Date: September 9th, 2011, 9 am to 12 pm

This forum is devoted to the Enlightenment and its Chinese History. Enlightenment is an omnipresent phenomenon that cannot be limited to a single event in European history. This dialogue is therefore dedicated to Chinese facets of the Enlightenment in both China and Europe.

Programme

Welcome
Lu Zhangshen, Director, National Museum of China

Michael Schwarz, Director Centre for International Affairs, Stiftung Mercator

Speeches

Professor Rudolf G. Wagner Ph.D., Acting Director of the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context”, Heidelberg University, Germany;
Topic: “China: from source of Enlightenment to object of Enlightenment”.

 

Professor Tang Yijie, Director of the Research Institute for Chinese Philosophy and Culture, Philosophy Department, Peking University;
Topic: “The rocky road of Enlightenment”.

 

Dr. Henrik Jaeger, Institute of Philosophy, University of Hildesheim;
Topic: “The reception of Confucianism – the starting point of European Enlightenment? Christian Wolff and his study of the Four Books” .

 

Professor Chen Lai, Director, Department of Philosophy, Tsinghua University(The Tsinghua Academy of Chinese Learning).
Topic: “Rethink the Enlightenment for a better philosophic balance”.

 

Panel discussion

Chair:

Chen Lusheng, Vice Director, National Museum of China

Michael Kahn-Ackermann, Former Regional Director Goethe-Institut China, Senior Advisor to the Confucius Institute