Zhuangzi

    Second half of May

  • (Me)Ontology and Metaphysics in the Zhuangzi

    May 6th at 8:00am Beijing time

  • Transformation and/in the Zhuangzi

    May 2026

  • Argument in Early China

    currently being rescheduled

  • Zhuangzi Studies

    Fall 2025

  • Philosophy and/of Animals

    Fall 2025